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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Epidemiology of Sports-Related Injuries and Associated Risk Factors in Adolescent Athletes: An Injury Surveillance.

Pablo Prieto-González, Jose Luis Martínez-Castillo, Luis Miguel Fernández-Galván, Arturo Casado, Sergio Soporki, Jorge Sánchez-Infante

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06501430 (Effects of Autogenic Inhibition and Reciprocal Inhibition on Pain, Range of Motion, Function and Sports Performance in Amateur Football Players With Shin Splints.), which is not on this map. Cited by 83 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06501430 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Autogenic Inhibition and Reciprocal Inhibition on Pain, Range of Motion, Function and Sports Performance in Amateur Football Players With Shin Splints.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2023 to 2024Enrolled16ConditionsShin SplintArmsHeating Therapy, Manual Soft tissue Release
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Pablo Prieto-GonzálezHealth and Physical Education Department, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-0668-4031
Jose Luis Martínez-CastilloNuestra Señora de las Mercedes School, Tarancón, 16400 Cuenca, Spain.
Luis Miguel Fernández-GalvánEducation Faculty, Autonomous University of Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8753-6814
Arturo CasadoCenter for Sport studies, Rey Juan Carlos University, 28028 Madrid, Spain.
Sergio SoporkiITV Secondary School, Santa Rosa, La Pampa 6300, Argentina.
Jorge Sánchez-InfantePerformance and Sport Rehabilitation Laboratory, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Toledo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-0840-6000

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The present study aimed to determine the epidemiology of sport-related injuries in amateur and professional adolescent athletes and the incidence of different risk factors on those injuries. Four hundred ninety-eight athletes aged 14 to 21 voluntarily participated in this prospective injury surveillance, conducted from 1 January 2019 to 31 December 2019. The information collected included: personal data, sports aspects, characteristics of the injuries, and lifestyle. Forty point four percent of the participants suffered an injury in 2019 (39% of them in a previously injured area). The average injury rate was 2.64 per 1000 h. Soccer presented the highest rate (7.21). The most common injuries were: lumbar muscle strains (12.24%), ankle sprains (11.98%), and bone fractures (9.31%). Ankles (36.12%), knees (19.32%), and shoulders (6.47%) concentrated the highest number of injuries. Fifty-nine point twenty-eight percent of the injuries occurred during practices, and 40.72% during competition or peri-competition. Higher injury rates were associated (in this order) with the following factors: (a) Greater number of hours of practice per week. (b) Not performing warm-ups. (c) Using inadequate sports facilities. (d) Being aged 14-17. (e) Not performing physical preparation. (f) Inappropriate training load. (g) Not performing injury-preventive activities. (h) Performing sports technique without the supervision of one sports coach. (i) Inadequate sports equipment. In conclusion, since most injury risk factors are modifiable, it is imperative to implement strategies to reduce amateur and professional adolescent athletes' injury rates.

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Athletic InjuriesSprains and StrainsAdolescentAthletesHumansIncidenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSchoolsadolescent athletesepidemiologyinjury ratesports injuries

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