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5 Common Basketball Injuries (and How to Treat Them)

Basketball is a physically demanding sport.

While it doesn’t feature the pure violent contact that a sport such as football or ice hockey does, it’s a sport that can be tough on a player’s body.

In addition to there being physical contact between two players who are wearing no protective gear, basketball requires a lot of running, jumping, and many quick changes-of-direction.

That’s probably why some of the most common basketball injuries occur to a player’s lower body.

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