Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder: The Arm Takes More Punishment Than You Think
Pickleball looks like a lower body sport.
The movement, the footwork, the lunges, the scrambling. That is where players assume the wear and tear accumulates.
The emergency department data says otherwise.
A study examining pickleball related upper extremity injuries presenting to US emergency departments between 2015 and 2024 found that these injuries have risen sharply over the past decade, with wrist fractures comprising the majority of cases.
