Written by the Phoenix Rehab physiotherapy and hand therapy teams. Clinically reviewed by Louise Yow, Principal Physiotherapist & Director, AHPC A1300363H. Last reviewed 6 October 2026.

Netball injuries come mostly from landing and from the ball. The landing takes out ankles and knees, including the anterior cruciate ligament, because the footwork rule makes players land and stop dead rather than run it off. The ball takes out fingers: jammed, dislocated, broken, or a fingertip that will not straighten. The fingers are the injuries players tape and play on, and the ones that stay stiff.

Every netball injury, by body part

Start from where it hurts. Each linked row goes to the page that covers that injury in full. Rows marked “see a doctor first” are not ours to treat first.

Where	Injury	How netball usually causes it
Hand and finger	Jammed finger (volar plate injury)	The ball strikes the fingertip
Hand and finger	Mallet finger	The ball strikes the straight fingertip
Hand and finger	Finger dislocation	The ball or contact
Hand and finger	Skier’s thumb (thumb ligament tear)	The ball forces the thumb back
Wrist	Scaphoid fracture	Fall on an outstretched hand
Wrist	Wrist fracture	Fall on an outstretched hand
Lower back	Low back strain	Landing load
Knee	ACL tear	Stopping dead on landing (the footwork rule)
Knee	Kneecap pain	Landing volume
Knee	Jumper’s knee (patellar tendon pain)	Jumping
Knee	Meniscus tear	Pivoting on landing
Knee	MCL sprain	Landing with the knee falling inward
Lower leg	Achilles tendon pain	Jumping volume
Lower leg	Calf strain	Push-off
Lower leg	Achilles rupture	Explosive push-off
Ankle	Ankle sprain	Landing after a pass or rebound
Ankle	Ankle that keeps giving way	Repeated sprains
Foot	Plantar heel pain (plantar fasciitis)	Court volume

The injuries we see most from netball

Ankle sprains

Landing on someone’s foot, or rolling over on the stop. Most settle, but the ankle that was never retrained is the one that goes again. Balance, hop and landing work, not just rest. More on ankle sprains, and the Ankle Ligament Reconstruction Recovery Program for repeated sprains and surgery.

ACL injuries

A pop on landing or pivoting, the knee swelling within hours and giving way afterwards. Netball is one of the sports where ACL injuries are common, particularly in female players. Before and after reconstruction, return to court is decided by hop testing, not the calendar. See the ACL Reconstruction Recovery Program.

Jammed and dislocated fingers

The ball hits the end of a straight finger. The middle joint swells and will not fully straighten. This is often a volar plate injury, and the splinting in the first weeks decides whether the joint stays stiff. A joint that is still fat and bent months later: the Stiff Finger Joint Recovery Program.

Mallet finger

The fingertip droops and will not straighten on its own after the ball hits it. The treatment is a splint holding the tip straight continuously for weeks. Left unsplinted, the droop is usually permanent. See the Mallet Finger Recovery Program.

Netball: what we focus on

You taped it and played on. It is still bent.

The finger you strapped to its neighbor for the rest of the season. The ankle you have rolled three times since the first one. The knee you do not quite trust on the landing any more, so you pull out of the contest a fraction early. None of it hurts enough to stop. All of it is still there.

Fingers. Splinted by our hand therapy team, with range measured in degrees. Mallet finger: the Mallet Finger Recovery Program. Fractures: the Finger and Metacarpal Fracture Recovery Program.
Landing. Single-leg landing control, trained and tested, for the ankle and the knee.
Knee. ACL rehabilitation before and after surgery: the ACL Reconstruction Recovery Program.
Ankle. Balance and hop work after a sprain, so the next landing is not the next sprain.

Tested, not dated. You go back when the measures say so: hop distance and landing control against your other leg, and finger range in degrees. Pain is the first thing to leave. Strength is the last to train and recover.

WhatsApp us · Get Assessed & Treated · One 45-minute appointment, $230, nett, no GST.

When to see a doctor first

Go to the emergency department now if a finger is visibly bent out of line at a joint, or a finger or the hand turns pale, cold or numb. See a doctor the same day if the knee swelled within a few hours of the injury, or you cannot take weight on the ankle for four steps. See a doctor soon for a fingertip that droops and will not straighten, so the splinting can start.

Where are you with this right now?

1. It is settling on its own

A mild ankle sprain that is easier each week, and a finger that is getting its straightening back, are on the right road. Keep moving them. You do not need us for this, and we would rather say so.

2. It has stopped improving

The finger has stopped straightening any further. The ankle keeps going over. The knee feels unsafe on the landing. That is worth measuring rather than taping. Every first visit is one 45-minute Assessment & Treatment, $230, nett, no GST. If it has been months, the Stalled Recovery Review is three appointments over three weeks with the same therapist, $690.

3. You have had surgery, or you have a date

ACL reconstruction and finger fixation have a shape, with criteria at each stage. See the recovery programs or physiotherapy after surgery. All of it runs on the four stages of the Phoenix Recovery Protocol.

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Amazing experience with Phoenix Rehab, was assisted by Mavis. She’s very kind and professional and did thorough check on my wrist. I feel very comfortable during the process.

I went in for thermoplastic splint, and everything went smoothly. She was able to address my needs on my left wrist sprain.

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I wasn’t able to close my fingers due to an injury. Nurul at Phoenix Rehab has helped me tremendously with my recovery process. I have been able to resume my daily activities and exercises after only a few sessions. Nurul has been very professional and positive throughout the entire process. Thank you so much for your help!
  
 
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Huge shoutout to Yuna Zhang from Phoenix Rehab for helping in my recovery from golfer’s elbow 🙌

I walked in with persistent elbow pain that was affecting workouts and everyday tasks, and Yuna immediately made me feel confident I was in the right hands. She took the time to properly assess my condition, explain the root cause, and tailor a treatment plan to my specific needs instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach.

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