@article{ref1,
title="Load management is essential to prevent season ending injuries in the National Basketball Association",
journal="Arthroscopy",
year="2024",
author="Jildeh, Toufic R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Each season, NBA athletes subject themselves to a physical season including a minimum of eighty-two games, intense travel, participation during holidays, innumerable training sessions, and for some, playoffs continuing into June. Intensity and fatigue may contribute to a high rate of injuries, and recent literature has suggested that primary risk factors for season-ending injuries are minutes played per game and later season games. Rest, or load management, reduces the physiologic load a player endures during a grueling season. Disadvantages of load management may include decrements in individual skill, team competitiveness, and financial issues including disappointed fans. Thus, in 2023, the NBA instituted a Player Participation Policy (PPP) placing stipulations on load management by asking teams to balance player rest between home and away games, and refrain from long-term shutdowns of player participation for non-medical reasons. From a medical standpoint, safeguarding athlete health is of paramount importance. Managing the workload of NBA players may have numerous player benefits and must be achieved while mitigating the disadvantages.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0749-8063",
doi="10.1016/j.arthro.2024.02.024",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arthro.2024.02.024"
}