She has played the game of table tennis at the national level, while she was in cadet and uniors cadre of Maharashtra. Now, at the age of 23, Siddhi Achrekar is attending TT players suffering from injuries daily from morning 9 am to 9 pm tirelessly , at the ongoing 32nd National Masters’ TT Championship at Balewadi , Pune. Being a table tennis player herself, she can understand the injuries quickly and is able to treat the players effectively.
Physio Siddhi Achrekar
Magzmumbai spoke to this young talented Physio who did her graduation in physiotherapy from Kashibai Navale Physiotherapy College, Pune in 2022 , Thereafter, she has been attending mainly sports injuries. She was engaged by the organisers of this tournament, mainly because of her ability to treat sports injuries effectively.
While speaking about the main injuries suffered by TT players during this tournament , she said that most of the injuries occurred, because majority of the players didn’t do proper warm ups before their matches or practice sessions. Major injury which occured among TT players was injury to rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a group of four muscles and their tendons that stabilize the shoulder joint and enable a wide range of motion.
“Warm ups are very important to activate the musicles and equally important are the cool down stretches. Players should use thera band exercises to strengthen their shoulders. Players generally do lower body exercises, but avoid upper body exercises, which result in injuries to rotatoe cuff, which are very painful, ” she concluded.