The Most Common Basketball Injuries
Overuse injuries
Injuries by emphasizing an area over and over, until it is damaged and begins to ache caused such injuries described by overuse. Such an injury is patellar tendinitis, or "jumper's knee", which is characterized by pain in the tendon just below the kneecap.
Traumatic injuries
Traumatic injuries are caused by a sudden violent injury. Some of the most common traumatic injuries in basketball are jammed finger.
Ankle sprains
The most common injury is the basketball sprain. This injury often occurs when a player lands on another player's foot or the ankle rolls too far outward
knee injuries
Knee injuries are some of the most serious basketball injuries. One type of knee injury is a sprain.
by: Ahmed Fadell