Intrinsic Risk Factors for Noncontact Musculoskeletal Injury in Collegiate Swimmers: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Shoulder pain is pervasive in swimmers of all ages. However, given the limited number of prospective studies, injury risk factors in swimmers remain uncertain.

Objective

To determine the extent to which the risk factors of previous injury, poor movement competency, erroneous freestyle swimming technique, and low perceived susceptibility to sport injury were associated with noncontact musculoskeletal injury in collegiate swimmers.

Design

Prospective cohort study.

Setting

College natatorium.

Patients or other participants

Thirty-seven National College Athletic Association Division III swimmers (21 females, 16 males; median age = 19 years [interquartile range = 3 years], height = 175 ± 10 cm; mass = 70.0 ± 10.9 kg).

Main outcome measure(s)

Pa

SUBMITTER: Pollen TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10072098 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature