Few people consider ping pong – also known as table tennis - to be a sport that comes with a high risk of injury. After all, how much pain can batting around a light plastic ball really cause?
The answer to that, at least in my case is:
quite a bit.
I’ve got a perpetually sprained left ankle, an occasionally achy back, and have dealt with “tennis elbow” flareups in the past. So yes, while ping pong is a non-contact sport that is played indoors and involves far less movement than related sports such as lawn tennis, squash or badminton,
ping pong injuries are fairly common.