Basketball players spend hours upon hours pounding their feet and knees while playing this sport.
To many players have no idea how important a basketball shoe is that will be durable and of high quality.
A pair of inferior or just plain bad shoes can lead to ankle, knee and even back injuries.
Correct spinal alignment begins from the ground up.
When you are misaligned, there is unneeded stress put on the muscles.
This can cause these muscles to get tired faster.
A tired muscle is more apt to injury.
One way to decrease your chances of injury is to change your basketball shoes monthly.
Studies have shown that by using a new pair each month you will reduce the chances of injury significantly.
Pro Players often switch to new shoes every two or three weeks.
By using the right shoe, you will decrease the stress put on the feet, ankles, knees and spine.
By switching the shoes often you get a better support of your feet and ankles.
The leather on basketball shoes will start to stretch after a short time.
This lessens the support of your feet and ankles and increases the chance that an injury may be right around the corner.
The best protection for ankle injuries is that same as it was years ago.
This being the use of high top shoes.
High tops wrap directly around the ankle providing support as long as the leather is not stretched out.
To greatly reduce your chance of injury make sure your pair of bball shoes are in good shape.