Pickleball mania leading to an epidemic of injuries among baby boomers

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Pickleball mania leading to an epidemic of injuries among baby boomers
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Having six hours a day to play pickleball isn’t the best for bones and joints.

It’s appealing to boomers because it’s usually played in doubles and the court is smaller than tennis, so there’s less real estate to cover. And Mehta noted people are living longer, more active lives than ever and settling in communities where the sport thrives.

“In January 2019, I tore a hernia. It was an eight-week period where I couldn’t play. Then last year, I had a second-degree sprain of the right calf muscle. I was out four weeks,” said Weinberger, adding that his wife partially tore her bicep and rotator cuff from wielding the pickleball paddle.

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