Table 5.
Injury Types Based on “Most Serious” Pickleball-Related Injuries among Players
| All Injuries | Males | Females | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #* | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Overuse or chronic conditions, including tendon injuriestendinopathy | 628 | 35.3 | 269 | 32.7 | 359 | 37.6 |
| Joint/ligament sprain, joint swelling | 424 | 23.8 | 214 | 26.0 | 210 | 22 |
| Muscle strain or pulled muscle | 368 | 20.7 | 209 | 25.4 | 159 | 16.7 |
| Abrasion, blisters, bruise, cuts | 162 | 9.1 | 60 | 7.3 | 102 | 10.6 |
| Others (not specific to pickleball e.g., arthritis, sciatica, neuroma, burn etc.) | 106 | 6.0 | 44 | 5.4 | 62 | 6.5 |
| Broken bone, fracture | 58 | 3.3 | 12 | 1.4 | 46 | 4.8 |
| Sunburn or heat stroke | 17 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.3 |
| Concussion/knocked out | 9 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Dislocation | 6 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Total | 1778 | 100.0 | 823 | 100.0 | 955 | 100.0 |
*Multiple responses allowed