Padel, that sport you fall in love with from the very first moment you step on a court. Known as a sport that allows children, young people, adults and older people to be physically active as a team.
But this may turn out to be a double-edged sword. When padel began to expand, practically all players came from tennis, so they were people used to racket sports, their movements, etc. Today, padel clubs are full of people whose first contact with a racket, or even with sport, was thanks to padel.
What can be the main cause of injury in padel?
In this article on our padel blog, we want to present the most common injuries we can suffer in a match. However, to prevent them we must be aware of the main characteristic: it is very easy to learn and have fun on a padel court.
What do we mean by this? Many possibilities are considered among the reasons why we get hurt playing padel. But we hold on to one: We are not prepared for this physical activity.
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Frequency and intensity of play
When we say we are not prepared, we mean that to play padel we must consider all the steps before, during and after the match.
If we have never played sports, and suddenly the frequency with which we play padel is very high, we must know that we are putting our body's health at risk. At www.stockpadel.com we strongly recommend a gradual progression and intensity proportional to our level, so that our body and physical condition can adapt.
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Padel-specific training is necessary.
On the other hand, and no less important, is the ease with which a person can have fun on a court without knowing the technique this sport requires. That ease with which we enjoy playing padel can make us think we do not need to take lessons or understand the technique of each movement. We strongly recommend going to a professional if we have decided to learn to play, our technique will improve quickly.
It is not the same to hit a “smash” with correct execution learned through lessons with a qualified teacher as a smash with absolute ignorance of the technique it requires.
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We must use equipment that suits our characteristics.
And the last big factor: do we know which equipment suits us? It is extremely important to let a professional guide us; each type of game corresponds to a type of racket. In our first blog article we explained the different types of rackets, and which type of game they correspond to.
To sum up, if we do not have a very high level of play, we should not use our favorite player's racket. The only thing this can bring us is problems. The density of the rubber, the weight or the shape are some of the characteristics we must take into account before buying a padel racket.
Ignorance of these reasons can lead to suffering one of the most common injuries for a padel player. The most frequent are the following:
- Tennis elbow
- Ankle sprain
- Muscle contractures
- Muscle tears
- Shoulder or knee tendinitis
- Lower back pain
In the coming articles we will break down the possible causes of each of these injuries, and we will advise on how to prevent them or how to recover, with an expert in the field such as Jordi Riba, former physiotherapist of the World Padel Tour: Fitness coach, physiotherapist and nutritionist of Majo Sanchez Alayeto.
- Licensed physiotherapist of the CAM
- Master's in High Sports Performance
- Postgraduate in sports nutrition
For more information about Jordi, www.huesosenforma.com
Finally, if you need advice on the type of equipment you should use, do not hesitate to contact our customer service team by phone, WhatsApp, online chat or at our padel store in Córdoba, located at Avda. de los Mozárabes, 3.