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Adaptive Sports Injury Epidemiology.
Lauren Rudolph1, Stuart Willick, Masaru Teramoto
1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review
|May 3, 2019
Summary
Sport offers significant benefits for athletes with impairments, but participation carries risks. Injury patterns vary based on the specific sport and disability, highlighting the need for more research in this area.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Disability Studies
- Rehabilitation Science
Background:
- Sport participation is widely recognized for its benefits to athletes with impairments.
- However, engaging in sports inherently involves risks of injury.
- Current understanding indicates that injury patterns are not uniform but are specific to the type of sport and the nature of the disability.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the existing literature on sports-related injuries in athletes with impairments.
- To identify sport-specific and disability-specific injury patterns.
- To underscore the need for further research into injury epidemiology in this population.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of existing studies on sports injuries in athletes with impairments.
- Analysis of reported injury patterns across different sports and disability categories.
- Synthesis of findings to identify trends and knowledge gaps.
Main Results:
- Established benefits of sport for athletes with impairments are acknowledged.
- Sport participation presents inherent injury risks for this demographic.
- Injury patterns demonstrate significant specificity related to both the sport and the individual's disability.
Conclusions:
- While sport is beneficial, injury risks must be considered for athletes with impairments.
- Recognizing sport and disability-specific injury patterns is crucial for prevention and management.
- Further targeted research is essential to comprehensively understand and mitigate injury risks in this population.
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