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- Title
A One-Year Prospective Study of Injury Occurrence and Burden in 102 Brazilian Para Athletes.
- Authors
Resende, Renan; Madaleno, Fernanda; Ocarino, Juliana; Pinheiro, Larissa; Lourenço, Thiago; Wezenbeek, Evi; Witvrouw, Erik; Verhagen, Evert; Mello, Marco Tulio; Silva, Andressa
- Abstract
Introduction: Injuries may limit para athletes' training and daily activities, affecting their sports performance and social participation. Objectives: To assess injury occurrence and associated burdens in Brazilian para athletes throughout a season. Study design: Prospective longitudinal study. Methods: Data were collected between January and December 2022 at two Brazilian Paralympic Reference Centers. Para athletes from athletics, swimming, powerlifting, and taekwondo were included. A total of 102 athletes (25 females, 77 males) were studied using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire to record injuries, on a weekly basis, for 50 weeks. Incidence was calculated as the number of new cases divided by the time at risk in hours. The result was multiplied by 1000 to obtain the rate per 1000 hours of sport participation. Weekly prevalence was calculated by dividing the number of para athletes reporting an injury by the number of questionnaire respondents each week. A risk matrix graph was used to estimate burden. Results: The majority of injuries were located in the shoulder (306;24.0%), ankle (217;17.1%), knee (187; 14.7%), and thigh (117;9.2%). The injury incidence rate was 24.2 per 1000 athlete hours (95%CI 23.4-25), and the mean weekly injury prevalence was 44.5% (95%CI 42.1-46.9). Injuries with a gradual onset were most common, with an incidence of 9.2 injuries per 1000 athlete hours (95%CI 8.9-9.5), while sudden onset injuries had an incidence of 8.2 injuries per 1000 athlete hours (95%CI 7.7-8.7). Twenty-three percent of all injuries caused at least one day of time-loss, with gradual onset injuries in the shoulder, knee, ankle, and thigh presenting the highest burdens. Conclusions: Brazilian para athletes experienced a high incidence, prevalence and burden of injuries through- out the season. Practitioners working with para athletes should carefully monitor the occurrence and burden of shoulder injuries in non-ambulant athletes and ankle/knee/thigh injuries in ambulant athletes.
- Subjects
NORWAY; BRAZIL; SPORTS injuries; CONFERENCES &; conventions; LONGITUDINAL method
- Publication
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy, 2024, Vol 19, Issue 6, p775
- ISSN
2159-2896
- Publication type
Article