MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE GETTING PICKLEBALL. IN FACT, THE SPORTS FITNESS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION FOUND 8.9 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US OVER THE AGE OF SIX ARE INTO THIS SPORT. BUT AS PICKLEBALL GROWS, GROWS IN POPULARITY, THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE GETTING HURT PLAYING IS ALSO GOING UP. WESH 2’S MICHELLE BERRY SERVES UP THE DETAILS. YOU IN PARK COURTS ONCE OF PEOPLE PLAYING TENNIS ARE NOW FULL OF PEOPLE PLAYING THE FAST GAME WITH A FUNNY NAME IS A FUN NUMBER. SO THE PADDLE IS MORE OR LESS LIKE A PING PONG PADDLE AND THE BALL IS LIKE A WIFFLE BALL. IT’S GOOD FOR THE HEART, GOOD FOR THE MIND. NOT TO MENTION GOOD FOR YOUR SOCIAL LIFE. I MET MY LOVELY NEW HUSBAND PLAYING PICKLEBALL HERE ON THESE COURTS. AT THAT SMILE. HE’S ADORABLE. KEEPS ME BUSY. SO A COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY, I’LL SEE A PATIENT, A PICKLEBALL RELATED INJURY BOUGHT AT ROTHMAN ORTHOPEDICS SPORTS MEDICINE DOCTOR JASON EPSTEIN’S SAYS THE POPULARITY OF PICKLEBALL HAS ALSO BROUGHT IN MORE. BUT THERE ARE QUICK PIVOT TWISTING MOTIONS THAT CAN OCCUR. SO IF YOU’RE GOING AFTER THE BALL AND YOU TURN QUICKLY, THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ISSUE OR AN INJURY, HOW CAN YOU AVOID GETTING INJURED? WELL, DOCTORS SAY BEFORE YOU PLAY STRETCH, WHERE THE RIGHT SHOES, THE TYPE OF SHOE THAT SUPPORTS THE ARCH OF YOUR FOOT AND POTENTIALLY UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT YOU HAVE AND PLAY IN YOUR COMFORT ZONE. NO FANCY MOVES IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU’VE BEEN OFF THE COUCH IN 20 YEARS. I MEAN, ANYBODY CAN GET HURT OUT HERE, BUT FOR THE MOST PART, A SAFE GAME. IT’S A SOCIAL GAME. IT’S FUN. WE ALL HAVE JUST THE GREATEST TIME. SO GREAT DOCTORS SAY THE FIRST THING PATIENTS WANT KNOW AFTER THEY GET HURT IS DO I GET BACK TO PLAYING P