Weekly monitoring revealed that an average of 64% of highly trained track and field athletes suffered from an overuse problem to the ankle, hamstring, groin, knee, or low back at any given time.
Cohort (n=21)
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Lower limb overuse injuries are highly prevalent (64% at any given time) among highly trained track and field athletes during pre-season training, highlighting the need for regular health monitoring.
The aim of the study was to record the extent of lower limb overuse problems in highly trained track and field athletes during the 12 weeks of their preparation for national and international athletics championships. 21 highly trained track and field athletes (10 males: height 188.4 ± 6.8 cm; weight 79.9 ± 5.4 kg; BMI 22.5 ± 0.9; training hours per week 7.78 ± 2.37; 11 females: height 174.1 ± 7.9 cm; weight 61.7 ± 5.8 kg; BMI 20.4 ± 1.4; training hours per week 6.28 ± 2.76) from the national team volunteered to participate. The study was a prospective cohort study during which the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Overuse Injury Questionnaire was distributed weekly to all athletes for 12 weeks from May 2015 to August 2015. The two most prevalent overuse problems reported in our study group were hamstring and lower back area problems. On average, 64% of athletes in the present study group suffered from an overuse problem to ankle, hamstring, groin, knee or low back at any given time. The results of the study show that lower limb overuse injuries are too frequent in track and field athletes, and many athletes still train and compete through these injuries. Therefore, it is very important for athletes’ long-term health to regularly monitor their health problems in order to start preventing them.
Arend et al. (Sun,) conducted a cohort in Lower limb overuse problems (n=21). Weekly monitoring using OSTRC Overuse Injury Questionnaire was evaluated on Prevalence of overuse problems to ankle, hamstring, groin, knee or low back at any given time. Weekly monitoring revealed that an average of 64% of highly trained track and field athletes suffered from an overuse problem to the ankle, hamstring, groin, knee, or low back at any given time.