Squash Physio

August 4th, 2008 Mithun Mukherjee Posted in Education, General | Comments »

After a hard match this past weekend, I developed a sharp pain in the ball of my right foot. Thank God for Google, Wikipedia and WebMD, I could self-diagnose the problem without waiting to consult my friendly neighborhood orthopedist (as dangerous as self-diagnosis might sound to the URMC physicians reading this). Turns out to be a case of metatarsalgia, nothing serious and nothing a little rest can’t fix.
But as we all know, squash can take its toll on the body over time and tales of injury, pulls, sprains, knee replacements, torn Achilles tendons, tennis elbow etc. all make for great off court chitchat. Here is some time-out reading material on what to watch out for:

• Great article on common squash injuries and advised treatments by Sally John, an Ontario based physiotherapist.
• Another piece specifically about Achilles tendon injuries by Mike Parent.
• And for the statistically inclined, some interesting numbers from a study on squash injuries by orthopedic resident A. Martin Clark Jr., MD in Squash Magazine.