"In severe cases, patients can begin to experience weakness in the muscles of the forearm, as the nerve responsible for radial tunnel syndrome is damaged from chronic or severe compression," says Carl M. Cirino, MD, sports medicine surgeon at HSS. 

It's important to get the right diagnosis. Sometimes, people who are misdiagnosed with tennis elbow get a counterforce brace or tennis elbow strap that puts pressure on their forearm. "This is exactly the opposite of what we want for a patient with radial tunnel syndrome," says Dr. Cirino. This type of brace could worsen your symptoms.

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“There was an article in The Wall Street Journal talking about the cost of pickleball, the cost of all these hip replacements,” Dr. Dines said at the event. “It wasn’t pickleball that caused it. It was maybe being more active, which I wouldn’t say is a bad thing that led to this. So it’s not a true cause and effect.”

It’s important to have proper court shoes. Running shoes have a curve to it, which helps propel you forward. That’s not what we want in pickleball, we want a stable flat base,” said Dr. Cirino.

“When you’re buying shoes, they don’t have to be pickleball specific. A tennis court shoe, squash court shoe—something with flat sturdy bottoms to avoid tripping and falling,” he said.

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“An essential part of what we do at HSS is to help patients avoid injury. Many of my patients play baseball, tennis, pickleball, and squash. For baseball pitchers, we’re working with Major League Baseball, sports performance physicians, and physical therapists to improve injury prevention programs and return-to-play protocols and better understand the risk of single-sport participation year-round. We’re developing a good guide for young athletes that’s data-supported to minimize their future risks,” said Dr. Cirino. 

“I’m a big believer in flexibility and pliability to help prevent injuries. Many athletes do a quick warm-up or stretch before competing, but often, it’s inadequate. At a minimum, an adequate level of care should be performed (many can be found online), but injury prevention needs to begin earlier. I like to stretch when I wake up, and before sleep, so I have a head start when I work out. Maintaining flexibility with Pilates, yoga, or stretching is suitable for anyone, from overhead athletes to regular pickleball players, and helps maintain better balance,” explained Dr. Cirino. 

“Winter is an ideal time to develop core strength and incorporate a stretching program, which will pay off in the spring. Pilates and yoga are excellent ways to accomplish many of these off-season goals. They are renowned for enhancing core strength by targeting deep abdominal muscles, providing a stable foundation that improves overall body strength and control. Additionally, the emphasis on controlled movements and flexibility exercises in Pilates contributes to an increased range of motion, fostering better athletic performance while concurrently reducing the likelihood of injuries during various sports and physical activities,” said Dr. Cirino. 

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“We all live busy lives, we’ve kind of moved from the hunter-gatherer nomadic lifestyle, to living in nice apartments and homes with lights and electricity, and, you know, all the luxuries that we don’t have to, go out and be as active as we had to be hundreds of years ago,” Dr. Cirino said. “This study defines what amount of time is beneficial for people to lower their mortality risk, and to break it down into a really robust scientific method, I think was a really important endeavor.”

Dr. Cirino says that he often finds that some people lose access to their preferred activities after surgery and that this study could help him as they identify what activity meets their health goals while also keeping them safe.

“The person who I see as a shoulder and elbow surgeon, they’re interested in tennis singles, they’re interested in pickleball,”Dr. Cirino said. “They’re interested in some other sort of overhead activity or sport. This study will help me guide them better to some of the other activities that they can do.”

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