Deporte de ocio en España: epidemiología de las lesiones y sus consecuencias/Epidemiological Study of Sports Injuries and their Consequences in Recreational Sport in Spain

The aim of this study is to evaluate sports injuries occurring while doing recreational sport in the geographical area of all regions of Spain. A total of 1616 subjects who had suffered an injury in the last 12 months while doing recreational sport were interviewed. The information was collected using a digital database hosted on a web server connected to a digital survey which recorded the interviewees' responses. About 72.5% of the sample were men and 27.5% women. About 74.4% of interviewees were 35 or under and the remaining 25.6% were over 35. The sport where most injuries occurred was football, followed by running, futsal and basketball. Concerning consequences of the injuries, the sports with the highest percentage of sequelae after the accident were basketball, football and cycling. Furthermore, the sports that required rehabilitation the most after injury were athletics, paddle tennis and tennis. Finally, the sports where injury meant time off work with the greatest frequency were tennis, futsal and martial arts.