Sports participation and injury related to the COVID-19 pandemic: will data support observations from clinicians and athletes?

Tak, Igor; Rutten, Jiri; Goeverden, Wouter van; Barendrecht, Maarten

doi:10.1136/bmjsem-2022-001317

Cited by 8 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 7 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be a relevant factor with unknown magnitude acting in the complex interplay of sports, injury and performance. Injury databases can be used to analyse this interplay, but injury numbers must be interpreted with caution due to the many changes in exposure and type of sport-specific loading [ 36 ].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Injury Characteristics among Young Adults during and Immediately after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Quintana-Cepedal

Rodríguez

Crespo

et al. 2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic inherently changed people’s lifestyles. Forty-eight days of isolation led to worsening physical fitness in addition to the development of other unhealthy habits. The aim of this study was to describe sport-related injuries in the active general population. Physical therapy centres and sports medicine clinics were contacted via e-mail, seeking patients who had sustained an injury during or immediately (up to two weeks) after the lockdown. Patients who agreed to participate completed an online survey that followed the International Olympic Committee Statement. The questionnaire focused on physical exercise habits, type of injury, location and tissue affected. A total of 51 females and 67 males (30.5, SD = 8.8 years) participated in the study. Eighty percent of the participants performed aerobic training sessions, while the rest dedicated their workouts to strength training. Two in every three injuries were located in the lower limbs, and 80% affected the musculoskeletal tissue. Of all the injuries recorded, 67% occurred during the first week after lockdown. The number of aerobic exercise sessions was positively correlated with lower limb injuries (χ2 = 17.12, p < 0.05). Exercise habits should be considered when planning to return to a sport after a period of confinement to avoid injury.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Injury Characteristics among Young Adults during and Immediately after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Quintana-Cepedal

Rodríguez

Crespo

et al. 2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…The world has recently been hit by a pandemic originating from COVID-19, an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first detected in December 2019 in Wuhan, China [1]. Different restrictive measures were taken due to this pandemic, such as movement restrictions, social distancing, and the closures of sports facilities [2][3][4][5], which led to psychosocial sequels (e.g., anxiety, depression or insomnia) [6] and a decrease in sports participation and physical fitness [2,7,8]. These measures also compromised athlete training by limiting their physical activity, hindering their access to many forms of physical exercise and multidisciplinary sports teams (e.g., coaches, sports scientists, sports medicine professionals), and hampering team practices [4,9,10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The reason for the closure was the concern about the elevated risk of COVID-19 infections in athletes due to the nature of competitive sports, i.e., close contact, tight locker rooms and training facilities, shared equipment, lack of social distancing, and the absence of face coverings during training and competitions [11]. A consequence of these restrictive measures was the interruption of sports competitions, disrupting sports and training routines [2,10,[12][13][14][15]. In Spain, there was a lockdown enforced by health authorities, which lasted eight weeks and entailed a quarantine for the population, forbidding athletes from participating in physical activities outside of their homes [12,15].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Athletes usually trained at home DL, focusing on bodyweight-based and weightlifting strength training, as well as cardiovascular endurance conditioning [9,11,35]. However, home-exercise programs (characterized by limited equipment and facilities) do not provide enough stimuli to replicate the conditions of real competitions and usually lead to irregular training loads and a reduction in strength and general fitness levels [2,7,9,11,12,19,36,37].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

A Study on the Injury Rate of Spanish Competitive Athletes as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Prieto-Fresco

Medina-Rebollo

Gavira

et al. 2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The COVID-19 lockdown may have had collateral effects on the conditions of athletes, with possible increases in injury risks upon the return to sports. Due to the existence of multiple factors of injury risks based on the lockdown and the return to sports, the aim of this study was to analyze the injury rates after the lockdown in competitive athletes. A non-experimental quantitative design based on a survey was carried out, and 94 athletes (42 males and 52 females; 23.57 ± 6.20 years) participated. Statistical analyses were carried out using non-parametric tests. Injury rates did not increase significantly after the lockdown, and there were no statistical differences between performance levels, types of sports, the design of a specific training program by sports professionals during the lockdown, the moment of injury, and the mechanism of injury. It is important to develop injury prevention protocols to prepare athletes after such a long period of detraining.

show abstract

“…Menurut Tak et al (2022) masyarakat umum yang mengisi waktu serta berusaha menjaga kondisi fisik agar tetap sehat di masa Pandemi dengan melakukan exercise tentunya tidak luput dari cedera. Pemahaman terkait pelaksanaan exercise yang dilakukan tentunya penting guna mengetahui penyebab munculnya cedera.…”

Section: Pendahuluanunclassified

Kejadian Cedera Muskuloskeletal Saat Melakukan Exercise Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Pristianto¹,

Andini²,

Naufal³

2022

QJK

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Penetapan COVID-19 sebagai pandemi global oleh World Health Organization menyebabkan perubahan gaya hidup dan perilaku. Exercise diperlukan untuk mempertahankan status kesehatan serta mengatasi konsekuensi negatif dari penyakit tertentu. Aktivitas yang berlebihan saat melakukan exercise, pengulangan terus-menerus, dan gerakan yang kurang tepat dapat menyebabkan cedera muskuloskeletal. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui kejadian dan menganalisis area cedera muskuloskeletal saat melakukan exercise selama masa Pandemi COVID-19. Penelitian ini termasuk jenis observasional pendekatan cross sectional dengan jumlah sampel penelitian sebanyak 107 orang. Pelaksanaan dilakukan pada bulan November-Desember 2020, dengan pengisian kuesioner yang disebarkan melalui media sosial. Berdasarkan uji statistika didapatkan adanya hubungan cedera muskuloskeletal saat melakukan exercise selama masa Pandemi COVID19, dengan p < 0,05. Uji Spearman Correlation menunjukkan nilai p = 0,000 atau p < 0,05. Hasil menunjukkan korelasi positif pada cedera muskuloskeletal saat melakukan exercise selama masa Pandemi COVID-19. Terdapat hubungan cedera muskuloskeletal saat melakukan exercise selama masa Pandemi COVID-19. Jenis cedera muskuloskeletal dialami responden terbanyak yaitu strain dan pada area kaki/tungkai

show abstract

Sports participation and injury related to the COVID-19 pandemic: will data support observations from clinicians and athletes?

Cited by 8 publications

References 7 publications

Injury Characteristics among Young Adults during and Immediately after the COVID-19 Lockdown

Injury Characteristics among Young Adults during and Immediately after the COVID-19 Lockdown

A Study on the Injury Rate of Spanish Competitive Athletes as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

Kejadian Cedera Muskuloskeletal Saat Melakukan Exercise Selama Masa Pandemi Covid-19

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About