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Pickleball Injuries are Getting Out of Hand for Some Adults

Four people playing pickleball.

Terry Landers’ pickleball injuries include two concussions, a broken wrist, a shoulder injury, a torn thumb and a black eye. None of those disasters kept her from the court. In fact, she had both knees replaced so she could keep playing.

The 69-year-old from Bridgeton, Maine, has always been athletic, playing tennis, soccer and softball. She was drawn to pickleball about a decade ago because it was a sport she could play year-round in Maine, and the community she found on the courts kept her coming back.

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