“crack” in the foundation, and addressing any other issues
prior to this will be like placing a band-aid on the problem
instead of addressing the source.
2. Muscle imbalances need to be corrected and stabilization
needs to be achieved in order to promote adequate
strength to perform athletic movements. This should be
achieved after mobility and flexibility have been restored
in order to promote healthy movement and avoid loading
faulty movements on top of poor mobility. Correcting
muscle imbalances can be crucial in addressing lingering
injuries, as it will help correct the next category—faulty
movement patterns and motor control.
3. Oftentimes when an injury won’t go away, there may
be some faulty movement patterns present that could
be the underlying cause of the lingering pain. Human
Biomechanics is the study of the mechanical laws that
relate to the movement or structure of human beings.
It’s basically physics applied to human movement.
Biomechanical analysis of one’s movement patterns can
reveal improper motor control and biomechanical faults
leading to compromising positioning of joints during
dynamic activities such as pickleball. Being able to identify
those faulty movement patterns and correct them can
lead to decreased repetitive injury and stress on painful
areas, therefore promoting healing by avoiding poor
biomechanical positions that would cause injuries to linger.
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4. Finally, one of the biggest predictors of future injury
is the presence of past injuries. Once a person has
injured him- or herself, and hasn’t corrected the injury
through the previous steps listed, this puts a person at
greater risk for being injured in future activities. Having
an injury that hasn’t been properly addressed leads to
compromised mobility and flexibility, muscle imbalances,
and faulty movement patterns, which over time will create
compensations that increase your risk for injury, and also
lead to lingering pain that won’t go away.
So what can you do? The best thing to do is consult a Sports
Physical Therapist who can address your muscle imbalances
and other impairments in order to implement a long-term
solution. If the Physical Therapist is familiar with the demands
and needs of pickleball, he or she will be even better suited
to address your injury and correct any deficits in order to get
you back on the courts. Physical Therapists are independent
practitioners and, in most states, and for most people’s
insurance, don’t require a prescription from a physician
(always check with your insurance first to be sure). Physical
Therapists are educated at the Doctoral level, and their
knowledge base on orthopedic injuries is better than general
physicians, by far! Don’t be afraid to utilize this resource as it
can help with many lingering injuries.
If you have any questions, contact the Pickleball Doctor
at [email protected]. •
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