Injuries resulting from practicing performance sports in table tennis and tennis (original) (raw)
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ABSTRACT Injuries are part of the modern competitive sport and as a result of increasing participation, intensity, demands and longer training periods, the potential risk of injuries in sport increase. For coach that’s why it is necessary to understand what factors have to be involved in an injury-prevention strategy for table tennis and tennis. On the sample of 68 top Slovenian athletes we have studied the frequency of injuries among table tennis and tennis players, types of injuries and severity of injuries – the latter based on data of players absences from training and/or competition processes. Although table tennis is one of the less risky sports, we found out that the number and level of injuries are quite the same in both sports. The most liable parts to injuries are in table tennis shoulder girdle (20,05%), and in tennis ankle (20,00%) followed by spine and hips (both 15,79%) in table tennis and spine (15,38%), wrist and shoulder (both 13,85%) in tennis; other parts of body are slightly less liable to injuries. According to this data, we can see that the greatest problem of both sports are abrupt movements – in table tennis no swing phase in the end of some strokes and in tennis fast movement blocking on hard surfaces. The majority of injuries occur halfway through a training session or a competition event, mostly during a competition season. The injuries primarily pertain to muscle tissues; these are followed by joint and tendon injuries. Key words: table tennis, tennis, injuries, comparison
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Background and Objectives: Table tennis represents one of the fastest ball games in the world and, as such, is characterized by unique physiological demands. Despite its popularity, there is a dearth of data related to table-tennis-related risk factors and injuries. Therefore, the present review was conducted to fill in this gap of knowledge. Material and Methods: The present review was designed as a scoping review. Eleven online databases were searched with no language/date limitations. Results: Forty-two investigations were retained in the present review. These studies indicated that tenosynovitis, benign muscle injuries, strains, and sprains were the most common injury types. In order, the most commonly affected anatomical regions were the lower limb, shoulder, spine, knee, upper limb, and trunk. When comparing the injury occurrence between training and competition, the results were contradictory. National/international athletes had higher indices of injury than regional players,...
Recebido em (Received in) 6/8/01. Aprovado para publicação em (Approved in) 22/3/05. Copyright RBO2005 ARTIGO ORIGINAL / ORIGINAL ARTICLE RESUMO Objetivo: Estudar a incidência de lesões ortopédicas, em tenistas competitivos. Material e métodos: Por meio da análise retrospectiva, 160 tenistas amadores, mas competitivos, do Estado de São Paulo foram estudados. Destes, 64 (40%) eram do sexo feminino e 96 (60%) do masculino. A idade variou de nove a 78 anos, com média de 27,6 anos. Para a análise do material com relação ao número de lesões e ao tipo de lesão apresentada, empregaram-se os critérios da NAIRS (National Athletic Injury Report System) e, para a análise estatística dos dados, utilizou-se o teste t de Student para amostras pareadas, estabelecendo como valor de significância o índice de probabilidade (p) menor do que 0,05. Resultado: Foram relatadas 244 lesões em 122 atletas. Somente 38 (23,8%) tenistas não referiram nenhum tipo de lesão durante a sua vida competitiva. Com relação à região do corpo acometida, a lesão mais freqüente foi a muscular, relatada por 58 (23,8%) tenistas. Logo a seguir foram relatadas as lesões do pé e tornozelo (48 -19,7% -
Tennis injuries: occurrence, aetiology, and prevention
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2006
A systematic search of published reports was carried out in three electronic databases from 1966 on to identify relevant articles relating to tennis injuries. There were 39 case reports, 49 laboratory studies, 28 descriptive epidemiological studies, and three analytical epidemiological studies. The principal findings of the review were: first, there is a great variation in the reported incidence of tennis injuries; second, most injuries occur in the lower extremities, followed by the upper extremities and then the trunk; third, there have been very few longitudinal cohort studies that investigated the association between risk factors and the occurrence of tennis injuries (odds ratios, risk ratios, hazard ratios); and fourth, there were no randomised controlled trials investigating injury prevention measures in tennis. More methodologically sound studies are needed for a better understanding of risk factors, in order to design useful strategies to prevent tennis injuries.
American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine, 2014
Professional tennis sports involve powerful movements repeatedly subjecting the musculoskeletal system to heavy mechanical load, thereby increasing risk for most acute and overuse injuries. Despite many researches in sports injuries, however, none of them has dealt with prevalence, incidence, and pattern of tennis injuries among Indian tennis players. The aim of this study was to prospectively make a survey of prevalence and incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in Indian tennis players. A convenience sample of 350 professional tennis players from various national tennis sports complexes participated in this study. A sample size of 256 with a mean age of 22.67±9.34 years was compiled as per inclusion criteria. These included 173 males (24.23±10.20 years) and 83 females (19.41±6.09 years). An Unpaired t-test and ANOVA test were used to compare between injury incidences in different epidemiological study groups. Overall Injury Incidence was 2.18 / 1000 playing hours and Prevalence was 15.62 / 100 tennis players. Elbow was the most commonly injured joint, followed wrist, ankle, shoulder, knee, calf, thigh and foot in decreasing order of their occurrence. The gender difference was insignificant. Tennis players sustain more overuse injuries in upper limbs and more acute injuries in lower limbs. The backhand was the most injury aggravating strokes for elbow injuries, for wrist it was forehand stroke. This study helps to understand the prevalence and incidence of musculoskeletal injuries among Indian tennis players. The findings also reinforce the need for continuing scientific professional training and preventive fitness measures of the weak areas to reduce musculoskeletal injuries.
Collegium Antropologicum, 2011
On the sample of 83 top Slovenian athletes we have studied the frequency of injuries among table tennis, tennis and badminton players, types of injuries and severity of injuries -the latter based on data of players absences from training and/or competition processes. The most liable parts to injuries are shoulder girdle (17.27%), spine (16.55%) and ankle (15.83%), while foot (10.07%) and wrist (12.23%) are slightly less liable to injuries. The most frequent injuries in racket sports pertain to muscle tissues. According to this data, the majority of injuries occur halfway through a training session or a competition event, mostly during a competition season. The injuries primarily pertain to muscle tissues; these are followed by joint and tendon injuries. There are no differences between male and female players. Compared to other racket sports players, table tennis players suffer from fewer injuries.
Injuries in racket sports among Slovenian players
Collegium antropologicum, 2011
On the sample of 83 top Slovenian athletes we have studied the frequency of injuries among table tennis, tennis and badminton players, types of injuries and severity of injuries--the latter based on data of players absences from training and/or competition processes. The most liable parts to injuries are shoulder girdle (17.27%), spine (16.55%) and ankle (15.83%), while foot (10.07%) and wrist (12.23%) are slightly less liable to injuries. The most frequent injuries in racket sports pertain to muscle tissues. According to this data, the majority of injuries occur halfway through a training session or a competition event, mostly during a competition season. The injuries primarily pertain to muscle tissues; these are followed by joint and tendon injuries. There are no differences between male and female players. Compared to other racket sports players, table tennis players suffer from fewer injuries.
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will be very busy during that time, I decided to accept the responsibility to organize and host the 6 th World Congress of Racket Sport Science, which, I believe, will bring a lot of great things to Thailand not only in terms of racket sports but also in sport tourism. To co-organize the event, I invited the College of Sports Science and Technology, Mahidol University, the leading sport medical university in Thailand. The invitation was gladly accepted and everything started from there. Nowadays in the world of competitive racket sports, everyone is looking to get an edge over their competitors. A lot of research has been done to study the factors that substantially affect match results. The scientific fields regarding coaching, biomechanics, ergonomics, fitness, injuries and their prevention, nutrition, physiology, rehabilitation and training are just some examples of ongoing research. The World Congress will bring together many different disciplines of racket sports science, as well as providing the opportunity for scientists, coaches, medical doctors, psychologists, physiotherapists and anyone else who is interested in racket sports to meet and discuss the development of the games. Since we began organizing the World Congress in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Organizing Committee has been working very hard to promote the event both locally and internationally. We have had a lot of interest from scientists of many nationalities from all over the world. A great amount of abstracts in various disciplines in racket sports were submitted, demonstrating the increasing interest of sport scientists to dedicate their time to racket sports. As Chair of the Organizing Committee, I would like to thank all three international federations of racket sports for giving BAT the opportunity to organize and host the World Congress,