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For many of us, the sound of leather on willow means summer is here as the cricket season gets into full swing, especially at school level. Unfortunately, some players start their season to the sound of a busy A&E department after injuring a joint or a muscle.<\/p>\n

As well as the risk of impact injuries from a cricket ball, the repetitive nature of the activities associated with the game – short bursts of running, throwing a ball – put particular strains on joints and muscles, especially as cricket is such a long game.<\/p>\n

At Petersfield Physio, I see a lot of injuries such as stress fractures, muscle strains, ligament and tendon damage. I think we should be taking the risk of this type of injury much more seriously in this country, particularly for youngsters.<\/p>\n

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Who is at risk?<\/p>\n

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Other cricketing countries, such as Australia and South Africa, do take it seriously, and they\u2019ve done a number of studies have been carried out.<\/p>\n

These studies have shown that bowlers are the most prone to injury due to the twisting and extending nature of their action. The next most injury-prone group is batsmen, followed by wicketkeepers, who can develop osteoarthritis in the knees.<\/p>\n

These studies have raised a number of other interesting findings:<\/p>\n