Truthfully parkour isn’t the safest sport in the world. So causing parkour injuries is common which can cause during training or practicing. But the fact is lowering the risk of parkour injuries and enjoys the parkour safely.

In this guide, we will discuss some common parkour injuries as well as the reason for causing such an awkward situation.

More important we will share some effective tips to prevent such parkour injuries. The intention is to keep the trecuers aware of parkour injuries and ensure safer and enjoyable parkour.

 

Common Parkour Injuries and the Ways to Avoid Them

 

Ankle Strains & Sprains

Parkour needs consistent feet strength. This part of the body is mostly in contact with obstacles directly which can cause ankle injury. But it’s not a serious injury as it doesn’t take lots of pressure to strain ankles.

It causes landing in the wrong position, results in foot twists, and pressures the ankle joint to move from its natural position.

As a result, one or more ligaments in the ankle tear out. This parkour injury can take months to recover or end up putting your long break from parkour practicing. Flips are the main reason that causes ankle strains. Thus it is recommended to improve skill on parkour flips before trying these advanced moves.

 

The reason of causing ankle strains

Most ankle strain causes because landing out of jumps, vaulting with bad form, or kicking off walls. Performing those moves incorrectly twist out the foot from the natural position and cause stretched.

Another reason is landing on rough surfaces with the wrong foot position. Some shoes are also responsible for causing ankle injuries in parkour.

shoes that have thick soles, create leverage and encourage the foot to land in awkward positions. Thus wearing the right parkour clothing is important for reducing the risk of parkour injuries.

 

Way to Prevent Ankle Strains & Sprains in Parkour

• Become a master of landing skills so you can land properly in the right position.
• Improve the ankle joint stability and balance so the angle cant twist easily
• Make stronger your leg muscle so you can comfortably run, jump and vault.
• You should Active the ankle performing your thigh, calf, and core muscles. It will greatly absorb the impact from landing through the core and legs without putting much pressure on the ankle joint.

 

Foot and Heel Bruises

This injury generally causes at the bottom of the foot by landing with much pressure with the bridge of the foot.

 

The reason causing Foot and Heel Bruises in Parkour

The most common reason for causing foot and heel and bruises are accurate jumps with wrong landing skills. Even after accurate jumps, the traceurs try to land on the toes and the balls of the foot which causes foot and heel and bruise.

Thus the trainer should improve the parkour landing skill. Landing in the wrong way can cause hairline fractures in foot bones in serious cases.

Another reason is jumping from a long height and landing straight without rolling. It put a great impact on the foot even after having better landing skills. This high impact can cause parkour injuries like a bruise on the trainer’s feet.

 

Way to Prevent Foot and Heel Bruises

• Land on your toes and the balls of the feet during jumping and keep away from landing with foot arches or heels
• Improve skill on rolling so you can transfer the downforce throughout forwarding momentum and keep way from landing putting much pressure on the foot.
• Become a master on 2-point and 4-point landings
• Practice landing from lower objects and improve the skill through higher objects.

 

Hand Rips

Some traceurs spend much time on hand rather than feet doing many parkour moves. Parkour steps like 4 point landing need to contact the ground with the hand during landing.

Moreover climbing and vaulting over obstacles need to use hands more frequently. Another parkour move is swingings which require using of the hand mostly. So naturally practicing those moves brings the risk of getting an injury in hand rips.

This parkour injury mostly happened on the palm of the hands. However, it’s a minor injury that doesn’t require medical attention and can be recovered quickly. But it’s a painful injury and it can stop your practicing for some days.

 

The reason causing Hand Rips in Parkour

The main reason for causing hand rips is swinging on bars. The hand palm skin gets put through lots of friction when the hands move around the bar.

As a result, the skin pulls apart and causes hand rips. Calluses on the palm can also cause hand rip. The reason is the callus’s edges skin is weak and tends to rip when putting much pressure on them.

Another reason for hand rips is climbing and vaulting on hard surfaces. The rough surface is ideal for traction that makes the landing, jumping, vaulting, and climbing easier.

However, more traction can produce more friction. This friction leads to hand rip when the traceurs apply much pressure to the rough surface.

 

Way to Prevent Hand Rips

• Swing on bars for shot time and protect the hands from friction.
• Lower the hand’s palms calluses if you find it too thick.
• Don’t put much pressure unnecessary while climbing or vaulting on rough surfaces

 

Final words

Parkour injuries are inevitable which will hurt you somehow. However, you can lower the risk of getting injured by improving your skills and applying properly.

Sadly the traceurs may face a wired situation that can stupidly hurt them. Once again the proper way is to practicing hard to enjoy the parkour safely. But if you get any injuries and feel bad, get medical treatment immediately.