A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
The non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth...
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| description | The non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth analysis to facilitate immediate intervention. We employed a media content analysis technique in which tennis-associated articles published in the last 5 years were examined. A total of 207 news reports were gathered and screened for analysis. Subsequently, 71 articles were excluded from the study due to content duplications or summary updates of existing news articles, while 23 news articles were also excluded from the study due to inappropriateness. Finally, 113 news reports directly related to injury in tennis were coded and analyzed. We examined various types of injuries reported from the screened articles with respect to their status (fresh, recurrent, and recovery) across expertise levels i.e., elite, or amateur. Similarly, the incidence of injury occurrences based on the types of tournaments the players engage in was also investigated. A chi-square analysis was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. Occurrences of tennis-associated injuries are disseminated across expertise levels [χ(18)2 = 16.542; p = 0.555], with knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder injuries being highly prevalent in both elite and amateur players. Nevertheless, it was noted that elite players suffered a staggering 72.60% of injury-related problems, while amateur players sustained 27.40% of injuries. Moreover, the status of injury spreads based on types of tournaments [χ(4)2 = 3.374; p = 0.497], with higher occurrences of fresh and recurrent injuries, while low recovery rates were observed. The findings further demonstrated that injuries are sustained regardless of tournament types [χ(36)2 = 39.393; p = 0.321]. However, most of the injuries occurred at international tournaments (85%). Whereas, only 5.30% of the injuries occurred at national/regional tournaments while 9.70% were unidentified. It could be deduced from the findings of this investigation that elite players are more prone to injuries compared with amateur players. Furthermore, the most common tennis-related injuries affect the lower, trunk, and upper regions of the body, respectively. A large number of the reported tennis injuries are fresh and recurrent, with a few recoveries. The international tennis tournaments are highly attributed to injury occurrences as opposed to the national/regional tournaments. The application of the media-based data mining technique is non-trivial in projecting injury-related problems that could be used to facilitate the development of an injury index peculiar to the tennis sport for prompt intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8906546f03494be18da95e0c1bf8a0ec2022-12-22T01:35:05ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652022-08-011010.3389/fpubh.2022.835119835119A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reportsRabiu Muazu Musa0Isyaku Hassan1Mohamad Razali Abdullah2Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi3Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed4Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed5Noor Azuan Abu Osman6Noor Azuan Abu Osman7Centre for Fundamental and Continuing Education, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MalaysiaFaculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MalaysiaEast Coast Environmental Research Institute Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MalaysiaFaculty of Languages and Communication, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Gong Badak Campus, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, MalaysiaInnovative Manufacturing, Mechatronics and Sports Laboratory, Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Pekan, MalaysiaSchool of Robotics, XJTLU Entrepreneur College (Taicang), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, ChinaCentre for Applied Biomechanics, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaChancellery, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, MalaysiaThe non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth analysis to facilitate immediate intervention. We employed a media content analysis technique in which tennis-associated articles published in the last 5 years were examined. A total of 207 news reports were gathered and screened for analysis. Subsequently, 71 articles were excluded from the study due to content duplications or summary updates of existing news articles, while 23 news articles were also excluded from the study due to inappropriateness. Finally, 113 news reports directly related to injury in tennis were coded and analyzed. We examined various types of injuries reported from the screened articles with respect to their status (fresh, recurrent, and recovery) across expertise levels i.e., elite, or amateur. Similarly, the incidence of injury occurrences based on the types of tournaments the players engage in was also investigated. A chi-square analysis was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. Occurrences of tennis-associated injuries are disseminated across expertise levels [χ(18)2 = 16.542; p = 0.555], with knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder injuries being highly prevalent in both elite and amateur players. Nevertheless, it was noted that elite players suffered a staggering 72.60% of injury-related problems, while amateur players sustained 27.40% of injuries. Moreover, the status of injury spreads based on types of tournaments [χ(4)2 = 3.374; p = 0.497], with higher occurrences of fresh and recurrent injuries, while low recovery rates were observed. The findings further demonstrated that injuries are sustained regardless of tournament types [χ(36)2 = 39.393; p = 0.321]. However, most of the injuries occurred at international tournaments (85%). Whereas, only 5.30% of the injuries occurred at national/regional tournaments while 9.70% were unidentified. It could be deduced from the findings of this investigation that elite players are more prone to injuries compared with amateur players. Furthermore, the most common tennis-related injuries affect the lower, trunk, and upper regions of the body, respectively. A large number of the reported tennis injuries are fresh and recurrent, with a few recoveries. The international tennis tournaments are highly attributed to injury occurrences as opposed to the national/regional tournaments. The application of the media-based data mining technique is non-trivial in projecting injury-related problems that could be used to facilitate the development of an injury index peculiar to the tennis sport for prompt intervention.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119/fulldata miningelite and amateur playersinjury analysismedia content analysistennis gameelectronic newspapers |
| spellingShingle | Rabiu Muazu Musa Isyaku Hassan Mohamad Razali Abdullah Mohd Nazri Latiff Azmi Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed Anwar P. P. Abdul Majeed Noor Azuan Abu Osman Noor Azuan Abu Osman A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports Frontiers in Public Health data mining elite and amateur players injury analysis media content analysis tennis game electronic newspapers |
| title | A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| title_full | A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| title_fullStr | A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| title_full_unstemmed | A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| title_short | A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| title_sort | longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports |
| topic | data mining elite and amateur players injury analysis media content analysis tennis game electronic newspapers |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119/full |
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