Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex
Abstract Badminton-related injury is thought to happen with increasing incidence among badminton players. Literature shown injury incidence across age is scarce. The objective was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of badminton-related injuries among badminton players broken down by...
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| description | Abstract Badminton-related injury is thought to happen with increasing incidence among badminton players. Literature shown injury incidence across age is scarce. The objective was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of badminton-related injuries among badminton players broken down by age and sex. This epidemiology study is a retrospective design in 7–22-year-old badminton players at a national competitive tournament with a questionnaire from 2018 to 2023. An injury was defined as somatic complaint with time loss and/or medical care. Badminton-related injuries were normalized to rate per 1000 training-hours calculated by Poisson distribution in the collected data according to age and gender. Among all the 711 badminton players, 60.3% (429 players) suffered from at least one badminton-related injury. Regardless of gender, the most frequently injured anatomical site was knee (male: 18.8%, female: 18.6%), followed by ankle (male: 13.4%, female: 13.4%) and lower back (male: 12.3%, female: 10.0%). In male badminton players, the shoulder (7.6%) ranked fourth as the plantar (6.7%) ranked fourth in female badminton players. The rate per 1000 training-hours of badminton-related injuries showed that male players peaked at age 15–16 years and female players peaked at age 17–18 years, with 3.24 injuries and 3.52 injuries per 1000 training-hours, respectively. In 7–22-year-old badminton players, knee, lower back, and shoulder injuries frequently occurred and were significantly associated with the incidence of badminton-related injuries. The peak incidence of badminton-related injuries was in 15–16-year-old male badminton players while the peak incidence was in 17–18-year-old female badminton players. These data have the potential to help target the most at-risk anatomical sites and the most at-risk badminton players precisely for injury prevention programs. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ffb914310e04f9eb1b42ed67a7b31072025-01-26T12:30:37ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222025-01-011511910.1038/s41598-025-86358-4Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sexXiao Zhou0Kazuhiro Imai1Xiao-Xuan Liu2Zhuo Chen3Eiji Watanabe4Hongtao Zeng5School of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of TokyoDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of TokyoDepartment of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of TokyoInstitute of Sport, Senshu UniversitySchool of Physical Education, Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyAbstract Badminton-related injury is thought to happen with increasing incidence among badminton players. Literature shown injury incidence across age is scarce. The objective was to investigate the epidemiological characteristics of badminton-related injuries among badminton players broken down by age and sex. This epidemiology study is a retrospective design in 7–22-year-old badminton players at a national competitive tournament with a questionnaire from 2018 to 2023. An injury was defined as somatic complaint with time loss and/or medical care. Badminton-related injuries were normalized to rate per 1000 training-hours calculated by Poisson distribution in the collected data according to age and gender. Among all the 711 badminton players, 60.3% (429 players) suffered from at least one badminton-related injury. Regardless of gender, the most frequently injured anatomical site was knee (male: 18.8%, female: 18.6%), followed by ankle (male: 13.4%, female: 13.4%) and lower back (male: 12.3%, female: 10.0%). In male badminton players, the shoulder (7.6%) ranked fourth as the plantar (6.7%) ranked fourth in female badminton players. The rate per 1000 training-hours of badminton-related injuries showed that male players peaked at age 15–16 years and female players peaked at age 17–18 years, with 3.24 injuries and 3.52 injuries per 1000 training-hours, respectively. In 7–22-year-old badminton players, knee, lower back, and shoulder injuries frequently occurred and were significantly associated with the incidence of badminton-related injuries. The peak incidence of badminton-related injuries was in 15–16-year-old male badminton players while the peak incidence was in 17–18-year-old female badminton players. These data have the potential to help target the most at-risk anatomical sites and the most at-risk badminton players precisely for injury prevention programs.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86358-4Athletic injuriesRacquet sportsInjury incidenceYouth players |
| spellingShingle | Xiao Zhou Kazuhiro Imai Xiao-Xuan Liu Zhuo Chen Eiji Watanabe Hongtao Zeng Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex Scientific Reports Athletic injuries Racquet sports Injury incidence Youth players |
| title | Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex |
| title_full | Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex |
| title_fullStr | Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex |
| title_short | Epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7–22-year-old badminton players by age and sex |
| title_sort | epidemiological characteristics of injury in 7 22 year old badminton players by age and sex |
| topic | Athletic injuries Racquet sports Injury incidence Youth players |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-86358-4 |
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