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Sports such as tennis, squash, badminton, golf, baseball and cricket place considerable strain on your wrists and forearm, Playing a racket or ball sport often requires dedication and training. This can mean that a sportsman will spend a considerable amount of time in an awkward position performing a number of repetitive actions which may place strain on the wrist and forearm. This can lead to the development of repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis and tennis or golfers elbow. It can also affect sporting performance. Preventing a repetitive injury is definitely better than cure. Maintaining a neutral wrist position and avoiding twisting and bending movements is the optimum way to prevent the development of a repetitive strain injury.The key points to remember when trying to prevent a repetitive strain injury are:

• Keep the wrist and forearm in a neutral position.
• Take regular breaks from an activity.
• Modify a task to avoid repetition.
  
• Naturally maintaining a healthy diet helps too!

If having spent a considerable amount of time playing a particular sport your wrist, forearm, elbow neck or shoulder is feeling sore or you have the feeling of numbness and a loss of sensation in the fingers you should avoid rest and revitalize your body. If this problem persists you should consult with your doctor.

Tennis Elbow

This is a common racket sport injury.  A Tennis Player will feel pain and tension in the elbow and forearm, they may experience numbness, a feeling of pins and needles or a lack of sensation in the fingers. Exercises can be done to cure tennis elbow although these are not always effective.  Treatments such as laser treatment, prolotherapy and surgery do exist however recovery time can often be longer than anticipated and not always with great results.  The best form of treatment lies in preventing the injury.

Try to maintain a straight wrist at all times outside of your game playing.  Focus on exercises to strengthen the wrist and elbow areas, drink plenty of fluids and avoid lifting heavy loads awkwardly.  This is very important, you can often over strain at the moment you least expect it.  Lifting a hot and heavy saucepan for example, at a point when your body is weak, tired and hungry could put just that extra strain on the problem lead to a lasting injury.

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Ergonomics of Cookware Handling Holding a straight handle forces you to bend your wrist. In this position your grip strength is approximately 45% weaker. This means you will fatigue more easily and over time and repetitive use are likely to develop an injury as a direct result of strain.