Pickleball’s popularity is on the rise, and so is the rate of associated injuries. In this episode, Dr. Gerry Clancy and his guest, Dr. Britt Marcussen, discuss common pickleball injuries across the lifespan, physical conditions that merit extra caution, and injury prevention techniques.

CME Credit Available: https://uiowa.cloud-cme.com/course/courseoverview?P=0&EID=74090

Host:
Gerard Clancy, MD
Senior Associate Dean for External Affairs
Professor of Psychiatry and Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Guest:
Britt Marcussen, MD
Clinical Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Program Director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine

Financial Disclosures: Dr. Gerard Clancy, Dr. Britt Marcussen, and the members of the Rounding@IOWA planning committee have disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

Nurse: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 0.5 ANCC contact hour.

Physician: The University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Other Health Care Providers: A certificate of completion will be available after successful completion of the course. (It is the responsibility of licensees to determine if this continuing education activity meets the requirements of their professional licensure board.)

References & Resources:

Pickbleball: Standard Review of Injury Prevelance and Prevention in a Rapidly Growing Sport. Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. https://journals.lww.com/jaaos/abstract/2024/11150/pickleball__a_standard_review_of_injury_prevalence.3.aspx

Pickleball-Related Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Pickleball-Related Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments - Journal of Emergency Medicine

USA Pickleball. https://usapickleball.org/