Low Occurrence of Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Swimming? Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Sports Participation in Adolescents: Cross Sectional Study (ABCD—Growth Study)

Santiago Maillane-Vanegas, Francis Fatoye, Rafael Luiz- de-Marco, Jamile Sanches Codogno, Diego Augusto Santos Silva, Carlos Marcelo Pastre and Romulo A. Fernandes
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Santiago Maillane-Vanegas: Laboratory of InVestigation in Exercise (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, Brazil
Francis Fatoye: Department of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester M15 6GX, UK
Rafael Luiz- de-Marco: Laboratory of InVestigation in Exercise (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, Brazil
Jamile Sanches Codogno: Laboratory of InVestigation in Exercise (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, Brazil
Diego Augusto Santos Silva: Research Center in Kinanthropometry and Human Performance, Sports Center, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis 88040-400, Brazil
Carlos Marcelo Pastre: Department of Physical Therapy, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, Brazil
Romulo A. Fernandes: Laboratory of InVestigation in Exercise (LIVE), Department of Physical Education, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Presidente Prudente 19060-900, Brazil

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 6, 1-11

Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to identify the association between the occurrence of musculoskeletal symptoms (MS) and sports participation in adolescents. The sample included 193 adolescents (11 to 17 years of age; 131 boys and 62 girls). For this cross-sectional study, participants were categorized into four groups: “no-sports”, “repetitive non-impact sports”, “high-impact sports”, and “odd-impact sports”. A questionnaire was used, which defined MS as pain or any musculoskeletal complaint that led to restriction of current normal activities. In the entire sample, 112 adolescents reported at least one episode of MS during the recording, representing 58% of the sample. Our findings highlight that adolescents regularly engaged in odd-impact sports, such as martial arts, report a higher occurrence of MS than swimmers and adolescents who do not participate in any physical activity.

Keywords: adolescents; sports; musculoskeletal symptoms; swimming; physical activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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