Prevalence, diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal disorders in elite athletes: A mini-review

Musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports are ones of the most impact issue because their remarkable impact on performance caused by drastic absence of training and competition and a progressive deterioration in physical health, emotional and social athletes' dimensions. Also, the prevalence of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Disease-a-month 2024-01, Vol.70 (1), p.101629-101629, Article 101629
Hauptverfasser: Romero-Morales, Carlos, López-López, Daniel, Almazán-Polo, Jaime, Mogedano-Cruz, Sara, Sosa-Reina, María Dolores, García-Pérez-de-Sevilla, Guillermo, Martín-Pérez, Sebastián, González-de-la-Flor, Ángel
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Zusammenfassung:Musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports are ones of the most impact issue because their remarkable impact on performance caused by drastic absence of training and competition and a progressive deterioration in physical health, emotional and social athletes' dimensions. Also, the prevalence of epidemiologic research found an incidence of musculoskeletal disorders vary within sports and in elite athletes which is even higher as a consequence of higher demand physical performance. This way, the loss of physical performance due to an sport injury impacts not only the individual economic sphere of the professional but also that ofsports entities, reaching, according to some studies, a loss estimated in the range of 74.7 million pounds. Thus, the purpose of this article is to review and to provide an overview of the most common musculoskeletal injuries in elite sports precipitating factors, clinical presentation, evidence-based diagnostic evaluation, and treatment recommendations with a view to preventing medical conditions or musculoskeletal injuries that may alter performance and general health in the elite athletes.
ISSN:0011-5029
1557-8194
DOI:10.1016/j.disamonth.2023.101629