This sport is played in a small space at high intensity which requires explosive power and acceleration. It is this high intensity and increased impact from jumping and landing that adds 7-10x your bodyweight on the ankle, knee and shin which often leads to injury.
Muscles easily fatigue from the repetitive running and jumping and ligaments and tendons strain. Regular body collisions and sudden movements can also lead to season ending sprains to the ankle, knee and cartilage.
Anticipation when defending and attacking involves quick cutting movements on a hard playing surface. The friction generated from these movements can lead to painful skin lesions such as blisters and callus.
Bigfoot manage the NZ Breakers and NZ Basketball players. We have developed a basketball specific orthotic that is lighter, more durable and customised to each player.
Here are some of the injuries seen in these athletes:
- Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (shin pain)
- Achilles Tendonitis
- Non improving ankle sprains
- Patella Tendon (knee tendon often referred to as jumpers knee)
- Blisters and callus
- Big toe joint pain
- Orthotics that wear out too fast or are too heavy for elite basketballers
Read how Bigfoot helped NZ’s premier players Kirk Penny and Thomas Abercrombie and the NZ Breakers
Contact us today to experience the results of our expert sports podiatriststs.
