Sports injury risk assessment based on a training and functional movement analysis of young elite equestrian athletes- an exploratory cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dressage and show jumping is a high-risk sport, especially for young and professional riders.

Objective

To analyze hip flexibility and strength, dynamic body balance, functional movement and pelvic obliquity in junior elite equestrian athletes as potential targets for future preventive measures.

Design

A single-center cross-sectional study.

Methods

Members of an elite junior equestrian team (N = 12) underwent standardized interviews, basic orthopedic examinations, lower quarter Y-balance testing (YBT-LQ), functional movement screening (FMS), and hip abductor/adductor strength measurements. Analysis of covariance (ANCOVA), a linear mixed model, and univariable logistic regression were used.

Results

General medical issues were reported by 83.3%

SUBMITTER: Havertz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11995532 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature