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The basic role of elbow pads

The first role of elbow pads is to provide pressure and reduce swelling; the second is to restrict activities and allow injured parts to recuperate. At the same time, it is best not to interfere with the normal functioning of the hand, so if not necessary, most of the elbow pads are not affected by the elbow.

Elbow pads and knee pads are designed to protect elbows and knees from being injured and wear soft cushions or hard shells. In order to reduce the weight of the equipment, designers designed elbow pads and knee pads to be lighter, more beautiful, convenient and practical.

Friends who like to play tennis, badminton, and table tennis, after playing a ball, especially when playing backhand, the elbows will hurt, even when wearing elbow pads, the experts will tell us that this is commonly known as "tennis elbow" . And this tennis elbow is mainly at the moment of hitting the ball, the wrist joint is not braked, the wrist is not locked, the extensor muscle of the forearm is excessively pulled, causing damage to the attachment point. After the elbow joint is protected, the wrist joint is not protected. There is still an excessive flexion when hitting the ball, so that the damage to the elbow joint can be increased.

So when playing tennis, if you feel elbow pain, it is best to wear wrist braces while wearing elbow pads. And when you choose elbow pads, you must choose the one without elasticity. If the elasticity is too good, it will not protect you. And don't wear it too tight or too loose, too tight will affect blood circulation, too loose and will not protect.

In addition to these three big balls and three small balls, young friends like some extreme sports and must wear professional protective gear, which can effectively prevent being injured. Finally, we must remind everyone that the protective gear only plays a certain protective role in sports. Therefore, in addition to wearing some protective gear during sports competitions, everyone should try to master formal technical actions and strictly abide by the rules of the competition. In addition, once injured in sports competitions, first stop to continue to exercise, if possible, use ice to apply ice to relieve pain, and then must go to the hospital to find a professional doctor for pressure bandaging.