Squash Physical Therapy in Catonsville and Sykesville
Catonsville and Sykesville Physical Therapy has helped many athletes recover from injury and return to sport as soon as possible. Correct treatment of an acute injury will minimize recovery time and help to avoid an injury becoming chronic. *Client_company* can also help you prevent re-injury by teaching you how to maintain good posture and muscle balance, prescribing you a thorough stretching regime, and providing tips for squash equipment selection.
Squash is a very quick sport which requires your muscles to react rapidly and stretch to their limits frequently to retrieve a ball. For this reason, acute injuries of muscles are common. A fall onto the court, contact with the wall, or a strike from your opponent's racket can frequently occur and these incidents account for many of the bruises and more serious traumatic injuries seen. As with any sport, however, excessive training and competition along with using poor equipment can also lead to a host of overuse injuries.
Common squash injuries include:
- Eye Injuries
- Low Back Pain
- Calf Muscle Strain
- Groin Strain
- Quadriceps Strain
- Tennis Elbow (Lateral Epicondylitis)
- Golfer's Elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
- Shoulder Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- Knee Pain (Patellofemoral)
- Knee Ligament Sprain
- Ankle Sprain
