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Badminton Injury does occur to a player when they are not properly warmed up or this also happens when fatigue kicks in after playing or training for too long. Also there are times when you don’t really know what hit you.
So I think it is good that you understand the few common badminton injuries in case you are unlucky and injured yourself. However, you should always seek professional medical advice if that happens.
Warm Up
To prevent Badminton injuries or reduce the risk, general and sport specific warm-up is important. It increases activity of prime muscles, improves concentric and eccentric power, flexibility and endurance capacity. The duration of warm up and stretching should be approximately 15-30 minutes (evident by a raise in heart rate by 5-10bpm, increased body temperature by 0.5 degree Celsius and mild sweating)
A Typical Warm Up Might Include:
Why Stretch?
Guidelines for Safe Stretching
Cool Down
Cool down is the process by which the body is helped to gradually recover from exercise and adjust to rest. It helps to remove waste products (lactic acid) of exercise that have accumulated.
Doing all the above will not guarantee you from not picking up badminton injuries, but it will certainly reduce the risks. I wish you an injury free badminton career!
