Analysis of Sports Injury in Lower Extremities of High School Taekwondo Athletes

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeri Oh ◽  
Hyosung Lim ◽  
minsoo Jeon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Extremity Injuries ◽  
Repeated Training

Abstract Background: Sports injuries commonly occur in sportspersons during competitive activities and practice routines, and the causes include cumulative fatigue from repeated training, lack of warm-up exercises, and absence of motivation during the competition. We aimed to determine the frequency and characteristics of lower extremity injuries in high school taekwondo athletes.Methods: This study evaluated lower extremity sports injuries in 463 high school taekwondo athletes. We conducted frequency and cross analyses. The questionnaire tools were developed to identify the characteristics of lower extremity injuries in taekwondo athletes.Results: For injury by person, thigh injuries and re-injuries were most frequent. In non-contact injury, ankle injuries and re-injuries were the highest. In the men’s lightweight category, thighs were injured the highest in injury by person and ankles were highest in non-contact injury. In the men’s heavyweight category, knee injuries were highest in injury by person, and ankles were highest in non-contact injury. In the female lightweight category, thighs were higher in injury by person, whereas ankles were highest in non-contact injury. In the female heavyweight category, thighs were the highest in injury by person, whereas ankles were the highest in non-contact injury. The ankle injury causes in weight classes were different between both sexes.Conclusion: Our findings could help formulate basic guidelines for preventing sports injury in taekwondo athletes.

scholarly journals Analysis of Sports Injury in Lower Extremities of High School Taekwondo Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (24) ◽  
pp. 11690
Author(s):  
Hyeri Oh ◽  
Hyosung Lim ◽  
Minsoo Jeon
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Extremity Injuries ◽  
Competitive Activities

Sports injuries frequently occur in athletes during competitive activities and practice routines, and the causes include cumulative fatigue from repetitive training, lack of warm-up exercises, and absence of motivation during competition. We aimed to determine the frequency and characteristics of lower extremity injuries in high school Taekwondo athletes. This study evaluated lower extremity sports injuries in 473 high school Taekwondo athletes. We conducted frequency and cross analyses. The questionnaire tools were developed to identify the characteristics of lower extremity injuries in Taekwondo athletes. Results: For injury by person, thigh injuries and re-injuries were most frequent. In non-contact injury, ankle injuries and re-injuries were most numerous. In the men’s lightweight category, thighs were injured the most in injury by person and ankles suffered the most non-contact injuries. In the men’s heavyweight category, the number of knee injuries was highest in injury by person, and the number of ankle injuries was highest in non-contact injury. In the women’s lightweight category, thighs suffered a higher number of injuries by person, whereas ankles had the highest number of non-contact injuries. In the women’s heavyweight category, thighs had the highest number of injuries by persons, whereas ankles had the highest number of non-contact injuries. The causes of ankle injury in weight classes were different in the two sexes. Conclusion: In this study, we confirmed that the sports damage suffered by student athletes mainly occurs as injuries in training situations without opponents. Our findings could help formulate basic guidelines for preventing sports injury in Taekwondo.

scholarly journals High School Basketball Coach And Player Perspectives About Warm Up Routines And Lower Extremity Injuries

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (7S) ◽  
pp. 1017-1018
Author(s):  
Corrine Munoz-Plaza ◽  
Dana Pounds ◽  
Anna Davis ◽  
Stacy Park ◽  
Robert Sallis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Extremity Injuries

scholarly journals High School Basketball Coach and Player Perspectives on Warm-Up Routines and Lower Extremity Injuries

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Corrine Munoz-Plaza ◽  
Dana Pounds ◽  
Anna Davis ◽  
Stacy Park ◽  
Robert Sallis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Proper Form ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Extremity Injuries

Abstract Background While participation in sports-related activities results in improved health outcomes, high school athletes are at risk for lower extremity injuries, especially ankle, knee, and thigh injuries. Efforts to promote the adoption and implementation of evidence-driven approaches to reduce injury risk among school-aged athletes are needed. However, there is limited research regarding the perceived barriers, facilitators, and adherence factors that may influence the successful implementation of effective warm-up routines among this population. Methods We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and focus groups to assess high school basketball coach and player current practices, knowledge, and perspectives about warm-ups and lower-extremity injuries (LEIs). We interviewed coaches (n = 12) and players (n = 30) from May to October 2019. Participants were recruited from public high schools in a joint school district in Southern California. Multiple coders employed thematic analysis of the data using validated methods. Results Coaches and players reported regular engagement (e.g., daily) in warm-up routines, but the time dedicated (range 5–45 min), types of exercises, and order varied substantially. Players often co-lead the warm-up practice with the coach or assistant coach. Despite regular engagement in warm-up, players and coaches report multiple challenges, including (1) limited time and space to warm-up effectively at games, (2) a perception that young players are not prone to injury, (3) competing demands for coaches’ time during practice, and (4) coaches’ lack of knowledge. Coaches and players perceive that warming up before practice will result in fewer injuries, and many players are motivated to warm up as a result of their personal injury experience; however, they desire guidance on the ideal exercises for preventing injury and training on the proper form for each exercise. Conclusions Regular involvement in basketball warm-up routines is common among high school teams, but the methods and time dedicated to these practices varied. Players and coaches are eager for more information on warm-up programs shown to reduce LEIs.

Association Between Ball-Handling Versus Defending Actions and Acute Noncontact Lower Extremity Injuries in High School Basketball and Soccer

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 802-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott M. Monfort ◽  
R. Dawn Comstock ◽  
Christy L. Collins ◽  
James A. Onate ◽  
Thomas M. Best ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Extremity Injuries

scholarly journals Prevention of musculoskeletal injuries in recreational field hockey: the systematic development of an intervention and its feasibility

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000425 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent Gouttebarge ◽  
Victor Zuidema
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Field Hockey ◽  
Target Groups ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Hockey Players ◽  
Systematic Development ◽  
Extremity Injuries

ObjectiveThis article describes the systematic development of an intervention for the prevention of lower extremity injuries in field hockey and the assessment of its feasibility.MethodsThe intervention was developed according to the first four steps of the intervention mapping and knowledge transfer scheme processes, mostly based on focus group interviews with experts in field hockey and injury prevention (needs assessment; objective and target groups; content selection; development). Subsequently, a quasi-experimental research (one-group post-test design) was conducted among 35 young field hockey players and 7 coaches. Participants were asked to use the intervention for 3 weeks, and the degrees of relevancy, suitability, satisfaction and usability of the intervention were assessed by means of a questionnaire and a group interview.ResultsFirst, the needs assessment conducted among the main actors within recreational field hockey revealed that an injury prevention intervention was needed, ideally delivered through videos via an application for smartphone/tablet or website. Second, the objective and target groups of the intervention were defined, namely to prevent or reduce the occurrence of lower extremity injuries among both young and adult recreational field hockey players. Third, warming-up exercises were selected as preventive measures and strategies (eg, core stability, strength, coordination). Last, the ‘Warming-Up Hockey’ intervention was developed, consisting of a warm-up programme (delivered by coaches including more than 50 unique exercises). The relevancy, satisfaction and usability of ‘Warming-Up Hockey’ were positively evaluated, but two main alterations were made: the duration of the ‘Warming-up Hockey’ was reduced from 16 to 12  min and a match-specific warm-up was added.ConclusionThe feasibility of ‘Warming-Up Hockey’ was positively assessed by players and coaches. Prior to its nationwide implementation, the effectiveness of the intervention on injury reduction among field hockey players should be conducted.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Pediatric Baseball and Softball Player Injuries

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 232596712110525
Author(s):  
Ali S. Farooqi ◽  
Alexander Lee ◽  
Eric Abreu ◽  
Divya Talwar ◽  
Kathleen J. Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Baseball Players ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Youth Baseball ◽  
Extremity Injuries ◽  
Head Neck

Background: Baseball and softball are popular sports in the United States and are responsible for a large number of youth sports injuries each year. Purpose: To investigate recent differences in youth baseball and softball injuries evaluated in nationwide emergency departments. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database was examined for softball and baseball injuries in pediatric patients (age, 7-21 years) from 2010 through 2019. Patients were classified as children (age, 7-13 years), adolescents (age, 14-18 years), or young adults (age, 19-21 years). Case narratives were used to categorize injuries as contact injuries (hit by bat or ball), field injuries (sliding into base, collision with another player, catching, or running), throwing injuries, or other. Results: An unweighted total of 24,717 baseball injuries and 13,162 softball injuries were recorded. A nationwide estimate of 861,456 baseball injuries and 511,117 softball injuries were sustained during the studied time period, with estimated respective injury rates of 86,146 and 51,112 per year. Injured softball players were most commonly adolescent (47%) and female (92%), while injured baseball players were most commonly children (54%) and male (90%). There was a greater proportion of baseball-related injuries involving the head/neck (41%) as compared with softball-related injuries (30%) ( P < .01). Conversely, a greater proportion of softball-related injuries involved the lower extremity (32%) as compared with baseball-related injuries (19%) ( P < .01). When comparing diagnosis, softball injuries were more often sprains/strains (28%) than baseball injuries (18%) ( P < .01). When comparing mechanisms of injury, baseball athletes were more likely to be evaluated with contact injuries than were softball athletes (49% vs 40%, P < .01). Conclusion: Youth baseball athletes were more likely to be injured through contact mechanisms and had a higher proportion of injuries related to the head/neck/face, whereas softball injuries more frequently involved the lower extremity and resulted in a sprain/strain. League guidelines should focus on reducing contact injuries within youth baseball, and injury-prevention programs should focus on reducing lower extremity injuries in youth softball.

scholarly journals Risk factors for lower extremity injuries in young badminton players

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 28939
Author(s):  
Ang Lin Kang ◽  
Vinodhkumar Ramalingam
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Limb Length Discrepancy ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Extremity Injuries

AIMS: Based on the limited evidence available about the intrinsic factors causing lower extremity injuries among Malaysian badminton players, this study was aimed to determine the relationship of demographic and physical characteristics to lower extremity injuries in young badminton players.METHODS: A cross-sectional study included badminton players between 14 and 24 years of age, categorized into case and control groups. Participants diagnosed with lower limb injuries were designated as cases, and those with no reported injuries were designated as controls. Personal information including demographic data, level of athlete and injury history was collected using a questionnaire. Independent t-test was used to analyze the differences between intrinsic characteristics in cases and controls. Pearson's χ2 was applied to evaluate the association between risk factors and general lower limb injuries, knee injuries and ankle injuries, with 95% confidence interval (CI). A p value of ≤0.05 was considered significant.RESULTS: A total of 106 young badminton players (83 males, 23 females) were recruited, of whom 42 participants were allocated as the case group, and 64 participants were allocated as the control group. A total of 60 lower extremity injuries were reported among the 42 players of the case group. The overall mean age of the sample was 18.7±5 years (minimum 14 years and maximum 24 years). Mean age of the participants in the case group was 16.92±2.99 years. The most common injuries reported were ankle joint injuries, followed by knee and hip injuries. Participants of the younger age group (14-19 years old) were found to have a higher risk for lower extremity injures compared to those of the older age group (20-24 years old) (odds ratio [OR], 3.39; 95%CI, 1.15-10.01; p=0.023). Increased true limb length discrepancy was identified among the participants with lower extremity injuries (OR, 4.57, 95%CI, 1.2-17.24; p=0.016) and this discrepancy was strongly associated with ankle injuries (OR, 7.25; 95%CI, 1.85-28.57; p=0.002). There was no significant relationship between lower extremity injuries and gender, limb dominance or Q-angle.CONCLUSIONS: Lower extremity injuries in young badminton players were predominantly located in ankle and knee joints. Younger age and increase in true limb length discrepancy were identified as risk factors for lower extremity injuries in the study sample.

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