TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Musculoskeletal injury prevalence in professional padel players. a retrospective study of the 2021 season
JO  - Physical therapy in sport
A1  - Pérez, Fernando
A1  - Rubia, Alfonso de la
A1  - Cañadas, Enrique
A1  - Lorenzo-Calvo, Jorge
A1  - Marquina, Moisés
A1  - García-Sánchez, Carlos
SP  - 9
EP  - 16
VL  - 63
IS  - 
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate the influence of the gender, ranking and playing position on the musculoskeletal injuries in professional padel players. <br><br>DESIGN: An epidemiological, observational, descriptive, retrospective cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS: 44 injuries were reported by 36 players (20 men/16 women) who participated in the World Padel Tour 2021. SETTING: Online questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Descriptive statistics and injury prevalence were calculated. Spearman/Pearson correlations between sample characteristics and injury variables were calculated. The chi-square test was used to analyse the association between injury and descriptive variables. A Mann-Whitney U test was performed to compare the group differences with regard to days of absence. <br><br>RESULTS: The results showed different injury prevalence (x1000 matches) in male (10.50) and female players (15.10). A higher injury incidence in top-ranked players, both in male (44.40%) and female (58.33%) was identified, but the low-ranked players reported more severe injuries (>28 days) (p < 0.05). Top-ranked players suffered more muscle injuries (p < 0.01) and low-ranked players suffered more tendon injuries (p < 0.01). Gender, ranking and playing position did not influence the days of absence (p > 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that gender and ranking position had an impact on the injury prevalence in professional padel players.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1466-853X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.06.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -