A Study on the Injury Rate of Spanish Competitive Athletes as a Consequence of the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown

José Manuel Prieto-Fresco, Daniel Medina-Rebollo, Jesús Fernández-Gavira () and Antonio Muñoz-Llerena
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José Manuel Prieto-Fresco: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Daniel Medina-Rebollo: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Jesús Fernández-Gavira: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain
Antonio Muñoz-Llerena: Research Group “Social Inclusion, Physical Education and Sport, and European Policies in Research”, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-14

Abstract: The COVID-19 lockdown may have had collateral effects on the conditions of athletes, with possible increases in injury risks upon the return to sports. Due to the existence of multiple factors of injury risks based on the lockdown and the return to sports, the aim of this study was to analyze the injury rates after the lockdown in competitive athletes. A non-experimental quantitative design based on a survey was carried out, and 94 athletes (42 males and 52 females; 23.57 ± 6.20 years) participated. Statistical analyses were carried out using non-parametric tests. Injury rates did not increase significantly after the lockdown, and there were no statistical differences between performance levels, types of sports, the design of a specific training program by sports professionals during the lockdown, the moment of injury, and the mechanism of injury. It is important to develop injury prevention protocols to prepare athletes after such a long period of detraining.

Keywords: competitive sport; physical health; fitness; injury prevention (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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