The prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries in junior elite squash players
(Verletzungen des Stütz- und Bewegungssystems bei Elite-Nachwuchsspielern im Squash)
Background:The dynamics and competitiveness of squash place a high demand on the musculoskeletal system of players, thus increasing the injury risk of youth squash players.
Objectives:The purpose of this study was to analyze and report the musculoskeletal injury epidemiology of junior elite squash players.
Methods:Twenty-one male adolescent squash players were included in this retrospective analysis of routinely collected data over a period of 6-years. Origin, location, diagnosis and incidence of all injuries are reported.
Results:A total of 212 injuries were recorded: 58% of these injuries (n = 124) were squash (on-court) related, 16% (n = 33) were because of other training activities and 26% of these injuries were (n = 55) non-squash related. Most of squash related training injuries were in the lower limbs (67%, n = 105). The most frequently reported diagnosis was "osteochondrosis" (22%, n = 34), followed by "contusion" (13%, n = 20). Time-loss injuries accounted for 103 injuries and the overall injury incidence was 4.78 per 1000 hours of training.
Conclusions:It was established that pre-mature squash players are at greater risk of growth related injuries during their peak growth period. A significant number of injuries at junior level are found to occur outside of training time and result in periods of time loss. As a result, skill acquisition is negatively affected which in turn negatively affects development opportunities in junior athletes.
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Schlagworte: | Squash Nachwuchsleistungssport Sportmedizin Verletzung Stützgewebe Bewegungsapparat |
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Notationen: | Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Nachwuchssport Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.5812/asjsm.84495 |
Veröffentlicht in: | Asian Journal of Sports Medicine |
Veröffentlicht: |
2019
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Jahrgang: | 10 |
Heft: | 1 |
Seiten: | e84495 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |