Implications of tendinopathy on the sports career: Epidemiological and clinical profile of high-performance athletes

IF 2.2 3区医学 Q1 REHABILITATION

Physical Therapy in Sport Pub Date : 2025-02-05 DOI:10.1016/j.ptsp.2025.02.003

Lucas Rafael Lopes , Daniel Escorsim Machado , Rodrigo Araújo Goes , Marcus Vinícius Galvão Amaral , Francisca Dias , Valéria Tavares , Rui Medeiros , Jamila Alessandra Perini

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Abstract

Objective

To identify the prevalence of tendinopathy and describe the predictive factors of condition and chronic tendon pain in high-performance athletes.

Design

Cross-sectional observational study.

Setting

Sports training centers and competitions.

Participants

Federated high-performance athletes.

Main outcome measures

Tendinopathy and chronic tendon pain.

Results

Out of all recruited athletes, 30.6% had a confirmed diagnosis of tendinopathy. Tendinopathy prevalence was 36.5% in athletes with extremely high training exposure index (TEI), compared to 21.9% in those with low TEI (p = 0.03). There was a significant difference in the prevalence of tendinopathy sites between the sport modalities, TEI classification and sex. Almost 60% had chronic tendon pain, 48% had required a break from training, and 19% reported that the condition affected two or more tendons. Being older than 25 years (OR = 3.5; 95%CI = 2.0–6.2), female sex (OR:0.5; 95%CI:0.3–0.9) and receiving nutritional guidance (OR:1.7; 95%CI:1.3–2.4) were identified as factors associated with tendinopathy. Protection from chronic tendon pain was associated with male sex (OR:0.6; 95%CI:0.3–0.9) and nutritional guidance (OR:0.5; 95%CI:0.3–0.9).

Conclusion

This study reports the difference of tendinopathy prevalence according to sexes stratified by TEI classification. Chronic tendon pain was associated with female sex, lack of nutritional guidance, and more than three episodes of condition manifestation.

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Physical Therapy in Sport 医学-康复医学

CiteScore

4.50

自引率

8.30%

发文量

125

审稿时长

39 days

期刊介绍： Physical Therapy in Sport is an international peer-reviewed journal that provides a forum for the publication of research and clinical practice material relevant to the healthcare professions involved in sports and exercise medicine, and rehabilitation. The journal publishes material that is indispensable for day-to-day practice and continuing professional development. Physical Therapy in Sport covers topics dealing with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries, as well as more general areas of sports and exercise medicine and related sports science. The journal publishes original research, case studies, reviews, masterclasses, papers on clinical approaches, and book reviews, as well as occasional reports from conferences. Papers are double-blind peer-reviewed by our international advisory board and other international experts, and submissions from a broad range of disciplines are actively encouraged.