Worst Injury??

[Matt Ross]

Hi all,

As we know badminton is a very physical sport which takes great pounding on the body especially the feet and legs. This in turn would cause many injuries as of the continuos agility and speed needed. So.....whats your worst injury you have got during a badminton match. Luckily i only manage to get small injuries ( like now, i have pulled a muscle at the back of my leg after a lunge. It keeps on tweeking), but surely there are people out there who have had bad injuries and nasty incidents?

Matt

[adelina76]

It isn't that huge..but I once tore my tricep ligament around the area between my right arm and my body..was out of action for 4 months...it happened right at the end of a badminton tournament..a very long tournament that stretched over the period of 2 days with about 6 hours of badminton each day...doh! :( Needless to say, It hurts and I don't think I can smash as hard as I used to anymore due to that injury :(

[JChen99]

well, my friend fractured his ankle while chasing after a bus... he's out cold for a month

and me, I've bumped my knee on a sliding door (the ones on vans). without realizing my injury, i went on playing a tourney that day for 4-5 hrs. During the 4-5 hrs... i felt it hurting, but i went on playing ignoring the pain. Now it's come bak to haunt me. If i didn't guess wrong, I tore some of the ligaments on the knee right under the knee cap. Think it's time for me to go see a chiropractor soon. i have so many injuries on me right now it's not funny @@... I'm guessing about 3-4 joints need fixing up sometime soon

[Nanashi]

well, my friend tore his acl a little while ago...

[Byro-Nenium]

I've had several injuries, some more serious than others but when u get them all at the same time, it simply can't be good.....

Dislocated shoulder, sprained ankle(s), damaged knee ligaments(Still dunno how), twisted knee(After my boot got caught on an astroturf football pitch) , damaged knee joints (from not bending my leg enough in landing after a jumpsmash), blisters on toes, broken toe nails.......

Got these in combinations together...... Never feels good.......

[ayl]

Hmmm.....

I've been blessed with no real major injuries since I got serious with badminton, except for a strained croutch. ;)

[Matt Ross]

Hi all,

I mean this thread for injuries on court..Sorry that i was unclear at the start, my appologes

Matt

[Slanter]

I think that my main injuries come down to imperfect technique. I can sometimes be seen moving about the court a little clumsily, and the next step from that is making up for getting to the shuttle a bit late, etc. None of my injuries have ever been so bad as to prevent me playing for mor ethan a couple of weeks, but I have a number of different niggles which are always present.

My knees hurt, my right ankle aches when I play too many games in a day, my wrist aches when I really go for a big smash. I usually warm up and down well and have prevented anything really bad from happening, but these niggles do not fill me with confidence that I will be able to play into later life, one day the big one is coming.

I believe that due to the nature of badminton you are much more likely to injure yourself in or because of training than during a match. Oh, and my big toe hurts, but then I heard that most people are continually breaking toes thoughout their life and rarely go to hospital, so maybe that is the problem and it didn't heal as is should have.

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
Hi all,

I mean this thread for injuries on court..Sorry that i was unclear at the start, my appologes

Matt

ask your coach about the time someone broke their arm on court in belgium ;)

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by Slanter
I think that my main injuries come down to imperfect technique. I can sometimes be seen moving about the court a little clumsily, and the next step from that is making up for getting to the shuttle a bit late, etc. None of my injuries have ever been so bad as to prevent me playing for mor ethan a couple of weeks, but I have a number of different niggles which are always present.

My knees hurt, my right ankle aches when I play too many games in a day, my wrist aches when I really go for a big smash. I usually warm up and down well and have prevented anything really bad from happening, but these niggles do not fill me with confidence that I will be able to play into later life, one day the big one is coming.

I believe that due to the nature of badminton you are much more likely to injure yourself in or because of training than during a match. Oh, and my big toe hurts, but then I heard that most people are continually breaking toes thoughout their life and rarely go to hospital, so maybe that is the problem and it didn't heal as is should have.

heh, tell me about it. I'm trying to convince myself that the big one isn't coming, though I have quite serious problems with my back and my knee at the moment.

[Nic]

the worst injury is no injury. :o

it means you aint trying your best to play it the best. :D

[Matt Ross]

UKPlayer,

What was meant by that. You know my coach? If you do then please PM to let me know who you are? If you do know my coach (stephen bish), what happened?

Matt

[marshall]

I've been lucky so far, no serious injuries, but about 5 yrs ago I moved backward trying to get ahead of a clear, stumbled and sprained my left wrist medium-badly.
The first aid guys at the tournament got me to the aid station and provided an ice bag, & I was OK. The only thing I wondered about was every one of them kept referring to my sprained *ankle* :-O! I kept replying "Yes, it's my left front ankle," but nobody seemed to get it.

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
UKPlayer,

What was meant by that. You know my coach? If you do then please PM to let me know who you are? If you do know my coach (stephen bish), what happened?

Matt

Yeah I used to know him though haven't seen him for about 10 years. This guy at a tournament in Belgium came out to watch because his arm had only just healed from being broken. He was told not to pick up a racket. He hit the shuttle twice and it broke again. That's the most serious injury I've seen. I never saw him after that.

[kwun]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
UKPlayer,

What was meant by that. You know my coach? If you do then please PM to let me know who you are? If you do know my coach (stephen bish), what happened?

Matt

may be UkPlayer is your coach? ever wonder about that? :)

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by kwun


may be UkPlayer is your coach? ever wonder about that? :)

heh heh, now that would be funny :D

[kwun]

back to topic.

injuries that i have seen on court:

- a guy who uses his shoulder joint to swing his racket dislocated his shoulder.
- one guy back up, one move forwards, the back guy elbowed the head of the front guy, front guy gets a 1" split on his head. (i am the guy at the back)
- guy and gal plays mixed, guy at full strength whacked the racket at the gal's ear. the gal probably lost some hearing, the guy probably lost a girlfriend.
- a big guy was running off court, suddenly fainted and fell face first onto a chair on the court side. guy was weak and not very concious afterwards. eventually ambulance came and took him away, we have never seen him since (his wasn't a regular anyway)
- guy (me) went to play squash. came back with a appendicitis (the worse kind even), and ended up in the hospital for two weeks.

surprisingly, i haven't seen that many sprained ankled or wrist.

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by kwun
back to topic.

surprisingly, i haven't seen that many sprained ankled or wrist.

I've sprained my right ankle 4 times from bad jump smash landings

[Matt Ross]

Hi all,

Sometimes i get an aching in my right knee. Its not persistant and comes and goes say every 3 months. Not surprising though as badminton IS one of the most physical sports, and seeing as i jump smash i lot, i probablt bring it on myself.

Matt

[Chen Dan :D]

Ruptured Knee Ligaments as i mentioned before, going for a backhand shot (happened stupidly as i was undecided in choosing to go round the head or just a back hand). ''Oh yeah when it happens the knee makes a nice popping sound''

Things that you suffer are having to sit on the toilet with one leg extended, going up the stairs with the leg that is not injured first, going up stairs with your bum, slipping up in the bath tub, slipping up on crutches, acheing palms from crutches, people accidentally walking into your leg, people playing with your crutches, people stealing your crutches, people giving witch doctor advice to heal your leg, Oh yeah waiting outside the x-ray room with no bottoms on (with woman looking at you), waiting to see your leg attended to for 2 hours and many more. I tell you what, injuries are the strangest of times :p There is many more but i can't be botherd to write down ......

[Chen Dan :D]

Oh yeah i've seen full on smash in a mens doubles game where the kill of a shuttle ended up in someones eye (had to call an ambulance in) That was a site.... But funnily enough the guys all laugh about it afterwards. So funny, looking back as the person who went for the kill of the shuttle in the opponents eye, he kept saying ''sorry i didn't mean it'' afterwards for about a million times till the ambulance left......... :D

[adelina76]

speak of the devil...had a badminton training session last night..guess what I did? Exactly..was playing doubles with this girl who basically hates doubles and she decided last night she wasn't going to move at all, so I was covering a lot of her shots and ended up trying too hard, falling down and twisting my ankle quite badly (or so it felt at the time..) my stupid coach thought he was so funny when he came around to see what happened. He said, "are you okey? (pause) Well, as long as no bone is sticking out, it can't be bad..." Kinda wish I had a grenade at that time, would have loved to shove it down his big mouth and watch the fireworks..me, nasty? nah..I'm like a lil white lamb..*smiles innocently* :)

anyway, hobbling around work today..*mutter* :(

[Matt Ross]

Nothing better than walking on a freshly sprained ankle :)

[Yong]

Fortunately i didn't have too much injuries over the years.
3 years ago, my shoulder did hurt while smashing, but that was due to
playing badminton, tennis and squash at the same time that summer
Happily the pain went away totally in one season without too hard smashing
Since a year, my right knee hurts. After seeing a doctor
(sport medical advice centre) i'm doing daily excercises to improve muscle
strength in the upper leg. This helps a lot ! I'm so relieved with the results,
i really didn't want to see a doctor because i was afraid for bad news
(stop playing).
Matt, be carefull with your knee, maybe simple excercises will prevent from worse.
If you experience pain regularly, go for a consult.

Once during a tournament, i played a tough match against an opponent, a guy i
know well. He was leading, but play was sharp and both didn't give anything away.
At a particular point he dropped, came to the net, i played over him to the back,
and he twisted his knee while running backwards. He had a lot of pain, had
to be carried off by an ambulance. He couldn't play for more than a year.

[Phil]

A few months ago, I was playing singles against someone. I hit an offensive clear to his backhand, and caught him off guard. He went for a backhand drop, and I thought he was going to drop to the near side. As I was moving up to anticipate his return, it turned out that he was cross-courting. I changed direction in mid-step, and my leg wobbled weird. I couldn't stand on it after for a few days.

I had jammed by leg into my hip, and it hasn't recovered fully yet. Every time I bring my knee high and bring it down, my hip "pops." Without fail. It doesn't hurt, but I'm kind of worried. I've started taking shark cartilage to try and help.

Anyone else had this problem of the hip "popping" every time it goes up and down?

Phil

[Matt Ross]

Hi all,

Ouch, painful! Hope you ok! Anyone had tennis elbow or a weak knee? These are the most common and to be honest, tennis elbow KILLS! I had it one where i played like 7 times a weak and there is not a pain like it! It's a continuos ache, really annoying. Anyone suffered with this?

Matt

[kwun]

Originally posted by Phil


...

I had jammed by leg into my hip, and it hasn't recovered fully yet. Every time I bring my knee high and bring it down, my hip "pops." Without fail. It doesn't hurt, but I'm kind of worried. I've started taking shark cartilage to try and help.

Anyone else had this problem of the hip "popping" every time it goes up and down?

Phil

both my ankles pops if i moved them from up to down. it can click for 5 times in a row. and then if i wait a minute or two, i can repeat it again. i never figured out why that's the case, but i have always blamed that on playing too much badminton since i was small.

[adelina76]

...is the one that's in my head..it's called psychological injury..the symptoms are when you are playing competitively against someone that you know you should beat and instead of thinking "I'm going to win" you think.."I shouldn't lose" and you end up being upset by this player..Now, that's a very awful injury that takes a long time to get over and heal! :p

[Slanter]

Matt

If you get tennis elbow then you should look to the size of your grip. Opinion varies but I believe that if your grip is too small then you have to grip harder with your fingers, eventually causing tennis elbow from the repetitive strain placed on the finger muscles located near your elbow. It also cannot be doing much for your racquet carriage either.

I think that I have avoided countless injuries by not having played competitive singles since I was sixteen.

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

I've only ever had tennis elbow once and that was last year. I dont suffer from it any more but thanks for the information :)

Matt

[Californian]

Originally posted by Phil
I had jammed by leg into my hip, and it hasn't recovered fully yet. Every time I bring my knee high and bring it down, my hip "pops." Without fail. It doesn't hurt, but I'm kind of worried. I've started taking shark cartilage to try and help.

Anyone else had this problem of the hip "popping" every time it goes up and down?

Phil

Something in my back pops when I bring my right knee up and extend my leg out, as in a karate kick. I've had it most of my life, and it doesn't hurt or affect my playing or anything I normally do, so I don't worry about it.

[Cheung]

Originally posted by Slanter
Matt

If you get tennis elbow then you should look to the size of your grip. Opinion varies but I believe that if your grip is too small then you have to grip harder with your fingers, eventually causing tennis elbow from the repetitive strain placed on the finger muscles located near your elbow. It also cannot be doing much for your racquet carriage either.



I really wonder about that theory. If the grip is small, then yes, the person might hold the racquet tighter but in HK, we are told to hold the racquet loosely and tightening on certain parts of the stroke. In fact, a smaller grip may facilitate finger skills.

Therefore, one possible conclusion is that a person holding a racquet tightly is actually holding the racquet incorrectly.

[lchan]

i think the worst are acute pains. as long as u play..the pain will be there. u stop playing..the pain stops. who's going to stop badminton for pains?hehe
I have back problems. took an xray and seems that my 4th spine at my lumbar secral (hips area) is slightly larger then average. so it kinda irritates the nerves around it cause slight dull pains to severe pains at time. something that i will have to live with it thru the rest of my life. the only medication i take to supress this inflamation is "vioxx" or "celebrex". try and get hold of this drug if u feel u have pains at your joints and muscles. these are industrial pain killers...actually more "non-steriodic anti inflamatory" medications. different ppl may have diff results. but when i take them...in 5-10mins..i feel like a brand new man!

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by Cheung


I really wonder about that theory. If the grip is small, then yes, the person might hold the racquet tighter but in HK, we are told to hold the racquet loosely and tightening on certain parts of the stroke. In fact, a smaller grip may facilitate finger skills.

Therefore, one possible conclusion is that a person holding a racquet tightly is actually holding the racquet incorrectly.

yep agree with that

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

So your saying you should hold the rackey losely but tighten up before you play the actual shot, or as you hit it?

And speaking of injuries, i have a funny one right now. It's just below my right buttock and at the top of the back of my right leg. It's a tight feeling, it doesn't affect my movement around the court but when i lunge for a shot then i feel it tighten and my footwork goes all wrong.
I hope it gets better coz i have a tournament on Tuesday!

Matt

[UkPlayer]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
Hi,

So your saying you should hold the rackey losely but tighten up before you play the actual shot, or as you hit it?

Matt

Yup, this is what Far Eastern coaches teach, tighten up when you hit the shuttle and keep loose up until that point. I have no what the theory is, but hopefully someone will know why.

[Matt Ross]

Probably the snap of the wrist when you tighten up.

[adelina76]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
Hi,

So your saying you should hold the rackey losely but tighten up before you play the actual shot, or as you hit it?

And speaking of injuries, i have a funny one right now. It's just below my right buttock and at the top of the back of my right leg. It's a tight feeling, it doesn't affect my movement around the court but when i lunge for a shot then i feel it tighten and my footwork goes all wrong.
I hope it gets better coz i have a tournament on Tuesday!

Matt

Hey Matt, there could be a couple of reasons why you are having this pain:

1) Not enough warming up before lunging..i.e muscle cold and tight and forced to pull straight away.so it's actually strained the upper ham string each time you lunge, either causing the ham string tissue /muscle to bruise or be strained..

2) no stretching and cool down after games / practices etc..
Many people, especially younger people take stretching and cool downs for granted as they think that they can get away with it..even if you don't feel sore the next day, it is proven that lack of stretching and cool down are major contributors later on in one's life when one suffers from arthiritis, back pain and any other cardio-vascular muscle injury or overuse syndrome due to lack of 'maintenance' from early on in one's life..

In your case, try stretching after say, 10 mins of warming up and also do a cool down (run normally) for 3 - 5 mins before stretching as well..particulary, with your glut area going down the hamstring where you are suffering pain, try these couple of stretches:

a) lie down flat on your back, with both your knees propped up and your feet on the floor..-^-o (<-- like that..hehe) ..then depending on which glut you want to stretch first..let just say, the right one..bring the right leg up and swing it across to the left leg so that the bent right leg is rested on the your lower left thigh, just slightly above your left knee..now, lift up your left leg and use your hands to grab your left thigh..all this time, your back must remain flat on the floor..you should now feel the stretch on your right glut, down towards your right hamstring..hold that stretch for at least 30 seconds..before changing to the other side :)

b) go down on all 4s..i.e crawling position..leg..at this position, both your legs should be bent with both knees touching the floor 0==L (kind of like that..) now bring one leg, say your right leg across to the other side (over your left bent leg). Now diagonally slide your right leg further. your whole body should be edging lower towards where your right leg is diagonally heading as well..stop going diagonally with that right leg when you feel your left glut (butt) region being stretched to its limit..hopefully, if you're doing it right, at this stage, your body weight should be rested against the side of your left knee..okey, hold this stretch again for 30 secs.. this is for your left glut..accordingly, when you do the other side, and bring your left leg across your right side..you'll be stretching the right glut..

Hope this helps..good luck! :)

and Ppl, play safe, even if you play in warm climates...always stretch and warm up /cool down! :)

Stay healthy! :)

[Matt Ross]

adelina76,

Wow u superstar!! That first one you told me when lying on your back really hits the spot. I'll do this every day and hopefully i should stretch it out. Keep around you'll come in handy ;)

Matt

[adelina76]

Originally posted by Matt Ross
adelina76,

Wow u superstar!! That first one you told me when lying on your back really hits the spot. I'll do this every day and hopefully i should stretch it out. Keep around you'll come in handy ;)

Matt

Hey Matt, make sure of one thing though before you do any stretching, your body or that particular muscle you're stretching need to be reasonably warm first before you stretch it..i.e, don't stretch it while it's stone cold..so do a bit of light exercise (maybe for 5 mins) before the stretch okey? :) Or else, you are not doing anything different to straight away playing before your warm up and stretch :) hehe ;)

Btw, just for you, I shall stick around..:D

[Matt Ross]

Good good good :):)

Btw all, can u please check my thread 'This will make you jealous!' in the chit chat section please where anything goes. Thanks, you wont be dissapointed :)

Matt

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

My leg is STILL damn hurting. It's affecting my whole game play, shots aswell!! I think i'll have to pull out and take a rest from badminton for a bit.

Matt

[ZXZ]

I got tennis elbow once... really annoying but i went away when I got rid of my MP77 and went back to AB1000 pain was gone with in two weeks.

[Matt Ross]

I'll see how it goes if it gets no better i'll proably get some medical help.

Matt

[TDotSmAsHer]

How do you know when you have tennis elbow??? Symptoms?

[ZXZ]

ur forarm and elbow hurts constantly kinda feels like its gonna explode also you'll find it hard to pick up heavy objects which require you to grip without your hand shaking

[Matt Ross]

Terrible aching, find it hard to move. Sharpness within the elbow itself. Why? You think you got it??

Matt

[TDotSmAsHer]

No.. don't have it... :) How do you get tennis elbow??

[ZXZ]

I got it when using the heavier MP77 its when your elbow cant handle the stress put on it, frays the tendons

[Matt Ross]

Symptoms Of Tennis Elbow

Recurring pain on the outside of the upper forearm just below the bend of the elbow; occasionally, pain radiates down the arm toward the wrist.
Pain caused by lifting or bending the arm or grasping even light objects such as a coffee cup.
Difficulty extending the forearm fully (because of inflamed muscles, tendons and ligaments).
Pain that typically lasts for 6 to 12 weeks; the discomfort can continue for as little as 3 weeks or as long as several years.



The damage that tennis elbow incurs consists of tiny tears in a part of the tendon and in muscle coverings. After the initial injury heals, these areas often tear again, which leads to hemorrhaging and the formation of rough, granulated tissue and calcium deposits within the surrounding tissues. Collagen, a protein, leaks out from around the injured areas, causing inflammation. The resulting pressure can cut off the blood flow and pinch the radial nerve, one of the major nerves controlling muscles in the arm and hand.

Tendons, which attach muscles to bones, do not receive the same amount of oxygen and blood that muscles do, so they heal more slowly. In fact, some cases of tennis elbow can last for years, though the inflammation usually subsides in 6 to 12 weeks.

Many medical textbooks treat tennis elbow as a form of tendonitis, which is often the case, but if the muscles and bones of the elbow joint are also involved, then the condition is called epicondylitis. However, if you feel pain directly on the back of your elbow joint, rather than down the outside of your arm, you may have bursitis, which is caused when lubricating sacs in the joint become inflamed. If you see swelling, which is almost never a symptom of tennis elbow, you may want to investigate other possible conditions, such as arthritis, infection, gout or a tumor.

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

I have found my prob :)

Buttocks--GLUTEAL muscles
Renowned for aching after distance runners do sprints. “My
butt hurts” means the runner did too many short efforts, too
fast, without adequate preparation. Yes, there should be a
degree of fatigue, but some runners ask these important
speed muscles to strain by ignoring them most of the year.
Twice weekly striders and sprint drills will help to keep these
muscles in shape and avoid the bun burn when you do eight
times 150 meters at the end of your summer track sessions.
RICE and get someone who adores you to do the massage.

[Smitten]

hey Matt, I'll say one thing for you - you do try hard.....

If I were xxxxx years younger I'd put you to the test!! heehee - only kidding... I'm already madly smitten... :-)

[Matt Ross]

Hi,

i found this too. Descibes my probably brillaintly.

Forces in the muscles on the front of the leg were lower than those forces seen during running (Harrison, Lees, McCullagh & Rowe, 1986) but larger in the muscles on the rear of the leg (especially hamstrings and gluteals). Mean forces of 17.5 times body weight were estimated in the gluteal muscles of the lunging leg in trained players; this would necessitate large eccentric contractions occurring here leading to the delayed onset muscle soreness commonly experienced by badminton players in this region of the body. A compliant (elastic) musculature in badminton players is therefore important to allow these high forces to be dissipated on landing and reduce the trauma on muscle fibres

Matt

[Matt Ross]

Dumped on the internet...........:(

[Smitten]

but taken like a true gentleman....

one day.... you too could be as great as the icon of my admiration.... mmmmm look out girls, here conmes Matt!! :) :eek:

[Matt Ross]

Insulting my looks now????????

[Smitten]

couldn't do that to you babes - don't know you.... (yet!!) ;)
however... I do know the good looks of my icon - they definitley take some beating... but then, he's about 34 years older than you (but doesn't look his age I must confess!!)

keep up the good work Matt, you'll make it in your own way...

:D

[Matt Ross]

Hmmmmmmmmm.....:mad:

Anyway back to the thread, any injuries lately people or just me?

Matt

[Matt Ross]

And in a tournament tonight my leg which i said is playing up has well and truely gone. I had to pull out of 2 games and thats never happened. I think i need a rest period to get over it coz it is killing me.

Matt

[TourSpEdition]

Whats your best/worst experience while playing badminton???


Mine's i have injured my shoulder /neck which i can't play for 3 months!!!! :(

[bigredlemon]

After a smash one time, I felt a sharp pain in my neck, and couldn't move my neck at all. It's like a Charlie-horse, but for the neck muscle. At time, i thought i was paralyzed or something... scarry. Never thought i'd pull a neck msucle playing badminton. Does this happen to anyone else?

[Cruxradio]

I broke my leg.

[TourSpEdition]

so are you still playing badminton CruxRadio???? :D :D :D

[tonten]

I um
stretched a little too much and pulled something near my behind


I had to sit out and sit on a ice pack on a bench

it hurt bad but it felt better after half an hour.



I've seen worst. I saw someone going for a REALLY HARD Backhand smash before and he wacked his partner in the arm with his racket. The Racket shattered apart and the guy's who arm bruised

[TourSpEdition]

sure that guy is very very pain bcuz the racquet shattered(which is a metal hit bone)\
:rolleyes:ouch

[Mag]

Ahem, TourSpEdition, next time why don't you choose a more informative thread title?

;)

[Eva]

Put somebody in the hospital after hitting her in the eye...sorry :(

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by Eva
Put somebody in the hospital after hitting her in the eye...sorry :(

Is she ur double partner? Opponent? Or just someone sit on the bench and resting?

[^shaz^]

Not really something that happeend to me but me witnessing something happen so someone else...

it was a mixed doubles match, and the woman went in for a net shot pretty last so she had to lunge pretty hard to get to it, anyway jus managed to get to it but lost her balance, put her left arm out to stop herself from falling, instinctively ofc, but then crack, her arm BROKE!!!, i mean not at the elbow, her left forearm.... i mean totally sickening :( :confused: :eek: :mad:

Sorry to those who dislike this kinda thing :( Bad thing was she was playing for my club at the time in the 1st Mixed team (i dont play mixed, i was there for another match), and that was her out indefinately, havent seen her back at the club since, and this was over a year ago :confused:

[txyu]

Singles match after a long day....very dehydrated and I cramped up in mid air. Not talking just one muscle...talking about calf, quad, and hamstring, all in one leg.

I try to stretch one muscle out and the opposing one cramped. It was nuts.

[TOmike]

jumped, landed badly and my left leg slipped from the DUSTY floors and knee went into my center.. don't know if u can imagine it.its like a hamstring stretch but with my left leg bent in. anyways, i got shocking pains throughout the insides of my leg and i could only hobble. i think that's what happened, cuz i didn't really see myself and was in too much pain. the inside muscle was severly sprained and swelling occured. Chinese medicine is good for getting rid of swelling really soon.

[mojoe]

dunno if this qualifies as a bad one or a rather funny one.

i was playing a doubles match and my opponent gave me a flick serve that kinda caught me and i was shifting back pretty hard then i realize the bird was going out... too late i was already moving back and i tripped up my feet so i fell backwards while trying to avoid the bird at the same time. didnt really work so i just fell flat on my back on the floor only to watch the bird sail land right on my stomach :(

the other three players were rolling on the floor laughing afterwards...

[bigredlemon]

Originally posted by mojoe
dunno if this qualifies as a bad one or a rather funny one.

i was playing a doubles match and my opponent gave me a flick serve that kinda caught me and i was shifting back pretty hard then i realize the bird was going out... too late i was already moving back and i tripped up my feet so i fell backwards while trying to avoid the bird at the same time. didnt really work so i just fell flat on my back on the floor only to watch the bird sail land right on my stomach :(

the other three players were rolling on the floor laughing afterwards...

LOL... its so funny cuz its so true...
A similar thing happened to me while i was at the net. The return was high so my opponent smashed. In antcipation, i started to move run/hop back towards the center. Mid-step, i catch the smash on my forehead... i lose my balance and fall over, as though the smash knocked me over :p

[jwu]

jumped for a smash, but partner behind me ignored my call for the shot, took a swing, knock my racquet out of my hand and sending it bouncing on the floor a few times until it finally stopped about 20 ft away from me. O yes, I also got hit and had a bruised shoulder from his follow-through. Racquet is ok surprisingly, just some chips in the paintjob.

[Joel_y]

There was a big guy in our club, and during a doubles play, he was at baseline and rushed from his forehand side to the other side to save a drive, after that, he run out of the court, my partner return a high and wide on the cornet, it would have fall outside the court, and when the big guy in such a hurry to jump back in, the birdie fall on his skull and his jump bring back the birdie to court perfectly. "a Kodak moment", my partner joked.

[Shoulderpain]

As you can see by my name, I got tendinitis in my playing shoulder which lasted about 1 year (!) and was really painful. Had to get several cortisone shots, and quit playing for about 5 years. Only recently I started playing again. I still have the name, though.

[Joanne]

Worst ever? hmm..........nothing bad, juz sprain my wrist.

[tim]

Forgot my badminton trainers once, had to play in a pair of cross-trainers, turned my ankle over and was out for two months. ALWAYS WEAR SENSISBLE SHOES! :)

[timeless]

Worst:

Deep right corner playing singles, jumped back to return an attack clear, upon landing on my left leg my achilles tendon instantly snapped like an old rubber band. Severed right in two. I was playing a total stranger who just left me there... what an A$$H0L3! We had been the last two left in the gym, I had no change to make a call, no cell phone, so I somehow managed to hobble 300+ meters to my MANUAL TRANSMISSION car and DRIVE home, another 30 meters from the street to the apartment building, up 2 flights of stairs, and home. Taken to emergency by my then girlfriend, now wife ;), spent the night in ER, surgery first thing in the morning. 6 MONTHS before I could walk without any aid (crutches, cane). 1 Year+ to fully recover.

Not as bad but still bad:

5 months ago I twisted my left knee very badly, yep same leg as the achilles sever, and tore MCL ligaments and the miniscus in the left knee. I'm still recovering... still can't jump around, still can't play the way I want to play, and sometimes still in a lot of pain. Why me??? :(

So bad it's funny:

Some time before I severed my achilles, I was playing doubles with friends. The friend I was partnered with had a particularly hard smash. During one rally, we were on the offensive with me at the front and him smashing away. Needless to say he powered one straight into the back-top of my skull at a distance of less than 3 feet. The shuttle struck me so hard it ricoheted almost 2 courts away. I'm good with pain but boy I could barely contain that one. Upon inspection, I had a bleeding lump on my head. My friends were in histerics. One of them even advised my partner to run away before I recovered - I was so angry I walked over to the next court and and taekwondo kicked the pole, bent it, and snapped the metal tension wire. Luckily the gym was empty, except for us four, otherwise I'm sure those poles and nets are quite costly. YOU CAN ALL STOP LAUGHING NOW ;). When I "recovered" we continued the game and the ba$tard$ continued to laugh about the incident. *Sigh* I had to laugh too... afterall, in retrospect, it WAS rather funny :p.

Best:

Umm... I'm still waiting for something really good to happen to me. After all that's happened to me so far, I figure I'm due for something rather FREAKING AWESOME... don't you??? ;) Although, right now, I'd settle for my knee to just totally heal :(. Well, if anyone can top these, I'd love to hear it, so that I know I'm not a lone member of the "totally FUBAR badminton club".

[jwu]

wow timeless, those are hard to beat stories. I am still laughing about 2nd to the last one. :D Well, here are some timeless classic badminton moments in my brief life thus far:

unbelievable luck: tossing shuttle up to decide who goes first and landed pointing up 8 times in a roll.

funny: Jump smash but miss-hit and bird went off top of my ex-partner's head and into the other court only to have opponent intercept and smash it back to my partner's head AGAIN then I caught the shuttle w/ my hand. My ex-partner still brings that up everytime we see each other.

fun acrobatic act: My opponent went for a clear but threw the racquet along w/ the bird into the air. I caught the racquet, threw it back to him, hit a high clear back, and we continue the volley as if nothing happened.

worst: pretty happy this one didn't happen to me but I played with this guy once who was wearing an eye-patch. Stupid enough, I ask him about the eye and the story is that he was doing smashing drills with his partner back in Sweden and he got caught in the eye with the smash and popped his eye.

Well, that's about it, not that most of my badminton nights are "normal" anyway but these are some highlights.

[sjoe]

Sad moment :
A lady in our club played doubles lunged to the net to return shot, her left foot step on some jumper which was left next to the net pole, she slipped and felt forward with face down, broke her nose.

Happy moment :
Met former girl friends from badminton and wife from goodminton.

[coops241180]

Worst: seen a guy die from a heart attack while on court with me - serious! he was about 55 and had high-ish blood pressure. i didn't play for about a monthy afterwards from the shock

Best: I'm having some pretty good times at the moment - still waiting for something spectacular tho. I've had some close matches this year that i've won and been pretty chuffed about winning the final point.

Neil

[Yogi]

Timeless i think first and foremost you are very fortunate to have hobbled such a far distance and also to come back to the court after a really severe injury.

Secondly it is amazing that after so many of your dangerous escapedes that post a grave danger to your health, your wife is still with you. You are truly lucky to have such a tolerant person.

Best of luck and i hope you dont get injured anymore. Statistically you have had yoru fair share of injuries. So hope you get your best ever moment soon. Have fun

[timeless]

Hehehe glad you enjoyed it jwu :p :)
Your stories were quite amusing too. Especially picturing the whole double smash to your partners head episode :D.


Originally posted by jwu
wow timeless, those are hard to beat stories. I am still laughing about 2nd to the last one. :D Well, here are some timeless classic badminton moments in my brief life thus far:

unbelievable luck: tossing shuttle up to decide who goes first and landed pointing up 8 times in a roll.

funny: Jump smash but miss-hit and bird went off top of my ex-partner's head and into the other court only to have opponent intercept and smash it back to my partner's head AGAIN then I caught the shuttle w/ my hand. My ex-partner still brings that up everytime we see each other.

fun acrobatic act: My opponent went for a clear but threw the racquet along w/ the bird into the air. I caught the racquet, threw it back to him, hit a high clear back, and we continue the volley as if nothing happened.

worst: pretty happy this one didn't happen to me but I played with this guy once who was wearing an eye-patch. Stupid enough, I ask him about the eye and the story is that he was doing smashing drills with his partner back in Sweden and he got caught in the eye with the smash and popped his eye.

Well, that's about it, not that most of my badminton nights are "normal" anyway but these are some highlights.

[timeless]

I think I was able to hobble that far because my mind refused to accept the fact that my achilles had indeed severed. As a child, I had learned that once you severed your achilles tendon you could never walk again. My mind definately couldn't accept that. Luckily, medicinal practise has come a long way and an achilles tendon sever is by no means a permanent disability.

And my wife, then girlfriend, is indeed a very understanding and compassionate person. It was actually that very achilles injury that brought us even closer together as I needed her support more than ever. It's funny you mention it because it plays a rather integral part of our "story" *GRIN* :).

As for a "best badminton moment", I'm an intermediate player, so if I could heal from my current knee injury and learn as much as I possibly can from a good coach, and just be able to PLAY PLAY PLAY, and ultimately achieve my long term badminton goals... I'll be a truly happy hobbler :D. Realistically, if I could just PLAY injury free, I'd be very happy. Thanks, I always try to have fun regardless :D.


Originally posted by Yogi
Timeless i think first and foremost you are very fortunate to have hobbled such a far distance and also to come back to the court after a really severe injury.

Secondly it is amazing that after so many of your dangerous escapedes that post a grave danger to your health, your wife is still with you. You are truly lucky to have such a tolerant person.

Best of luck and i hope you dont get injured anymore. Statistically you have had yoru fair share of injuries. So hope you get your best ever moment soon. Have fun

[timeless]

I

[timeless]

I don't know if someone is trying to tell me but to add to my list of injuries, last week, I suffered a herniated disc at the 5th Lumbar of my spine while playing a leisurely game. Luckily one of the regulars I play with is a physiotherapist. It's almost fully healed now... I think.

I have seen so many people enjoy badminton well into their golden years. I'm beginning to wonder if my badminton career will even make it half way there. One more bad injury within the next few months and I'm calling a psychic hotline for a reading. I want to know how many months of badminton I have left! *LOL*

[badrad]

Originally posted by timeless
I don't know if someone is trying to tell me but to add to my list of injuries, last week, I suffered a herniated disc at the 5th Lumbar of my spine while playing a leisurely game. Luckily one of the regulars I play with is a physiotherapist. It's almost fully healed now... I think.

I have seen so many people enjoy badminton well into their golden years. I'm beginning to wonder if my badminton career will even make it half way there. One more bad injury within the next few months and I'm calling a psychic hotline for a reading. I want to know how many months of badminton I have left! *LOL*

I had the same thoughts when I was around your age. Poor technique coupled with endless playing/practice compounded the problem. I had tennis elbow, damaged rotator cuff, bad knees, shin splint, bad ankles. Playing a couple of games would literally ground me for the night and sometimes the next days as well.

Proper footgear helped a bit, proper racquet helped some more, fixing footwork and stroke fixed the problems completely.

[timeless]

Originally posted by badrad
I had the same thoughts when I was around your age. Poor technique coupled with endless playing/practice compounded the problem. I had tennis elbow, damaged rotator cuff, bad knees, shin splint, bad ankles. Playing a couple of games would literally ground me for the night and sometimes the next days as well.

Proper footgear helped a bit, proper racquet helped some more, fixing footwork and stroke fixed the problems completely.

Wow. I don't feel like the badminton gods are out to get me as much now hehe.

Proper footgear I think I have covered with my Asics Gel; definitely better than my previous pairs of crappy Yonex. A proper racquet? Unless there's a thread I can read about it, I'll have to ask you the details about that next time I see you at the club. Fixing footwork and stroke I definitely need but will hopefully start getting that worked on soon. Winex West Can helped me find a beginners-intermediate badminton course taught by Darryl Yung at Dunbar Community Centre! My wife and I have already signed up for it. I'm really excited about it.

[tonten]

hehe I'm just interesting in the worst badminton injuries anyone here may have suffered or seen caused from badminton.

The worst injury I've ever had was getting killed by a smash (And who said badminton was a wussy sport?!)

I was rallying with a partner against 1 guy. I tried to move back to get into the position to block the smash coming at me. I never managed to block it in time and it hit me. I slipped as I was moving backwards and fell backwards and hit my head on the edge of a bench. (My shoes were very worn out. The grip was bad, and the heel part of the shoe was almost no existant)

I laid on the floor holding my head and quivering and everything went black for a couple of seconds.

I was taken to the hospital with a concusion.

It was pretty funny in some sense that may partner had NO idea what happened. He thought I had missed the serve and was picking it up to serve it again. His eyes were on the opponent the whole time. All the while I was falling, he was actually in a ready position.

I couldn't see and I was curled in a ball, but I remembered someone was poking me with a racket. hahaha...

Everyone screamed and ran over and I had a very big lump on the side of my forehead. Doctor said I was lucky as it had missed that whatever artery or whatever.

My only comment was, "That must have been some smash." =)

[jayes]

Originally posted by tonten
The worst injury I've ever had was getting killed by a smash (And who said badminton was a wussy sport?!)


I am glad that you live and be able to tell the story. :)

Cheers.

[Faisal]

and also continuing with badminton ;) :)

[kwun]

wow..

when you wrote "killed by a smash", i really took it literally. i thought somebody lost their life from a smash!

well, too am glad to see that you live to tell the story! i think your story tops it all.

the worst injury i have seen is somebody dislocated their shoulder. yes, he was a very arm oriented player.. another one is someone got a few stitches after colliding with his partner midair.

[bigredlemon]

I suppose a wild smash might set off the fire alarm switch, causing water to be sprayed down and putting people who stayed there and continue to play under the threat of pnumonia and hence death? :p

glad all is well

[Dill]

The worst one I have seen is a smash directly into the eye

[ants]

Well badminton is a safe game. Mortality rate is very low.
There was one incident that happened ( not me ). Me and my friends was at this new court playing. The court is big. They have around 12 courts. It is a concrete court transformed from a old warehouse. Anyway while we were playing.. we heard a big thud and even felt the floor vibration. Thought some bowling ball dropped on the floor. Actually a guy slipped and fell on his head. He was unconcious for 2 minutes. And actually lay on the floor for almost 20mins. good thing there was no bleeding or whatsoever. He had a big contusion. This guy was off from badminton for about 2 weeks. Fortunately he dont have any brain damage.

[LazyBuddy]

1. Sprain ankle sided line me for 2 weeks (the doctor said it should be 1-2 months, but I don't buy that... ;) )

2. Partner's swing too fast, and the racket hit on my face. Lucky the racket missed my eyes and nose, just a little cut next to my nose. Was bleeding on the court, and everyone was scared as I was covering my face and blood just came out.

3. Bumped my knee into bench, while trying to make a save. A bruised knee kept me away from action for 1.5 months.

4. Saw a girl got hit on the face by her partner. The spot was right below her right eye, and left a little cut. Was not really bleeding, but to a girl, the most important thing is "will that leave a mark???" Feel a little bit sad for her, since she's a pretty girl and treated me very nicely. Felt happy for her, after the doc. said the little "mark" will be almost impossible to be noticed.

[ynexfan2003]

i). I got hit in the eye when I was c.10 with an old slazenger aluminium while playing in a Church hall; my eye swelled so badly I couldn't see out of it for nearly two days.

ii). Torn rotator cuff, due to repeated overhead motion (also known as thrower's arm); couldn't lift a badminton racquet for years, and so far as I know, it's irreparable.

[ruth1]

When I first started playing I twisted/sprained my ankles frequently. But luckily I've built those muscles up and haven't sprained either one in well over three years. I can actually avoid sprains or twists before they happen.

The worst injury though was when I tore my ACL at Junior Nationals. All I remember was going for an around-the-head shot, my knee when to the left (or somewhere over there) and my body tried to go to the middle of the court. And then I remember that my body was shaking semi-violently. I'm still not sure why to this day but I think it had something to do with adrenaline that was running through my body. Anyway after surgery and 5 months of excruciating rehab I was back on the court. I had to play with a Titanium brace for 2 years, but it really didn't hinder any movements, except at the beginning when I had to get used to it. But except for a scar all is now well.

[LazyBuddy]

Originally posted by ruth1


The worst injury though was when I tore my ACL at Junior Nationals. All I remember was going for an around-the-head shot, my knee when to the left (or somewhere over there) and my body tried to go to the middle of the court. And then I remember that my body was shaking semi-violently. I'm still not sure why to this day but I think it had something to do with adrenaline that was running through my body. Anyway after surgery and 5 months of excruciating rehab I was back on the court. I had to play with a Titanium brace for 2 years, but it really didn't hinder any movements, except at the beginning when I had to get used to it. But except for a scar all is now well.

Wow, sounds hurting.

Just wondering, is that because of old injuries built up, or not enough warm up (especially cold weather, etc)? Personally, I have some knee problems, and need some advice. Really don't want to go through this... Plus, getting old... :(

[ants]

That is why we have to do proper stretching and warm-ups before games. Its important to loosen the muscles. In event of injury or muscle tear , it won't be too serious. On preventive measures , IMHO it will be good if we wear proper body support for prevention.

[ants]

Btw.. we can't do anything if we are hit on the head , face by our partner's racket. There is always a risks of injury we have to deal with if we are involve in the sport , any sports in that sense.

[Iwan]

My coach crushed his knee before... twice!! Due to a jump smash :( He had a knee reconstruction after the first one, after several years, he crushed it again after a jump smash... AND he's still playing badminton even when his wife told him to quit already!! Truly a fanatic ;) hehehee :D He told me that if he crushes it again, then that'll be it for him.

[mindfields]

Yeah, I've torn my ACL & snapped a piece of Cartilage in my knee too.
If you have a look at the players in my club you'll see a lot of them with Knee braces/supports.

I've also had the mis-fortune of slapping a shuttle at the net into my friends eye.
She couldn't see for ages & had to go see a specialist, luckily some vision has returned but it's still a bit blurry. :(

[ruth1]

Originally posted by LazyBuddy
Wow, sounds hurting.

Just wondering, is that because of old injuries built up, or not enough warm up (especially cold weather, etc)? Personally, I have some knee problems, and need some advice. Really don't want to go through this... Plus, getting old... :(


The badminton trainer said that my injury was due to the fact that the muscles around my knee were not fully developed. Which was true, because during that time I didn't lift weights or anything to build them up, just badminton. After rehab I built them up and still continue to do so. And also warmup might have been a factor. Which is why now, before practice or tournament, I make sure to warm up properly.

[Neil Nicholls]

My current injury is the worst I've ever had, but only in the sense that I've never had this injury before so I don't know how long I need to rest it.
Sprained ankles and aching back and tennis elbow I'm used to.

Location: Elbow

Symptoms: pain when fully extending arm, pain when attempting to fully flex arm
slight pain when fully supinated (more pain if supinating whilst arm is extended, very little while flexed). The pain is all on the inside (medial) of the arm.

I don't know if it's a ligament (possibly ulnar collateral ligament), or more likely (I guess) would be tendonitis.

My left hand can touch my left shoulder with ease. I cannot get my right fingertips within 10cm of my right shoulder.

Suspected cause: Overhead backhand clear. Supinating with arm extended too much.

[Kennyb]

Worse injury is when you done something to the leg really.

I damaged one of the lower disks on my spine due to playing badminton. Don't exactly know but it is believed that I was playing whilst my body was either not fully stretched, or over playing myself out.

Whilst that happened, it affected my muscles on my left leg which I had discomfort when sitting and standing for too long. On top of that I couldn't touch my toes when bending down, feet together. As the injury progressed, my left side of my body from back down to the legs, the muscles started to contract, making my left leg slightly shorter than my right.

Although my injury has been recovered, I have scarred the nerves in one of my lower discs and lost my strength on my left leg, which means, I still have trouble bending down feet together and sitting and standing duration, let alone playing too long a session, the left legs goes all jelly.

I'm still playing badminton, however my strength of my smash is just not as powerful as it would be, and since I've been checking up with osteopaths, I do stretches frequently on my left side of the back and going to the gym or do anything in general in life that can naturally strengthen my left leg again. (I walk upstairs as much as I can and the London underground is my gym when it comes to that.)

[timeless]

I think there was a similar thread a while back but anyways...

Major personal injuries sustained while playing badminton in chronological order (that I can remember off-hand):

1. Badly twisted right ankle. Took months to fully recover and it still seems to want to roll easier.

2. Numerous cases of tennis elbow. Due to trying too hard instead of relaxing during strokes.

3. Numerous hyper-extended elbow from trying to whip my backhand shots too hard.

4. Strained neck muscles injury. Due to previous lower back injuries, landed from a jump and a jolt of pain went up my spine and into my neck. Put me out of badminton for a few weeks.

5. Complete Achilles tendon sever. :( Put me off my feet for almost half a year. Rehab took another half year.

6. Meniscus cartillage and MCL ligament tear in my left knee :( :(. This happened last year and I'm still recovering. This could prove to be my worst injury yet as it might not ever fully recover.

I've sustained more major injuries playing badminton than I have any other sport I've competitively pursued including ice hockey, soccer, baseball, volleyball, and taekwondo! Considering the relatively short time I've played badminton, I have a horrible injury record. Would someone remind me why I should still play badminton... heheh :p

[Nitemeister]

hmm something i can participate it... besides numerous sprained ankles when i was younger, i've dislocated both knees (not at the same time), the left one at least 5-6 times and the right one most recently 2 years ago, the 4th time and it was a dislocated kneecap.. put me out 2 years after my attempted 'comeback' into badminton.. still wear knee braces on both knees when i play :|

[curtis]

Hey, that sounds EXACTLY like what I had earlier this year. It happened after about a week of tennis/badminton playing about 4-5 hours everyday. I finally decided to stop playing to let my elbow recover. It was fine after just over a week, and it's still fine now (2&1/2 months later)


Originally posted by Neil Nicholls
My current injury is the worst I've ever had, but only in the sense that I've never had this injury before so I don't know how long I need to rest it.
Sprained ankles and aching back and tennis elbow I'm used to.

Location: Elbow

Symptoms: pain when fully extending arm, pain when attempting to fully flex arm
slight pain when fully supinated (more pain if supinating whilst arm is extended, very little while flexed). The pain is all on the inside (medial) of the arm.

I don't know if it's a ligament (possibly ulnar collateral ligament), or more likely (I guess) would be tendonitis.

My left hand can touch my left shoulder with ease. I cannot get my right fingertips within 10cm of my right shoulder.

Suspected cause: Overhead backhand clear. Supinating with arm extended too much.

[Neil Nicholls]

My elbow's not getting much better, I'm going to see a physio later today.

It is also annoying because before this injury I had taken some time off to rest because I was getting pain under my shoulderblade. I rested and it went away. I started playing and I got a pain between my shoulder and neck. Rested again and it went away. Started playing again and get this pain in the elbow/arm.

[shiriblue]

Originally posted by Neil Nicholls
My elbow's not getting much better, I'm going to see a physio later today.

It is also annoying because before this injury I had taken some time off to rest because I was getting pain under my shoulderblade. I rested and it went away. I started playing and I got a pain between my shoulder and neck. Rested again and it went away. Started playing again and get this pain in the elbow/arm.

hmm... i remember getting symptoms like that awhile back when i played baddy about 3 hours a day 5 days straight for 3 months. i usually played it off and then at home it start hurting again. and it did go from the shoulder to the elbow. i switched to a 3u racket and found my pain lessened.

my worst injury was a hip injury, right in between my pelvis and thigh white attempting to do a backflip into the bars in a playground. i wasn't able to sit or walk for about 2 days.

[Cerberos]

Broke two knuckles in a boxing match with a bulletin board ... it was a good punch though

Other than that, nothing serious ... a few overstrained joints and muscles here and there

[Neil Nicholls]

Physio doesn't think any of the tendons are inflamed. He thinks it is something in the elbow joint capsule itself. Prescription is Ibuprofen and rest.

[andymcg]

The worst injury I've ever had was was patellar tendonitis (or more correctly now called tendinosis or tendinopathy as it is not caused by inflammation) in my right knee. First felt the pain during a club night in October 2002 after heavy training throughout the summer. I wasn't unable to play (in fact was told to keep going), but I had to cut out almost all of the training, and I couldn't move around the court as well as before.

Managed to play at very most 2-3 times a week when before the injury it would have been about 6 times. Finally hung up the rackets for the season at the beginning of April and didn't look at a racket until the end of July. To my horror when I started playing again it was still there!!! But it has gradually gone away, and I'm now pretty much free of it (touch wood!).

Other than that I've torn ligaments in my left ankle 3 times and once in the right ankle, but they are OK now. On the whole I think I've been pretty lucky :D

[dpc1l]

I've sprained my right ankle 4 times from bad jump smash landings
I sprained my left ankle really badly, after a jump smash and some quick thinking person put some ice on it for me. The pain went away so I thought it was a minor injury and carried on playing (I was young) - I could hardly walk for the next two weeks!

[BobbyGeneric]

I haven't gotten many injuries myself, but one of the worst and most unique injuries i've heard about is from a player from my old club. he plays professionally now and in the finals of one tournament at the end of the second game, he felt a lot of pain all of a sudden in his left foot (he's left handed). He still manages to finish the game but loses (but had won the first), and after it the coach takes a look at the foot. It turns out that the big callus on the bottom of his foot (as any hardcore badminton player has) was so thick and had gotten so damaged that it just completely cracked in two! There was blood and a rather large gash along the bottom side of his foot, but even still he was determined to finish the game and win it. So the coach bandaged up his foot and he went on to play and win the 3rd game! He did so in excruciating pain, and took a couple weeks afterwards to heal.

It may not be the most serious injury of them, but it could compete for one of the most painful!

[jamesshieh88]

just a couple of months ago, i was warming up with my friend when someone hit a shuttle onto our side of the court. the bird landed behind me and i didnt know. i stepped back and my ankle rolled on the cork. felt like my ankle and leg was at a 90 degree angle. i had to wear a cast for a few weeks and couldnt play much.

[jamesshieh88]

forgot to add that my friend once smashed into my eye and broke my glasses. gave me a blackeye and i could barely see

[FlamingJam]

Im know as being the most injury prone player i our county squad a match insn't a match with out me doing something. Ive sustained (im only 16 please note)
-Torn my groin (both at seperate times)
-Ripped my hamstring
-Suffered from muscle spasms in back and legs
-fractured wrist
-ripped neck muscle
-tendon damage in r knee
-knee collasped (currenly)
-tennis elbow
-ligament/tendon problems in foot
+ the common pains and pulls

the worst ive actually seen was were someone was hit in the face it broke her jaw bone causing the face to sag plastic surgery was requiered it didn't help the girl had signed a modelling contract the day before

[FlamingJam]

ohh yes me and my gfriend have been hit in the eye by a shuttle though in different games

[YumCimil]

Does a near miss count? Was playing juniors a few years back, went for a smash, and my racquet (which had had a fairly hard life, I must admit) snapped in half, flew over the net, missed my opponent's ear by about 6 inches, and shattered against the back wall.

I've never seen an asian go quite that pale before, or since.

[Nitemeister]

Between the years 15-19, i would sustain pulled ligaments/slight dislocations of my left knee approx 7-9 times due to mainly to badminton and once or twice cuz of martial arts. When i came over to vancouver, at age 18, i sustained the left knee injury a couple more times from bball and badminton and twice as well on the right knee.. However only 3 years ago, i sustained a right knee cap dislocation injury which laid me off badminton for 2 years. Yes, i reaaaaaaaaally hate injuries :| .. so that's my story and i'm sticking to it! cheers!

p.s i'm a pretty dark fella, and that right knee dislocation, made me about as pale as a ghost.. not pretty i tell ya

[coandrew]

torn acl just 3wks ago and i still can't walk properly up to now. :( hope i can get back to playing without an operation.

[nobleman]

when i was 9 i split my forehead open on the net post. looking back on that one it was actually quite funny. had a trip to the hospital. loved it

also i had a trapped nerve in my neck when i turned to make a shot. that was worse. wore a collor for weeks

[^Tayo^]

What was your worst injury done in badminton? I had a few sprained ankle here and there. Some others is their knees and shins. My girlfriend is her lower back. Any others?

[saham]

I had several sprained ankles, torn knee ligament, dislocated knee and the worst would be when I totally ruptured my left achilles tendon :crying: ouch! that was really the worst injury I ever experienced. It was during a tournament I was playing doubles, I was out of playing badminton for 1.5 years, missed badminton terribly :( .

But now I am back and even better than before I had my worst injury. Lesson learned from all those injuries - ensure enough warming up, stretching exercises etc. before start to play your game (no matter how eager you are :D to hit the shuttle) which can help avoid those injuries.

[Scott_G500]

I got arthritis in my wrist in about August 2007 about a month before i turned 13. Since then I haven't been able to play badminton or any other sport which involve using the hands. Fortunately the steroids the doctors injected have really been working and i can now use my hand. I have been going to physio therapy for a couple of weeks now. I may even be able to play in a few months time.:)

[Vomit]

I get a random shoulder pain occasionally, had to see the physio about it.
After a long period of playing I do a smash like normal and a shooting pain would go down my arm - blardy killed! then i would have continious strong ache in my shoulder for a couple days.
Tried to continue playing first time it happened - not a good idea!
But after doing exercises my physio gave me i havn't had any trouble - just need to balance badminton with the gym!

Anyway Thats my worst injury - be it tempoary and not very interesting!

[bigb824]

i dislocated my knee so bad it did a 180 degree turn.... yeah it was behind my leg i pop'd it back in myself

[azn_123]

i dislocated my knee so bad it did a 180 degree turn.... yeah it was behind my leg i pop'd it back in myself

Ouch! That doesn't sound good.

[lwiew]

Do you guys who are get severely injured all play competitively or something? Cause you make badminton sound extremely dangerous.

I've never had anything worse than a rolled ankle and I don't see myself as a backyard player at all... What on earth are you guys doing when you're playing? Playing on rollerblades? =S I'm scared to play now...

[loggietoh2003]

If you have proper trainings and do the right things i.e. warm up/down, follow instructions and dun play stunts, you should be fine

[headpodd]

this happened to one of the guys we play doubles with on a 'social' level.
one week his doubles partner told him off for not moving his feet or running for shots.
the next week he ran so fast for a shot, tripped over his feet and headbutted the concrete wall at the side of the court.
I was laughing so hard i failed to notice that he was actually unconscious. :o
we spent the evening with him in the A&E department and he is returning to play next week after c8 weeks out.