Why the study?
Does playing sport injured worsen HRQoL, osteoarthritis, and joint pain in cricketers?
Does playing sport injured worsen HRQoL, osteoarthritis, and joint pain in cricketers?
Playing sport while injured is associated with long-term negative impacts on musculoskeletal health and quality of life in cricketers.
Playing injured may impair long-term HRQoL and joint health in cricketers; leaves open causality and need for prospective studies.
Cricketers that had played sport injured had impaired HRQoL, increased odds of osteoarthritis and persistent joint pain, compared to those who had not played sport injured. Playing sport injured was only related to impaired mental-components of HRQoL in elite cricketers. The long-term impact of playing while injured on musculoskeletal health, should be considered when advising athletes on their ability to compete following injury.
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