Overuse wrist injuries in young athletes: What do sports physicians consider important signals and functional limitations?

Kox, Laura S.; Kuijer, Paul; Opperman, Jip; Kerkhoffs, Gino M. M. J.; Maas, Mario; Frings‐Dresen, Monique H. W.

doi:10.1080/02640414.2017.1282620

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“…physician for (pre-) Olympic athletes or national sports federation's team) in popular Dutch wrist-loading sports ( Table 1). The group discussed questions related to overuse wrist injuries in young athletes (Table 2) [25].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In total 101 items were marked as important (Appendix 3). The complete focus group results are described elsewhere [25,26].…”

Section: Item Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After literal duplicate item removal, 323 unique items remained. Of these, 110 were labelled important by focus group participants and were described earlier [25,26]. The expert panel reduced this pool to 139 items in 46 (sub) categories.…”

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“…Symptoms are commonly the guiding element in signaling overuse wrist injury and wrist pain was found to be the most useful indicative symptom [4,14]. The focus groups emphasized assessing symptoms and limitations during sports performance for early identification of such injuries [25,26]. Yet, these sport-related elements are poorly represented in existing instruments.…”

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Content validity of the SOS-WRIST questionnaire for timely identification of wrist overuse in young athletes

Kox

Kuijer

Opperman

et al. 2019

The Physician and Sportsmedicine

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Objectives: Young athletes do not always seek medical help for overuse wrist injuries, risking invalidating long-term consequences resulting from late diagnosis. This study aimed to develop a questionnaire to identify overuse wrist injuries in young athletes. Methods: According to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) criteria, items were collected from literature and 6 focus groups of sports physicians and of young athletes with (previous) overuse wrist injuries. An expert panel and 40 Delphi study participants performed item reduction. Young athletes evaluated comprehensiveness during interviews and English translation was performed according to linguistic validation guidelines. Results: In total 323 items were generated and 110 were marked important by focus group participants. The resulting questionnaire consists of 18 multiple-choice questions about wrist pain during sports (e.g. pain during training, skipping training sessions/elements) and daily life activities (e.g. writing, turning a key), and other symptoms (e.g. reduced strength, swelling). Conclusion: The SOS-WRIST questionnaire for identification of overuse wrist injuries in young athletes has good content validity. It can be used to promote awareness and timely treatment of overuse wrist injuries in young athletes.

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Section: Item Selection: Focus Groupsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In total 101 items were marked as important (Appendix 3). The complete focus group results are described elsewhere [25,26].…”

Section: Item Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Item Reductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Interpretation Of Findingsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Content validity of the SOS-WRIST questionnaire for timely identification of wrist overuse in young athletes

Kox

Kuijer

Opperman

et al. 2019

The Physician and Sportsmedicine

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“…In a Dutch cohort of young tennis players (ages 11–14 years), 38% of all upper extremity injuries were overuse wrist injuries. [3] Previously, six Olympic youth sports have been described, among which gymnastics and tennis, which involve frequent loading of the wrist and are popular in the Netherlands [2, 4]. Wrist injuries and their consequences are particularly relevant for the young athletic population in view of possible functional impairments later in life.…”

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A hidden mismatch between experiences of young athletes with overuse injuries of the wrist and sports physicians’ perceptions: a focus group study

Kox¹,

Opperman²,

Kuijer³

et al. 2019

BMC Musculoskelet Disord

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Background Although overuse wrist injuries can have serious consequences, young athletes often do not immediately report their injury to a physician. This qualitative study aimed to identify symptoms and limitations related to overuse wrist injuries that young athletes consider important and to compare those with sports physicians’ opinions, in order to improve the diagnostic process for early identification of overuse wrist injuries. Methods Twenty-one athletes aged 13–25 years in wrist-loading sports (gymnastics, tennis, judo, field hockey, volleyball and rowing) with a (previous) overuse wrist injury were included. In five focus groups, participants discussed important signals and limitations of their injury, as well as a list of relevant items previously composed by sports physicians. Data were grouped into themes and (sub)categories and subsequently coded. Results Of the resulting 224 signals and 80 limitations, respectively 81 and 20 were labelled important. Athletes considered both pain and limitations during daily life activities important indicators of overuse wrist injury, as well as long pain duration, acute onset of pain, and accompanying symptoms like swelling, cracking and discoloration. All of the sports physicians’ items were also considered important by the athletes, but sport-related pain and limitations were regarded by many athletes as a natural part of their sport. Conclusions Discrepancies exist between the opinions of young athletes and sports physicians on sport-related pain reporting and competing regardless of pain or limitations. Although clinicians may be inclined to focus on these aspects, they are advised to also inquire specifically about limitations and pain during daily life activities in young athletes with overuse wrist injuries. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12891-019-2616-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Psychological Injuries in Young Boxers

Yang

Liu³

2023

Rev Bras Med Esporte

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Introduction: Boxing is a fighting sport, and many factors cause physical injuries in athletes because of how they compete and train. Injuries are common for athletes who usually participate in this sport. Based on this, the relationship between positive psychological quality at the sport level should be explored, providing a theoretical basis for cultivating optimistic personalities in young athletes. Objective: Analyze the psychological injuries in young boxers to establish a standard to improve the psychological quality evaluation system of young athletes in China. Methods: By comparing the characteristics of different injuries, the possibility of injury occurrence in different activities can be explored, providing a theoretical basis to guide injury prevention, then promoting sports injury prevention. Results: The study shows that through professional training methods to improve the psychological quality of young boxers, these sportsmen should also recognize the importance of psychological training. Conclusion: Technical help in this approach can complete healthy training, aiming to meet the demands of the sport and collaborate to achieve better results. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigating treatment outcomes.

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Overuse wrist injuries in young athletes: What do sports physicians consider important signals and functional limitations?

Cited by 4 publications

References 23 publications

Content validity of the SOS-WRIST questionnaire for timely identification of wrist overuse in young athletes

Content validity of the SOS-WRIST questionnaire for timely identification of wrist overuse in young athletes

A hidden mismatch between experiences of young athletes with overuse injuries of the wrist and sports physicians’ perceptions: a focus group study

Psychological Injuries in Young Boxers

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