Basketball Safety WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Basketball Safety
Basketball is a contact sport played with a large round ball between two teams of five players each. The players try to toss the ball through a ring into a net shaped like a basket, but open at the bottom. Injuries are a common occurrence in this sport1 However, there are ways on how to play basketball safely. Below are some links that can help reduce the chances of injuries while practicing or playing basketball.
Fast Facts:
- It is one of the most popular and widely viewed sports in the world.1
- Drinking water helps prevent dehydration while playing.2
- Common basketball injuries include muscle strain, ankle sprain, jammed finger and knee sprain.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wikipedia: Basketball
- ↑ Better Health Channel: Basketball - Preventing Injury
- ↑ University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC): Help for Common Basketball Injuries
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- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 14, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Madeleine Paladar
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: HOW TO PLAY SAFE BASKETBALL, PLAYING SAFE BASKETBALL
- Last update: Jul. 22, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.