Cricket Injuries... What are your chances of avoiding injury?

Cricket Injures are common

Cricket injuries at elite level in Australia have been demonstrated to occur at a rate of around 18 injuries in total for a squad of 25 players who play twenty matches in a season. 

On average, around 9% of cricketers have an injury at any given time, although in fast bowlers over 15% are injured at any given time. 

There are very different physical demands involved in different types of cricket, which has meant the injury profile is slightly different between five day Test Matches, weekend to four day matches and one day matches. The launch of Twenty20 cricket has placed a new physical requirement on cricketers, although it is too early for the effects of these demands to be analysed in sports injury research. 

Low back pain is particularly prevalent among younger fast bowlers. The repetitive action of bowling for long spells places excessive stress on the tissues of the lower back, where stress fractures of the vertebra (spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis) can develop. 

Research has indicated that muscle injuries such as hamstring strains and side strains are the most common cricket injuries. These injuries are due to the functional demands of the sport where occasional sprinting and ball throwing may be repeated across a seven hour day.

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Common Cricket Injuries

• Achilles Tendon Rupture

• Achilles Tendonitis/Tendinitis

• ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament) Injuries

• Acromioclavicular Joint Sprain

• Adductor Tendinopathy

• Back Muscle Strain or Ligament Sprain

• Biceps Tendonitis

• Bulging Disc

• Calf Muscle Tears

• Chondromalacia Patella

• Corked Thigh (Bruised Quadriceps)

• Facet Joint Syndrome

• Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI)

• Groin Strain

• Hamstring Strain & Injury

• Hip Arthritis (Osteoarthritis)

• Hip Bursitis (Trochanteric Bursitis)

• Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome

• Knee Ligament Injury

• Knee Meniscus Injury

• Muscle Pain: Strains or Tears

• Neck Headache - Cervicogenic Headache

• Osgood Schlatter's Disease

• Osteitis Pubis

• Overuse Injuries

• Patella Tendonitis (Tendinopathy)

• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Kneecap)

• Pinched Nerve

• Piriformis Syndrome

• Plantar Fasciitis

• Poor Hip Core

• Quadriceps (Thigh) Muscle Strain

• Rotator Cuff Calcific Tendinitis

• Rotator Cuff Impingement

• Rotator Cuff Injuries

• Rotator Cuff Tears

• Rotator Cuff Tendonitis

• Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction

• Sciatica

• Sever's Disease

• Shin Splints

• Shoulder Bursitis (Subacromial Bursitis)

• Shoulder Dislocation

• Side Strain (Abdominal)

• Sinding Larsen Johansson Syndrome

• Spondylolisthesis

• Sprained Ankle

• Stress Fracture

• Thumb Sprain

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Cricket Injury Prevention Strategies

The secret to avoiding a cricketing injury is to develop prevention strategies.

In short these can relate to:

• core stability control
• normal muscle-length tension ratios
• dynamic neural tissue mobility
• specific strengthening eg rotator cuff & scapular stabilisers
• technique correction
• biomechanics analysis: static and dynamic
• general aerobic and anaerobic fitness

You coach or physiotherapist will be able to provide you with generic team activities plus some specific individual advice to address your weaknesses or deficiencies.


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Cricket Injuries - Common Treatment Options

• Immediate Injury Treatment

• Avoid the HARM Factors

• What are the Healing Phases for a Soft Tissue Injury?

• What to do after a Muscle Strain or Ligament Sprain

• Acupuncture and Dry Needling

• What is Sub-Acute Soft Tissue Injury Treatment?

• Core Stability Exercises

• Scapular Stabilisation Exercises

• Rotator Cuff Strengthening Exercises

• Closed Kinetic Chain Exercises

• Active Foot Posture Correction Exercises

• Gait Re-Education

• Biomechanical Analysis

• Balance Enhancement Exercises

• Proprioception & Balance Exercises

• Agility & Sport-Specific Exercises

• Medications?

• Orthotics

• Real-Time Ultrasound Retraining

• Soft Tissue Massage

• Walking Boot

• Electrotherapy & Local Modalities

• Heating Pads

• How to Strap an Ankle

• Joint Pain Relief Techniques

• Kinesiology Taping

• Neurodynamics / Neuro Mobilisation

• Prehabilitation

• Strengthening Exercises

• Stretching Exercises

• Support Brace

• Supportive Taping & Strapping

• TENS Machines

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