Paddle has increased severe eye injuries

  • By:karen-millen

04

02/2023


    Padel is reputable to be a quiet and uninchairing sport due to its small dimensions and the special team that is needed to play.However, anyone who has measured with high -level players or has seen how a simple friendly meeting was encouraged will have realized that it is aggressive and the reflexes are fundamental not to take any blow.Now, statistics have indicated that it has become a dangerous discipline for the eyes.

    The alert signal has arrived from the Swedish Medical Association, where the paddle has also experienced a growth of players as in other countries.This boom has led to a wave of eyes injury that have also included surgical interventions and serious effects, according to vision care professionals.

    El pádel ha incrementado las lesiones oculares graves

    "The ball weighs about 50 grams and a size corresponding to the opening of the eye basin.The speed of the ball is high and the impact of a blow can be up to 130 kilometers per hour.The rebounds also hinder backing evaluations (to protect themselves), which probably increases the risk that the eyes are damaged, "lists the ophthalmologist at the University of Gothenburg Gunnar Jakobsson about the dangers of paddle tennis.

    The records of the professionals of this field in Sweden indicate that the increase in injuries has been to a greater extent with minor hemorrhages inside the eye that are relatively easy to treat and with a small potential to get worse.However, they also warn of serious injuries in which paddle players suffer lasting visual damage.In these cases, there is even risk of blindness.

    In fact, in an article published in the Magazine of the Swedish Medical Association (Läkaridningen) about the risk of eye injuries playing paddle tennis, Jakobsson and his partner Catharina Thörnland describe three cases of people who suffered eye damage when playing padel.All need surgical treatment although their injuries could be considered moderate.

    The solution raised by experts is simple.According to ophthalmologists, if it was forced to wear protective glasses such as other sports, the risk of injury would be reduced up to 90 %.Specialists point out that some subsequent scientific studies with other sports with similar risks have shown that it is the most effective tool to avoid these injuries that can be irreversible in some cases.

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