Open AccessMusculoskeletal injuries in basketball players southern Portugal: epidemiology and risk factors
Author(s) -
Beatriz Minghelli
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
i̇stanbul kuzey klinikleri
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2148-4902
DOI - 10.14744/nci.2021.21549
Subject(s) - basketball , physical therapy , athletes , medicine , epidemiology , ankle , population , injury prevention , sports medicine , poison control , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medical emergency , surgery , geography , environmental health , archaeology
Basketball consists of a contact sport that involved actions such as running, jumps, and abrupt changes in direction several times and these repetitive movements can lead to injuries. The objective of this study was to verify the epidemiology of musculoskeletal injuries and risk factors in basketball players.