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| Research Title: |
A preliminary investigation into the long-term injury consequences reported by retired baseball players. |
| Type of Research: |
Media Kit |
| Category: |
Rehabilitation
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| Keywords: |
Ankle injury
Baseball
Injury Prevention
long term injury,
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| Author(s): |
Rudi A Meir, Robert P Weatherby, Margaret I Rolfe |
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| Release Date: |
01 August 2007 |
| Research Summary/Text: |
Various types of injuries have been linked to basketball participation – wrist and hand injury, sprains, fractures, dislocations, tendon ruptures, lacerations and contusions. Injuries sustained when training or playing impact a person later in life in varying ways and to different extents. In this study seventy-five retired baseball players participated in a survey relating to various aspects of their playing career, medical/injury history and the impact of injury on their life.
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| Research Objectives: |
The aim of the study was to determine the impact of major and significant injuries sustained by competitive baseball players after their retirement from the game.
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| Research Outcomes: |
Eighty-eight percent of respondents reported sustaining injury during their playing career. Of the separate incidents reported 26.4% were considered major and 73.6% significant. Sprained ankles were the most common injury, followed by hamstring strains, rotator cuff injury to the shoulder and tendon or ligament damage to the elbow or lower arm. When combined, injury to the shoulder, elbow and forearm account for 12.4% of all injuries reported reflecting the high demand placed on throwing and pitching skills within the sport. Catchers were significantly less likely to sustain a major injury than all other playing positions.
A significant number of respondents currently had arthritis or restricted joint mobility, commonly in the knee or fingers, linked by medical examination to their participation in baseball and which negatively impacted on their ability to carry out normal leisure activities such as walking and gardening.
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| Research Implications: |
Rehabilitation programs for injured players should target common areas of injury to minimise deterioration in the post playing years.
There was no link established between the number of years playing baseball and the number and severity of injuries experienced by participants.
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