Badminton injuries.

Acute and overuse injuries in European junior badminton players

Introduction Badminton is an individual, non-contact sport requiring jumps, lunges, quick changes of direction and rapid arm movements from a wide variety of postural positions. The physical demands of badminton suggest that acute injuries to the limbs may be a frequent occurrence (Yung et al., 2007). However, overuse injuries of the back, shoulder, lower leg and knee may also be present (Fahls...

A survey of badminton injuries.

A Badminton Injury Questionnaire (BIQ) was developed to survey the type and frequency of injuries that are likely to occur from playing competitive badminton. Two hundred and thirty-one players, ranging from club players to international champions, completed the survey which indicated an injury incidence rate of .09 and .14 injuries per person per year for male and female badminton players resp...

Musculoskeletal injuries among Malaysian badminton players.

INTRODUCTION The purpose of this study was to investigate the pattern of musculoskeletal injuries sustained by Malaysian badminton players. METHODS This is a retrospective case notes review of all badminton players who attended the National Sports Institute (NSI) Clinic, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and were diagnosed with musculoskeletal injuries. RESULT In a two and a half year period, from Ja...

Eye injuries in sport: with particular reference to squash rackets and badminton.

A Prospective Epidemiological Study of Injuries in Japanese National Tournament-Level Badminton Players From Junior High School to University

BACKGROUND Injury prevention programs have recently been created for various sports. However, a longitudinal study on badminton injuries, as assessed by a team's dedicated medical staff, at the gymnasium has not been performed. OBJECTIVES We aimed to perform the first such study to measure the injury incidence, severity and type as the first step in creating a badminton injury prevention prog...

Comparison of Joint Loading in Badminton Lunging between Professional and Amateur Badminton Players

The knee and ankle are the two most injured joints associated with the sport of badminton. This study evaluates biomechanical factors between professional and amateur badminton players using an injury mechanism model. The aim of this study was to investigate the kinematic motion and kinetic loading differences of the right knee and ankle while performing a maximal right lunge. Amateur players e...