Otolaryngologists Say Pickleball, an Increasingly Popular Sport, Helps Them Thrive in Their Specialty

The game also helps him to de-stress and spend time outside the hospital. “Pickleball is my way to forget about a lot of the day,” he said. “It’s a good distraction. Luckily, Lexington has a big pickleball scene with lots of courts, and it’s easy to get into a pickup game. We’re often operating for a long time so on the days that I’m off from work, I feel that I have plenty of time to play. After a game of pickleball, I’m a little fresher when I go home and study be cause I’ve been out in the sun.”

Cheryl Alkon is a freelance medical writer based in Massachusetts