Related Experiment Video
Updated: Sep 12, 2025
Induction and Assessment of Exertional Skeletal Muscle Damage in Humans
Published on: December 11, 2016
Validated tools used to assess musculoskeletal injuries in competitive rhythmic gymnasts: A systematic review
Fei Tan1, Bingquan Luo2, Yang Gao2
1School of Physical Education and Sport Science, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, China.
Background:
Rhythmic gymnasts need years of hard work. However, despite their endeavor, they often face a high risk of injury due of the demands of strength, endurance, and apparatus exercises. Standardized and validated assessment tools are essential for the effective detection and treatment of these injuries. This study aimed to identify studies that utilizes validated tools to assess musculoskeletal injuries in rhythmic gymnasts, focusing on describing the content and measurement quality of the tools used.
Methods:
This systematic review is registered at Inplasy (no. 202530028)WOS, PubMed, Cochrane Library, China Wan Fang Data Knowledge Service Platform, and SPORTDiscus were searched to find the literature by 2 reviewers.
Results:
From the 174 studies screened, 21 studies included. Eleven were self-reported injury questionnaires, 3 were imaging exams, and 7 were medical records. Thirteen injury assessment tools were validated for rhythmic gymnastics.
Conclusion:
Valid, reliable, and specific tools to assess rhythmic gymnastics injuries are generally lacking. To increase the rigor of future injury assessment in rhythmic gymnastics, it is recommended that future studies incorporate validated sports injury systems and tools that have already been evaluated.
