I'm new to TT and not young anymore. Would help for beginners like me to be aware of things not to do. Thanks!
The blockers don't get the injuries, the players playing them do!Depends on your playing style and the level you would like to reach.
For example a long pip blocker (close to table) even at high level will unlikely have any injuries.
In contrast, a FH-oriented power looper even at lower level, can often suffer from knee and back injuries.
The blockers don't get the injuries, the players playing them do!
Wrist, elbow, shoulder and knee.
I've had pretty much all of them (both knees too ).
For me personally the wrist and elbow ones where a result of very incorrect technique (cause they developed while I was working on a specific combination) - fixed the technique and never had the same problems anymore.
Shoulder - in my case it was due to a very sharp movement with the hand going one way and the body movement directed to the other. But this was a very specific game situation and I would say that shoulder injuries are not the most common ones.
Knees - with left knee I had a traumatic event during training and the right one was probably just due over usage (still recovering though ).
After I came to the club just to see the guys, I had a lot of chats (bear in mind - most of the amateurs in the club are 30-40+ y.o. (as am I)) - I would say that every 3rd person has had a knee injury (and very often even an operation on the knee performed). So I would speculate that knee injuries are common in our sport.
A proper warmup and somehow not very broken technique should be the things I would prioritize to avoid such injuries in most cases.
indeed indeed. Can you recommend a pill for that ? I am running low on my opium here.Some players are developing chronic cases of oldazzitis... seems the O50 crowd gets this one frequently.
Generally, Midol works well for many things.indeed indeed. Can you recommend a pill for that ? I am running low on my opium here.