Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors
Objective: The aims of this study were (1) to determine the one-year prevalence of injuries and their characteristics and (2) to analyze potential injury risk factors in high-level/national-level women artistic gymnasts. Methods: Competitive women artistic gymnasts training more than 10 h per week i...
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| author | Séréna Charpy Pierre Billard Pierre-Eddy Dandrieux Joris Chapon Jeanne Tondut Pascal Edouard |
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| description | Objective: The aims of this study were (1) to determine the one-year prevalence of injuries and their characteristics and (2) to analyze potential injury risk factors in high-level/national-level women artistic gymnasts. Methods: Competitive women artistic gymnasts training more than 10 h per week in a national training center and a TOP 12 club in France were invited to participate in a retrospective study through an online questionnaire about their self-reported injuries and potential injury risk factors (e.g., previous injuries, diseases, weight modification) during the 2020/2021 season. Results: A total of 88 gymnasts between 9 and 23 years old, who trained on average 22.0 ± 6.2 h per week, answered the questionnaire. Ninety-five injuries were reported by 62 (70.5%) of the 88 gymnasts. The one-year injury prevalence was 70.5% (95% CI 60.9 to 80.0%). Gymnasts had, on average, 1.1 ± 1.0 injuries per year. The most common reported injury location was the knee (25.3%), and the most common reported injury type was the ligament (26.3%). Having an injury during the previous season (OR = 9.06; CI 95% 2.66 to 36.73; <i>p</i> = 0.0007) and using a prevention program (OR = 3.97; CI 95% 1.46 to 11.15; <i>p</i> = 0.007) were associated with a higher risk of injury in the multivariate analysis. Conclusions: More than 70% of French high-level/national-level gymnasts had at least one injury during the 2020/2021 season. This high injury rate supports the need to promote injury prevention. However, in the present study, using a prevention program was associated with a higher risk of injury. There is thus a need to improve injury prevention strategies to counter the high injury risk and its potential consequences. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e13fc33e3f94174b996088ead79a0622023-11-19T14:01:36ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172023-09-0113191060010.3390/app131910600Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated FactorsSéréna Charpy0Pierre Billard1Pierre-Eddy Dandrieux2Joris Chapon3Jeanne Tondut4Pascal Edouard5Inter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, EA 7424, 42023 Saint-Etienne, FranceCommission Médicale de la Fédération Française de Gymnastique, 7ter Cours des Petites Ecuries, 75010 Paris, FranceInter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, EA 7424, 42023 Saint-Etienne, FranceInter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, EA 7424, 42023 Saint-Etienne, FranceInter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, EA 7424, 42023 Saint-Etienne, FranceInter-university Laboratory of Human Movement Biology, University Jean Monnet Saint-Etienne, Lyon 1, University Savoie Mont-Blanc, EA 7424, 42023 Saint-Etienne, FranceObjective: The aims of this study were (1) to determine the one-year prevalence of injuries and their characteristics and (2) to analyze potential injury risk factors in high-level/national-level women artistic gymnasts. Methods: Competitive women artistic gymnasts training more than 10 h per week in a national training center and a TOP 12 club in France were invited to participate in a retrospective study through an online questionnaire about their self-reported injuries and potential injury risk factors (e.g., previous injuries, diseases, weight modification) during the 2020/2021 season. Results: A total of 88 gymnasts between 9 and 23 years old, who trained on average 22.0 ± 6.2 h per week, answered the questionnaire. Ninety-five injuries were reported by 62 (70.5%) of the 88 gymnasts. The one-year injury prevalence was 70.5% (95% CI 60.9 to 80.0%). Gymnasts had, on average, 1.1 ± 1.0 injuries per year. The most common reported injury location was the knee (25.3%), and the most common reported injury type was the ligament (26.3%). Having an injury during the previous season (OR = 9.06; CI 95% 2.66 to 36.73; <i>p</i> = 0.0007) and using a prevention program (OR = 3.97; CI 95% 1.46 to 11.15; <i>p</i> = 0.007) were associated with a higher risk of injury in the multivariate analysis. Conclusions: More than 70% of French high-level/national-level gymnasts had at least one injury during the 2020/2021 season. This high injury rate supports the need to promote injury prevention. However, in the present study, using a prevention program was associated with a higher risk of injury. There is thus a need to improve injury prevention strategies to counter the high injury risk and its potential consequences.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/19/10600gymnasticssport injurymental healthnutritionsleepepidemiology |
| spellingShingle | Séréna Charpy Pierre Billard Pierre-Eddy Dandrieux Joris Chapon Jeanne Tondut Pascal Edouard Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors Applied Sciences gymnastics sport injury mental health nutrition sleep epidemiology |
| title | Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors |
| title_full | Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors |
| title_fullStr | Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors |
| title_short | Injuries in French High-Level and National-Level Women Artistic Gymnastics: One-Year Prevalence and Associated Factors |
| title_sort | injuries in french high level and national level women artistic gymnastics one year prevalence and associated factors |
| topic | gymnastics sport injury mental health nutrition sleep epidemiology |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/19/10600 |
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