Clinical disclaimer
Last updated 18 September 2026.
This is general information
The injury guides, articles and resources on this site describe how cricket injuries usually behave. They are written to help you understand a problem and ask better questions. They are not a diagnosis of your injury, and they are not personal medical advice.
Two cricketers with identical symptoms often have different problems. The only way to tell them apart is an assessment by someone who is able to examine you and take your history.
Get help sooner if any of these apply
See a doctor promptly, or go to an emergency department, if you have:
- severe pain after a sudden injury, particularly if you are unable to weight-bear
- numbness, pins and needles, or weakness in an arm or leg
- any loss of bladder or bowel control, or numbness around the groin or saddle area, with back pain
- back pain with fever, unexplained weight loss, or pain that is constant and worse at night
- a head knock with confusion, vomiting, worsening headache or loss of consciousness
- chest pain, breathlessness, or pain that does not behave like a musculoskeletal injury
The list is not exhaustive. If something feels wrong and this site does not describe it, that is a reason to be assessed rather than to keep reading.
No guaranteed outcomes
Nothing here promises a recovery time, a result, or that an approach will work for you. Injuries respond differently to the same treatment, and honest management involves ranges and conditions rather than certainties.
Medication and imaging
Physiotherapists do not prescribe medication. Decisions about medication, injections and imaging need a doctor. Where a guide mentions these, it is to help you know what to ask about, not to advise you to have one.
Registration
Thihan Chandramohan is a physiotherapist registered with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency, registration number PHY0001614815.