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Distribution and Prevalence of Elbow Pain (EP) in Elite Swimmers in Tianjin, China—A Regional Epidemiological Study

Elbow pain (EP) in overhead sports is a common phenomenon. Swimming is classified as an overhead sport, but a lack of attention regarding EP in swimming has created a gap in the knowledge around elite freestyle swimming in Tianjin, China. The purpose of this study was to identify the distribution an...

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Autores principales: Li, Weihan, Hadizadeh, Maryam, Yusof, Ashril, Naharudin, Mohamed Nashrudin
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Lenguaje:English
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830649
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192612
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author Li, Weihan
Hadizadeh, Maryam
Yusof, Ashril
Naharudin, Mohamed Nashrudin
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description Elbow pain (EP) in overhead sports is a common phenomenon. Swimming is classified as an overhead sport, but a lack of attention regarding EP in swimming has created a gap in the knowledge around elite freestyle swimming in Tianjin, China. The purpose of this study was to identify the distribution and prevalence of EP among elite freestyle swimmers in Tianjin, China. The methodology involved a total of 311 qualified participants who volunteered to undertake all measurements. The main findings showed that 183 of the elite freestyle swimmers in this study had EP (accounting for 58.84% of the total 311 participants), with 147 in slight pain and 36 in critical pain. The characteristics of a heavier body weight, taller height, longer left/right forearm length, and longer weekly average training hours serve as contributing factors to the occurrence of EP issues. Gender, age, weekly average training hours, and left/right forearm length are the primary factors correlating with and influencing the assessment scores. In conclusion, swimmers with longer weekly training hours, older ages, heavier bodyweight, and longer forearm lengths should receive greater attention in relation to EP. Regular assessments at a high frequency serve as a means to identify the risk of EP.
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spelling pubmed-105725552023-10-14 Distribution and Prevalence of Elbow Pain (EP) in Elite Swimmers in Tianjin, China—A Regional Epidemiological Study Li, Weihan Hadizadeh, Maryam Yusof, Ashril Naharudin, Mohamed Nashrudin Healthcare (Basel) Article Elbow pain (EP) in overhead sports is a common phenomenon. Swimming is classified as an overhead sport, but a lack of attention regarding EP in swimming has created a gap in the knowledge around elite freestyle swimming in Tianjin, China. The purpose of this study was to identify the distribution and prevalence of EP among elite freestyle swimmers in Tianjin, China. The methodology involved a total of 311 qualified participants who volunteered to undertake all measurements. The main findings showed that 183 of the elite freestyle swimmers in this study had EP (accounting for 58.84% of the total 311 participants), with 147 in slight pain and 36 in critical pain. The characteristics of a heavier body weight, taller height, longer left/right forearm length, and longer weekly average training hours serve as contributing factors to the occurrence of EP issues. Gender, age, weekly average training hours, and left/right forearm length are the primary factors correlating with and influencing the assessment scores. In conclusion, swimmers with longer weekly training hours, older ages, heavier bodyweight, and longer forearm lengths should receive greater attention in relation to EP. Regular assessments at a high frequency serve as a means to identify the risk of EP. MDPI 2023-09-22 /pmc/articles/PMC10572555/ /pubmed/37830649 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192612 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full_unstemmed Distribution and Prevalence of Elbow Pain (EP) in Elite Swimmers in Tianjin, China—A Regional Epidemiological Study
title_short Distribution and Prevalence of Elbow Pain (EP) in Elite Swimmers in Tianjin, China—A Regional Epidemiological Study
title_sort distribution and prevalence of elbow pain (ep) in elite swimmers in tianjin, china—a regional epidemiological study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10572555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37830649
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11192612
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