The Occurence of Shoulder Injuries Amongst Athlets While Competing in the Paralympic Winter Games
(2023)Human Movement: health and rehabilitation
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Introduction: The popularity of para sports is steadily growing along with the biggest para sport arrangement, Paralympics. There is limited research in the field of physiotherapy when it comes to Paralympics and with the growing movement, more research is required. Shoulder injuries occur in all sports and are common in para sports. For disabled athletes, injuries may not only impact their sporting career, but also their daily life as many are dependent on their shoulders
when driving their wheelchairs.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe shoulder injuries during the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games and to compare potential differences of shoulder injuries amongst athletes in different categories of winter sports in... (More) - Introduction: The popularity of para sports is steadily growing along with the biggest para sport arrangement, Paralympics. There is limited research in the field of physiotherapy when it comes to Paralympics and with the growing movement, more research is required. Shoulder injuries occur in all sports and are common in para sports. For disabled athletes, injuries may not only impact their sporting career, but also their daily life as many are dependent on their shoulders
when driving their wheelchairs.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe shoulder injuries during the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games and to compare potential differences of shoulder injuries amongst athletes in different categories of winter sports in the Paralympic Games.
Study Design: This study was a retrospective time series study based on a larger prospective epidemiological study.
Method: Data regarding shoulder injuries were collected during the three Paralympic Winter Games, 2014, 2018, 2022 using a web-based electronic injury and illness surveillance system. 1678 athletes participated in the Games and in the study. When an athlete sustained an injury it was reported into the system by their medical team or the physician at the polyclinic facilities.
The collected data was analysed with both descriptive and analytical statistical methods.
Result: No significant difference in the occurrence of shoulder injuries between the different games was found (p = 0,644). The most frequent injuries sustained were muscle injuries (n= 15; 22,4%) and tendon injuries (n=14; 20,9%). No significant difference regarding shoulder injuries between the sports was found (p =0,069). The sport with the highest number of injuries was para ice hockey (n=23; 6%) and the sport with the most severe injuries leading to time loss as a
consequence was para alpine skiing.
Conclusion: No difference was found between the proportion of shoulder injuries and the three different Paralympic Game periods. The most common injuries to sustain were muscle injuries and tendon injuries. There was no significant difference between the Paralympic Winter Sports and the occurrence of shoulder injuries. (Less)
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- author
- Hansen, Elin and Järnerot, Jenny
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2023
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Para sport, Para athlete, Paralympics, Physiotherapy, Winter sport
- language
- English
- id
- 9136158
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- 2023-09-03 14:28:15
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abstract = {{Introduction: The popularity of para sports is steadily growing along with the biggest para sport arrangement, Paralympics. There is limited research in the field of physiotherapy when it comes to Paralympics and with the growing movement, more research is required. Shoulder injuries occur in all sports and are common in para sports. For disabled athletes, injuries may not only impact their sporting career, but also their daily life as many are dependent on their shoulders
when driving their wheelchairs.
Aim: The aim of this study was to describe shoulder injuries during the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Paralympic Winter Games and to compare potential differences of shoulder injuries amongst athletes in different categories of winter sports in the Paralympic Games.
Study Design: This study was a retrospective time series study based on a larger prospective epidemiological study.
Method: Data regarding shoulder injuries were collected during the three Paralympic Winter Games, 2014, 2018, 2022 using a web-based electronic injury and illness surveillance system. 1678 athletes participated in the Games and in the study. When an athlete sustained an injury it was reported into the system by their medical team or the physician at the polyclinic facilities.
The collected data was analysed with both descriptive and analytical statistical methods.
Result: No significant difference in the occurrence of shoulder injuries between the different games was found (p = 0,644). The most frequent injuries sustained were muscle injuries (n= 15; 22,4%) and tendon injuries (n=14; 20,9%). No significant difference regarding shoulder injuries between the sports was found (p =0,069). The sport with the highest number of injuries was para ice hockey (n=23; 6%) and the sport with the most severe injuries leading to time loss as a
consequence was para alpine skiing.
Conclusion: No difference was found between the proportion of shoulder injuries and the three different Paralympic Game periods. The most common injuries to sustain were muscle injuries and tendon injuries. There was no significant difference between the Paralympic Winter Sports and the occurrence of shoulder injuries.}},
author = {{Hansen, Elin and Järnerot, Jenny}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{The Occurence of Shoulder Injuries Amongst Athlets While Competing in the Paralympic Winter Games}},
year = {{2023}},
}