The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Junior Elite Squash Players
| Author | Cosmin Horobeanu | en |
| Author | Amanda Johnson | en |
| Author | Samuel Andrew Pullinger | en |
| Orcid | Samuel Andrew Pullinger [0000-0001-7680-3991] | en |
| Issued Date | 2019-03-31 | en |
| Abstract | 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. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.84495 | en |
| URI | https://brieflands.com/journals/asjsm/articles/84495 | en |
| Keyword | Injury | en |
| Keyword | Adolescents | en |
| Keyword | Epidemiology | en |
| Keyword | Racquet Sport | en |
| Keyword | Correlation | en |
| Keyword | Injury Location | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | The Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Junior Elite Squash Players | en |
| Type | Research Article | en |
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