SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Risk Factors for Upper Limb Injury in Tennis Players: A Systematic Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Evaluating the Reliability of MyotonPro in Assessing Muscle Properties: A Systematic Review of Diagnostic Test Accuracy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Musculoskeletal Injuries in Table Tennis during Competition: A Systematic Review.International journal of sports medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Inspiratory Strength and Diaphragm Thickness in Tennis Players with and Without Non-Specific Shoulder Pain.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Anatomical and functional asymmetry predicts G-force tolerance in high-Intensity physical performers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Risk Factors and Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Adolescent and Adult High-Performance Tennis Players: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Sport-Related Injuries in Portuguese Padel Practitioners and Their Characteristics.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Muscle Recruitment and Asymmetry in Bilateral Shoulder Injury Prevention Exercises: A Cross-Sectional Comparison Between Tennis Players and Non-Tennis Players.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Investigating the validity and reliability of the functional movement screening tool in tennis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Injury risk and epidemiology of pickleball players in South Korea: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Clinically Feasible Quantitative Assessments of Dynamic Scapular Motion: A Scoping Review.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Assessing Active and Passive Glenohumeral Rotational Deficits in Professional Tennis Players: Use of Normative Values at 90° and 45° of Abduction to Make Decisions in Injury-Prevention Programs.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of Lower-Limb Asymmetries on Physical Performance Among Adolescent Female Tennis Players.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Musculoskeletal Disorder Risk Assessment during the Tennis Serve: Performance and Prevention.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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- Exploring prevalent injuries among tennis players and optimal rehabilitation approaches: A systematic review protocol.PloS one · 2024Article
- Professional tennis players suffer high prevalence of shoulder alterations during the season: a possible tennis shoulder syndrome.Knee surgery, sports traumatology, arthroscopy : official journal of the ESSKA · 2023Article
- [Physiotherapeutic therapy modalities for lateral epicondyopathy].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2023Review
- Extremity Injuries during Sporting Activities According to Life Course: Focusing on Fractures.Iranian journal of public health · 2022Article
- Athletic Identity and Shoulder Overuse Injury in Competitive Adolescent Tennis Players: The Smash Cohort Study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- A Scoping Review on Shoulder Injuries of Wheelchair Tennis Players: Potential Risk-Factors and Musculoskeletal Adaptations.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Studies in tennis injuries have successfully identified the incident rate, the location, and the type of the injury. The majority of the studies have multiple perspectives (epidemiology, biomechanics, performance), however only a few studies were able to identify risk factors or mechanisms that contribute to tennis injuries. Until now, there has not been a systematic literature review that identifies risk factors for tennis injuries. The objective of this review was to identify and critically appraise the evidence related to risk factors for upper limb injury in tennis players. A systematic review was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) framework, using a research question developed by the Patient Problem, (or Population) Intervention, Comparison or Control, and Outcome (PICO) methodology. The quality of the studies included was moderate to low, indicating prolonged tennis (exposure to tennis), scapular dyskinesis, muscle fatigue, scapulothoracic properties, shoulder kinetics or kinematics, skill level, and technique as risk factors for upper limb injury in tennis players. In this review, it is evidenced that the majority of tennis injuries are associated with overuse and a chronic time course, however, tennis injuries do not arise from a linear combination of isolated and predictive factors. Therefore, the multifactorial and complex nature of tennis injuries has to be further examined. The necessity of more randomized control trial studies is highly recommended.
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