PICKLEBALL, PEOPLE...
Pickleball has become quite the thing lately for some reason. Every time I turn around lately, people are taking part in this game, and I have to admit, I've never played it... but the one thing I can't figure out is how it's dangerous and putting people at risk of injury!
According to this, the BOOMERS are hurting themselves playing this game... fracturing bones and such. Why? Because I guess they're obsessed with the sport, and that older demo of people who play are getting hurt!
Dr. Samir Mehta, chief of orthopedic trauma and fracture care at Penn Medicine in Philadelphia, says: “Five years ago, pickleball wasn’t even something on the radar, but now injuries from it are common in that over-55, over-60 population.”
So what IS pickleball? Well, it's a hybrid between badminton and tennis, pickleball originated in 1965 with three friends on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. But during the pandemic, its popularity soared, especially among athletic elders. Last month, the Sports & Fitness Industry Association reported that the trendy pastime has seen a massive 39.3% jump in the last two years, making it the fastest growing sport in the US.
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