Common injuries amongst Indian elite archers: A prospective study

Adkitte, Roshan; Shah, Sonal; Jain, Sonam; Walia, Soniya; Chopra, N K; Kumar, H.

doi:10.4103/1319-6308.187559

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“…The shoulder area is the most commonly impacted, followed by the elbow and, to a lesser extent, the wrist. Additionally, injuries to the spine and peripheral nervous system have been documented in archery practitioners [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 ]. Despite these findings, there is limited evidence available concerning younger athletes engaged in archery, particularly those participating at a high competitive level.…”

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Injuries and Persistent Pain in Elite Adolescent Archery Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study

Vasilis,

Kyriakides,

Vasilopoulos

et al. 2024

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This cross-sectional epidemiological study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of injuries among young archers engaged in high-intensity training during the European Youth Championship. A total of 200 participants (104 males/96 females) from 34 countries were included, with a mean age of 16.9 years and average competitive experience of 6.5 years. Structured questionnaires, administered by four physiotherapist interviewers, gathered comprehensive data. Results revealed that 43.5% of participants experienced shoulder pain during training, highlighting the vulnerability of upper limbs in archers. Additionally, 30% required medications to facilitate training, underscoring the impact of injuries on continued participation. Physiotherapy was utilized by 52.3% of participants, emphasizing the need for therapeutic intervention. Furthermore, 31.8% had to cease training due to injuries, indicating a substantial hindrance to athletic progression. The mean pain duration was 3.9 months, with an average intensity of 5.94, and 8% exhibited symptoms of central sensitization. In conclusion, this study demonstrates a noteworthy prevalence of injuries, particularly in the upper limbs, among young archers undergoing intensive training. The findings underscore the importance of targeted injury prevention strategies and comprehensive rehabilitation approaches to ensure the well-being and sustained participation of young athletes in competitive archery.

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Injuries and Persistent Pain in Elite Adolescent Archery Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study

Vasilis,

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Vasilopoulos

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“…In the movement of shooting an arrow, there is a large amount of neuromuscular involvement 9 . Being a static sport, archery requires good muscular endurance particularly in the upper body, and less cardiovascular endurance 10 . In the athletic population, handgrip strength is an indicator of the whole physical power of the body.…”

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Comparative Analysis of Upper Extremity Performance Variables in Elite and Novice Recurve Archers: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

D.Ganjave¹,

S.Dabholkar²

2022

Int J Life Sci Pharm Res

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Scapular stability, grip strength, and fine motor skills are found to be the important variables to achieve the highest performance in precision tasks. Archery being one of the precision games, understanding these variables in archers is crucial as they can influence shooting performance. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to compare the fine motor skill, hand grip strength and scapular stability in elite and novice recurve archers.50 Novice and 50 Elite recurve archers in the age group of 15-25 years were recruited. Scapular stability was assessed by Scapular dyskinesis test, hand grip strength by baseline hydraulic hand dynamometer for both upper limbs (bow arm and draw arm) & fine motor skill was assessed by Purdue pegboard. The results were analysed using SPSS software, version 16.00. Independent T-test and Mann Whitney U test were performed for between-group comparisons. Elite archers [draw arm (27.02±7.08), bow arm (26.16±7.31) CI- 95%] showed statistically significant greater hand grip strength [draw arm (p=0.039), bow arm (p=0.008)] than novice archers [draw arm (23.92 ±7.73), bow arm (22.04 ± 7.86) CI-95%]. In assembly tasks for fine motor skill, elite archers [(34.44 ±3.92) CI-95%] showed significantly better coordination (p=0.011) than novice archers [(31.78±6.14) CI-95%]. For scapular stability, elite archers showed significant scapular dyskinesia on the draw arm (p=0.005) and bow arm (p=0.012)] than novice archers. Elite recurve archers had significantly better hand grip strength and fine motor skill than novice recurve archers. However, 52% subtle and 18% obvious scapular dyskinesia was observed in elite archers than novice archers who showed 38% subtle and 8% obvious scapular dyskinesis. The results of the study indicate that elite archers had statistically significant hand grip strength for both arms, fine motor skills, and a greater presence of obvious and subtle scapular dyskinesis than novice archers.

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Multivariate assessments of activity‐related skeletal changes: Interpreting Bell Beaker specialized male archery and social organization in Central Europe

Ryan‐Despraz

Villotte

Desideri

et al. 2023

American Journal of Biological Anthropology

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ObjectivesThe Bell Beaker period witnessed the rise of individual inhumations with “wealthy” burial contexts containing archery‐related grave goods, leading archaeologists to label the individuals in these tombs as “archers.” This study looks to (1) compare the skeletons from male “archer” burials with those from male “non‐archer” burials—those not having archery‐related grave goods—in order to assess a possible link between burial context and physical activity, and (2) apply a biomechanics profile to evaluate whether the individuals associated with these “archer” burials practiced specialized archer activity.Materials and MethodsThe corpus (males only) included 46 “archers” and 40 “non‐archers” from Bell Beaker individual inhumations. Osteological data included measurements, scores of entheseal changes, and a diagnosis of certain pathologies. Data analyses involved visual observations, hypothesis tests, dimension reduction, and MANOVA, with approaches aimed at exploring the treatment of data missingness.ResultsMeasurement data revealed no differences between the two groups. Evaluations of entheseal changes found that “non‐archers” had consistently more instances of bone surface modifications than “archers.” Individual assessments of specialized archer occupation identified 11 possible specialized archers.DiscussionThese findings indicate a possible labor differentiation represented through the presence of a probably prestigious “archer” burial context. This suggests a link between grave good presence and labor, but not between a Bell Beaker archery occupation and an “archer” burial context. Data analyses support the application of biomechanics to osteological analyses in order to assess specialized activity on the skeleton.

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Common injuries amongst Indian elite archers: A prospective study

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Injuries and Persistent Pain in Elite Adolescent Archery Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study

Injuries and Persistent Pain in Elite Adolescent Archery Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Epidemiological Study

Comparative Analysis of Upper Extremity Performance Variables in Elite and Novice Recurve Archers: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study

Multivariate assessments of activity‐related skeletal changes: Interpreting Bell Beaker specialized male archery and social organization in Central Europe

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