scholarly journals Injury Prevalence of the Lower Limbs in Handball Players: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 332
Author(s):  
Iván Martín-Guzón ◽  
Alejandro Muñoz ◽  
Jorge Lorenzo-Calvo ◽  
Diego Muriarte ◽  
Moisés Marquina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Limb Injuries

Lower limb injuries are frequent in handball and a serious hindrance to athletic performance. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesize the available research on the prevalence of lower limb injuries in handball players according to sex and competitive level. According to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis, 19 studies were selected after a systematic search and selection process of three digital databases: Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science. Furthermore, a study quality analysis using an ‘Extension for Sports Injury and Illness Surveillance of the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE-SIIS)’ was carried out. The sample consisted of 7110 male and female handball players registering 4483 injuries in their lower limbs. The results showed a high incidence of knee injuries (30.23%) and ankle injuries (24.80%), especially in the ligaments, such as the talofibular and the anterior cruciate ligaments. Considering sex and competitive level, knee injuries accounted for 47.02% of injuries among women, while among men, ankle injuries were most prevalent (34.22%) in international competitions. Additionally, the most common cause of injuries was trauma (85.61%). The findings highlighted that the prevalence of lower limb injuries varies greatly according to the characteristics of the sample and injury. Therefore, the study underlines the importance that sports practitioners (physical trainers, readapters, and physiotherapists) adapt training protocols to reduce injury incidence in the most affected body areas or tissues.

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in New Zealand Army Recruits as Defined by Physical Therapy Service Presentations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Narelle Hall ◽  
Maria Constantinou ◽  
Mark Brown ◽  
Belinda Beck ◽  
Suzanne Kuys
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Basic Training ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Army Recruits ◽  
Therapy Service

ABSTRACT Introduction Army recruit injuries occurring during basic training can lead to high personal and organizational burdens potentially threatening deployment capability. Previous military surveillance describing recruit injury as defined by physical therapy presentations is limited to 1-year duration or includes only male infantry recruits or trained personnel. Research describing injury incidence and trends specific to New Zealand Army basic training recruits over a longer period will better inform future injury prevention programs. Aims To identify the incidence and patterns of injuries reported from physical therapy presentations for New Zealand Army recruits undertaking basic training over a 4-year period. Materials and Methods This retrospective observational study identified injuries from physical therapy service presentations in New Zealand Army recruits from 2008 to 2011. All male and female New Zealand Army recruits who presented to physical therapy, following medical triage, were included. Recruit physical therapy presentations for injury and respiratory and other conditions were collated. Injury incidence was grouped by body region (upper limbs, lower limbs, and combined spinal regions) and site (joint or segment), and cumulative and injury incidence rates were calculated. Results One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six (1,697 males and 199 females) New Zealand Army recruits commenced basic training between 2008 and 2011. One thousand six hundred and eighty-three physical therapy presentations occurred for recruit injury during New Zealand Army basic training over 4 years. Lower limb injuries accounted for over 75% (n = 1,285) of the overall demand for physical therapy service during recruit basic training. Injuries sustained at the knee and below accounted for 67% of all reported injury presentations. Conclusion Four years of injury surveillance using physical therapy presentations identified the lower limb, with the knee and below as the most commonly injured regions in New Zealand Army recruits. Injury prevention interventions for New Zealand Army recruits should aim to reduce lower limb injuries. Future research on injury surveillance would benefit from incorporating clear injury and severity definitions, established injury classification systems, and standardized incidence calculations.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of sports injuries in basketball: integrative systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. e000468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Vicente Andreoli ◽  
Bárbara Camargo Chiaramonti ◽  
Elisabeth Biruel ◽  
Alberto de Castro Pochini ◽  
Benno Ejnisman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Ankle Injuries ◽  
Upper Limbs ◽  
Sources Of Information

IntroductionBasketball is a contact sport with complex movements that include jumps, turns and changes in direction, which cause frequent musculoskeletal injuries in all regions of the body.ObjectiveThis is an integrative systematic review of the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries in basketball.MethodsThis is an integrative review based on the following sources of information: PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, LILACS, BBO-Biblioteca Brasileira de Odontologia, IBECS-Índice Bibliográfico Espanhol em Ciências da Saúde, nursing journals, dental journals and core clinical journals in the last 10 years with studies addressing the general epidemiology of sports injuries in basketball.ResultsIn total, 268 articles were selected, of which 11 were eligible for the integrative review. A total of 12 960 injuries were observed, most of which occurred in the lower limbs (63.7%), with 2832 (21.9%) ankle injuries and 2305 (17.8%) knee injuries. Injuries in the upper limbs represented 12%–14% of the total injuries. Children and adolescents received head injuries more often compared with the other age and skill categories. In the adult category, there was an increased prevalence of injuries in the trunk and spine. In the upper limbs, hands, fingers and wrists were affected more frequently than the shoulders, arms and forearms. In the masters’ category, there was an increase in the incidence of thigh injuries.ConclusionThe lower limbs were the most affected, with the ankle and knee joints having the highest prevalence of injuries regardless of gender and category. Further randomised studies, increased surveillance and epidemiological data collection are necessary to improve knowledge on sports injuries in basketball and to validate the effectiveness of preventive interventions.

scholarly journals The Correlation of Hip Joint Passive Range of Motion with Lower Limbs Injuries in Professional Soccer Players

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elham Karaminia ◽  
Hoomam Angoorani ◽  
Ali Mazaherinezhad ◽  
Bahar Hassanmirzaei ◽  
Navid Moghadam
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Groin Pain ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Soccer Players ◽  
Muscle Strain ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Foot Injuries ◽  
Professional Soccer ◽  
Limb Injuries

Abstract Introduction : Soccer is a popular sport with a high injury rate. Lower limb injuries are accounted for 85% of injuries in professional Soccer player. It is important to identify the predisposing factors in professional Soccer players for screening players at an increased risk of injury. It is unclear whether to assume limited hip range of motion (ROM) as one of these factors this study aimed to evaluate the association between hip passive ROM and lower limb injury in Iranian professional Soccer players.Design : This prospective cohort study was conducted on 266 male professional Soccer players (with a mean age of 24.91 ± 4.38 years) playing in the Iran Soccer Premium League during the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 season. Baseline hip joint passive ROM was evaluated in all subjects. All athletes were followed for two consecutive seasons and their lower limb injuries causing at least an absent from a competitive match was reported. The association between hip ROM and the incidence of lower limb injuries was analyzed.Results : The most common lower limb injuries were ankle and foot injuries (12.4%), groin pain (11.5%) and muscle strain (10.9%), respectively. Restricted hip internal rotation (IR) was associated with a higher incidence of groin pain, ACL injury and knee injury. A significant correlation was observed between decreased hip external rotation (ER) with muscle strain and knee injuries. The higher knee injury was also associated with reduced hip abduction. There was no association between ankle and foot injuries and hip passive ROM.Conclusions : This study showed that hip passive ROM could be used to identify Soccer players at a higher risk of lower limb injuries. Hip rotational ROM and abduction limitation were significantly associated with the incidence of several common Soccer injuries, including groin pain, muscle strain and ACL/knee injuries and precedes their development and could be used as a screening tool for professional male soccer players.

scholarly journals Injuries in Netball-A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Downs ◽  
Suzanne J. Snodgrass ◽  
Ishanka Weerasekara ◽  
Sarah R. Valkenborghs ◽  
Robin Callister
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Computer Search ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
Reported Data

Abstract Background Netball is estimated to be played by more than 20 million people worldwide, but there is evidence of high injury incidence. A thorough understanding of the types and rates of netball injuries is essential for effective injury management and prevention strategies to be developed and implemented. This systematic review summarises the published findings with respect to injury types, participant characteristics and any identified risk factors for netball injuries. Methods A librarian-assisted computer search of seven scientific databases was conducted for studies reporting on netball injuries. Inclusion criteria were studies published in English, in peer-reviewed journals, which reported data on injuries and variables (e.g. age and competition level) that have been proposed as possibly associated with netball injury risk. Results Forty-six studies (43.5% prospective, 37% hospital/insurance records, 19.5% retrospective) from 45 articles were included after screening. The majority of studies (74%) were conducted in Australia or New Zealand. There was little consistency in the definition of ‘injury’. Elite or sub-elite level players were included in 69% of studies where the level of competition was reported. The duration of injury surveillance was generally related to the format of competition from which data were collected. Self-report questionnaires were used in 48% of studies and only 26% of studies used qualified health professionals to collect data courtside. Injuries to the ankle and knee were the most common (in 19 studies) although the incidence varied considerably across the studies (ankle 13–84% and knee 8–50% of injuries). Prevention of ankle and knee injuries should be a priority. Children sustained more upper limb injuries (e.g. fractures) compared with adults who sustained more lower limb injuries (e.g. ankle and knee sprains/strains). A large number of potential risk factors for injury in netball have been investigated in small numbers of studies. The main circumstances of injury are landings, collisions and falls. Conclusion Further studies should be directed towards recreational netball, reporting on injury incidence in players by age and utilising high-quality, standardised methods and criteria. Specific injury diagnosis and a better understanding of the circumstances and mechanisms of injury would provide more meaningful data for developing prevention strategies.

scholarly journals Effects of active muscle forces on driver’s lower-limb injuries due to emergency brake in various frontal impacts

2019 ◽  
Vol 234 (7) ◽  
pp. 2014-2024
Author(s):  
Fan Li ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Xingsheng Wang ◽  
Xiaojiang Lv ◽  
Fuhao Mo
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Contraction ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Muscle Activation ◽  
Bending Moment ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injuries ◽  
The Impact

Accident data shows that driver’s kinematics response in real accidents can be significantly different from that in dummy or cadaver tests because of driver’s muscle contraction. In this study, a finite element human-body model consisting of an upper body of a dummy model and a lower limb–pelvis biomechanical model with three-dimensional active muscles was developed to investigate in depth the lower-limb injuries. Driver’s emergency reaction during frontal impact was simulated by modelling muscle active contraction based on a series of volunteer experimental tests. Besides, a realistic impact environment with the response of the restraint system and the invasion of the driver’s compartment was established in this study. The results show that muscle contraction can cause extra loads on lower limbs during the impact, which can increase the injury risk of lower limbs. As for the femur injury, muscle contraction caused an additional 1 kN axial load on the femur, and the femur resultant bending moment of active models was also higher by about 10–40 N m. Besides, the tibial index of the model with muscle activation was about 0.1 higher. In addition, the results indicate that the femur injury is strongly related to the combined action of both axial force and bending moment. The variation of the injury tolerance along the tibia shaft should be considered when evaluating the tibia injury. Overall, the current lower-limb injury criteria can be still the lack of robustness.

Association between trunk muscles characteristics with lower limb injuries: A systematic review

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Emami ◽  
M.A. Mohseni Bandpei ◽  
N. Rahmani ◽  
A. Biglarian ◽  
M. Taghipour
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Trunk Muscles ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Limb Injuries

scholarly journals Study Regarding the Types of Incidence of Lower Limb Injuries in Romanian Badminton Players

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol XVIII (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Gabriela Milon
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Special Equipment ◽  
Foot Injuries ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Racquet Sports ◽  
Limb Injuries

Badminton is a very complex sport that requires the players to have speed, strength, endurance, and dexterity during the game. It is one of the most demanding racquet sports. Because of the changes in direction and of the jumping, many badminton players suffer from injuries in their lower limbs. Most badminton players suffer from various leg and foot injuries, such as: sprains, strains, ligament tears, etc. The rate of injury in badminton is quite high, and it is important for the athletes to perform a good warm up and to use special equipment for this sport, in order to prevent such injuries.

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