Finger joint injury while playing basketball

Playing basketball is a very good sport that can exercise every part of the body. However, hand injuries may occur when playing any sport, and basketball is no exception. Finger joint injuries are common when playing basketball. For example, if you don't catch the ball properly, it is easy to injure your finger joints. Therefore, we will share with you some tips on how to prevent finger joint injuries when playing basketball.

Finger poking is more common among two types of people: beginners and those who have not played for a long time. These two types of people have one thing in common, which is that they are not familiar enough with the ball. In fact, there is another type of people who are prone to injuring their fingers, and that is people who play with beginners, whether they are teammates or opponents. However, the problems encountered by this type of people still come from beginners, so they can be classified into the first category.

For beginners

One of the important reasons why beginners are prone to hurting their fingers is that they are afraid of the ball. When a ball flies towards them, beginners will subconsciously turn their heads away to avoid being hit on the head if they are even a little bit afraid of the ball. In fact, this can be considered an instinctive reaction, but in this way, the eyes, hands, and ball are not in a straight line, the hands are stretched out too long, and the continuous actions of touching the ball with fingers, holding the ball with both hands, and buffering the ball during the catching process are not complete. Without buffering, the entire force will be concentrated on the fingers and palms that first touch the ball. It is easy to hurt your fingers if you catch the ball at this time. Therefore, for beginners, the first thing to overcome is the fear of the ball.

Many people are reluctant to play with beginners, often not because you don’t know how to play, but because you are too active. Beginners often don't know which moves are dangerous, which balls to grab and which balls to let go. When you lose your direction on the court, it's easy to hurt others and yourself.

For beginners who aspire to learn and play basketball well, please pay attention to the practice of basic skills. There are many tricks on the basketball court, but if you want to show off, you still have to master the basic skills such as dribbling and passing. Here is a video about basketball ball skills and dribbling training methods. Beginners are advised to spend some time watching and learning it, especially the exercises of alternating hands to quickly dribble the ball and rotating fingers to dribble the ball, which are very helpful for practicing ball skills and exercising fingers.