Badminton injuries

The sport of badminton originated in Gloucestershire, England, in the 1860s and has evolved to become a game played by millions across the world. Badminton is the world’s fastest racket sport with shuttles reaching 200 mph in top international competitions. When played at high level, this fast and powerful game demands high levels of strength, agility, endurance, and tactical awareness. Most of the injuries seen are related to microtraumatic overuse, and are associated with high impact, lunging, rotating, and spinal extension. The mechanics of the sport present a good example of the influence of any impairment or dysfunction within the kinetic chain on other links along the same kinetic pathway. For example, restriction in the thoracic spine can lead to increased demands on the shoulder and arm when attempts are made to achieve adequate range of motion to play an overhead shot....