TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Injuries in non-professional padel tennis players. Results of a survey of the Italian Federation of Tennis in Liguria, Italy
JO  - Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness
A1  - Tagliafico, Alberto S.
A1  - Torri, Lorenzo
A1  - Righetto, Roberta
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - [SafetyLit note - Padel on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padel   Padel is different from the sport known in Canada and the United States as paddle tennis. It is also not to be confused with platform tennis, a winter and summer sport typically played at country clubs in Canada and the US, with courts heated from below to eliminate snow and water. The court, rules, and styles of play are very different. It is unclear, from the full text of this article, the version of padel this report concerns. ]    BACKGROUND: To understand padel tennis injuries occurrence in Liguria, Italy. Paddle is a well know racquet sport, similar to tennis. padel tennis has been widely adopted in Liguria only in the last 4 years, however sport practice was largely reduced by the worldwide spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). <br><br>METHODS: A questionnaire (N.=19 questions) was sent to all members of the Italian Federation of Tennis involved in official tournaments of padel tennis. We collected data on the number of injuries, the most frequent injuries, their distribution, type, location, the moment at which these occurred, and the diagnostic modality used to make the diagnosis. <br><br>RESULTS: A total of 800 Italian padel tennis players took part in the survey (mean age: 49±22 years). In total, 85 injuries were registered in 2020/2021 up to 1/6/2021. The majority of lesion was located on the lower limb N.=49/85 with the knee N.=16/49 highly affected. Then, the majority of lesion of the upper limb were localized al the elbow N.=22/36, the majority epicondylitis. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Padel tennis injuries resulted more common in the lower limb and the elbow was the most affected area at the upper limb.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-4707
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.22.14280-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -