Systematic review on badminton injuries: incidence, characteristics and risk factors.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

As a high-intensity intermittent sport with short and repeated rapid accelerations, decelerations and changes of direction, badminton involves high joint and muscle loads. This review aims to identify relevant injury risk characteristics and factors that facilitate developing and implementing badminton-specific injury prevention programmes.

Design

This systematic review of badminton injuries assessed the risk of bias, injury incidence, mechanism, location, type, severity, and risk factors.

Data sources

PubMed, WoS, SURF, EBSCO, Ovid and SPORTDiscus.

Eligibility criteria

Only English or German peer-reviewed articles presenting epidemiological data. All age groups, genders and levels of play were represented.

Results

Examination of 19 studies wi

SUBMITTER: Stepper B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781153 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature