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Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis
Gymnastics has a history of high injury incidence rates. However, little is known about the injury pathology in young gymnasts. The purpose of this study was to fill gaps in the literature by providing insight into the injury pathology in gymnasts aged 6 to 17 years. This study was retrospective in...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36832432 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10020303 |
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author | Williams, Emma Lloyd, Rhodri Moeskops, Sylvia Pedley, Jason |
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description | Gymnastics has a history of high injury incidence rates. However, little is known about the injury pathology in young gymnasts. The purpose of this study was to fill gaps in the literature by providing insight into the injury pathology in gymnasts aged 6 to 17 years. This study was retrospective in design, where injury data were collected using a Qualtrics questionnaire and distributed via social media. The findings revealed that the most common injury site was the lower limb (60.5%), in particular, the ankle/foot (49%) and knee (27%). Overuse injuries and sprains were most prevalent among the lower limb (25% and 18.4%, respectively), and gymnasts seemed to have a tendency to train through injury with modifications to training. In conclusion, lower limb joint sprain and overuse injuries accounted for the majority of injuries in youth gymnasts. These injuries were more frequently reported in girls in the years associated with peak height velocity and beyond. |
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spelling | pubmed-99551642023-02-25 Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis Williams, Emma Lloyd, Rhodri Moeskops, Sylvia Pedley, Jason Children (Basel) Article Gymnastics has a history of high injury incidence rates. However, little is known about the injury pathology in young gymnasts. The purpose of this study was to fill gaps in the literature by providing insight into the injury pathology in gymnasts aged 6 to 17 years. This study was retrospective in design, where injury data were collected using a Qualtrics questionnaire and distributed via social media. The findings revealed that the most common injury site was the lower limb (60.5%), in particular, the ankle/foot (49%) and knee (27%). Overuse injuries and sprains were most prevalent among the lower limb (25% and 18.4%, respectively), and gymnasts seemed to have a tendency to train through injury with modifications to training. In conclusion, lower limb joint sprain and overuse injuries accounted for the majority of injuries in youth gymnasts. These injuries were more frequently reported in girls in the years associated with peak height velocity and beyond. MDPI 2023-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC9955164/ /pubmed/36832432 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10020303 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Williams, Emma Lloyd, Rhodri Moeskops, Sylvia Pedley, Jason Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title | Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_full | Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_fullStr | Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_short | Injury Pathology in Young Gymnasts: A Retrospective Analysis |
title_sort | injury pathology in young gymnasts: a retrospective analysis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9955164/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36832432 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children10020303 |
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