Epidemiological Review of Badminton Related Injuries Among Competitive Badminton Players

Abstract

As the fastest racket sport in the world, playing badminton involves jumps, lunges, multidirectional movements with fast-spaced changes of direction, rapid postural changes, repetitive movements of upper limb and prolonged gripping of racket with high velocity movements. These high physical demands for badminton suggest that injuries related to badminton among players may have a frequent occurrence. Therefore, the epidemiology of badminton related injuries had been studied among competitive (elite and sub elite) players and recreational players of all ages in many countries. Therefore, the current review discusses the literature on epidemiology (incidence/prevalence, severity, location, type, competition/practice injuries) of badminton related injuries among competitive badminton players in diverse populations. The search strategy included PubMed, Science Direct and Google Scholar search from the year 1979. Fourteen (14) studies which have investigated epidemiology of badminton injuries were found. Injury incidence/prevalence was diverse in different populations. Majority of badminton related injuries are recoded as mild injuries. Lower limb was recorded as the most susceptible region for badminton related injuries. Overuse injuries have been recorded as the dominant type of injury. Dominance of competition/practice injuries was diverse in different populations. It is evident that the epidemiology of badminton related injuries shows a population difference. Investigating the epidemiology of injuries in a given population is required to understand the extent of injuries and identify the priority areas to implement specific injury prevention progammes.

Incidence and Risk Factors for Musculoskeletal Injuries among Indonesian Junior Badminton Athletes during a National Elite Championship

“…The most common injury location in our study was the lower extremities, a finding that was also reported in a study among Malaysian junior badminton athletes as well as in a review by Senadheera. 2,9 This injury location may be because of the rapid and repetitive lower extremity movements, such as lunges, running with high-speed changes of direction, or landing from jumps during the game, which places a heavy burden on the lower extremities. 11 Tendinopathy, especially on the patellar, was the most frequently reported type of injury by the young athletes in our study.…”

“…Only a small number of studies have investigated the relationship between sex and injury risk among badminton players and the results were conflicting, as reported in the latest review about badminton-related injury among competitive players. 2 An understanding of the most common types of injury and recognition of who is at risk are important steps toward the development of an effective injury prevention program. Such a program would be paramount in sustaining the performance of the young athletes as future professional athletes and a nation's assets.…”

“…A systematic review of badminton-related injuries among competitive badminton players showed that the injury incidence/prevalence was diverse among different populations. 2 Further, the risk of injury was found to be higher or lower for juniors than for adults in different studies.…”

“…Although many young people are interested in badminton globally, few studies have specifically addressed the epidemiology of injuries among junior badminton athletes. 2,3 This study aimed to investigate the incidence and risk factors of musculoskeletal injuries in Indonesian junior badminton athletes during a national championship.…”

Effect of balance training on footwork performance in badminton: An interventional study

“…Multiple studies implicate poor balance skills in sport injuries [ 25 , 39 – 42 ]. Previous studies report that lower limb is the most susceptible area for badminton-related injuries [ 43 – 45 ], according to some studies, accounting to 40% of the injuries in badminton players [ 46 ]. It has been shown that balance training can be used prophylactically or after acute ankle sprain to reduce the risk of future ankle sprain [ 47 ].…”