Athletes who have already experienced an injury are more prone to adhere to an injury risk reduction approach than those who do not: an online survey of 7870 French athletics (track and field) athletes.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the perception towards injury risk reduction approach between athletes who have already experienced an injury and those who have not.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study using a one-time online survey asking athletics athletes licensed at the French Federation of Athletics (http://www.athle.fr) about their perceptions regarding injuries and injury risk reduction behaviours. We statistically compared athletes who already experienced an injury and those who did not.

Results

A total of 7870 athletes were included. 90% of athletes declared having experienced at least one injury. They (1) were proportionally more men than women, (2) had significantly more years of experience in athletics, (3) had a significant difference in disciplines (more h

SUBMITTER: Edouard P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10875537 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature