THE IMPACT OF SHOULDER INJURIES ON BADMINTON PLAYER AVAILABILITY AND PERFORMANCE

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Whittam, Colin
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2013Publisher
Cardiff Metropolitan University
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This study investigated the affects of shoulder injuries on participation and
performance amongst competitive badminton players. Questionnaires were used to
accumulate quantitative data from a sample of 37 participants, both male (26) and
female (11) from various badminton clubs in South Wales. Thirty percent of
participants reported a shoulder problem during the 2010-2012 seasons, and most
injuries were either chronic on-going problems or a singular acute incident. It was
discovered that the affects of injury had a negative impact on performance, with pain,
anxiety and a lack of range of motion being key issues (mostly in overhead shots). It
was also found that the majority of players continued despite injury (78%) and
adapted stroke play and playing habits to compensate for this (91%). Furthermore
participation was negatively affected with most players missing a number of training
sessions and matches because of their injury. Of those injured 73% were male, and
the average age was significantly higher than those not injured, suggesting these
factors may be an antagonist of shoulder injury. Overall risk assessments in
badminton need to be addressed more thoroughly to reduce injury incidence,
moreover the consultation and management of shoulder injuries needs to improve to
increase performance and participation. Further research should look to incorporate
diagnostic measures to highlight the types of shoulder injury in badminton and
develop prehabilitative strategies to reduce the risk of injury, thus improving
participation and performance in badminton players.
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