Preventing injuries

Egor S Asked 14 years ago

How to prevent injuries to joints in table tennis?

I have noticed that I sometimes hyperextend my elbow during backhand push, and to draw back my arm too much during forehand serving, which causes injury to the shoulder.

 How do correct table tennis techniques fit into the range of motion of joints?

Jeff Plumb Answered 14 years ago

Hi Egor,

If you are getting injuries while playing then you should consider going to see a Physio or someone like that to help you out. You shouldn't be hurting your shoulder when playing.

However playing strokes over and over is probably not what the human body was designed for.

Performing some warm ups before your training and warm downs after your training is also a good idea.