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A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports

The non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth...

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Main Authors:	Rabiu Muazu, Musa, Isyaku, Hassan, Mohamad Razali, Abdullah, Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi, Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P., Noor Azuan, Abu Osman
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Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
Subjects:	T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TS Manufactures
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/1/A%20longitudinal%20analysis%20of%20injury%20characteristics%20among%20elite%20and%20amateur%20tennis%20players%20at%20different%20tournaments.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/ https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119
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spelling	my.ump.umpir.374522023-04-19T04:01:09Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/ A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports Rabiu Muazu, Musa Isyaku, Hassan Mohamad Razali, Abdullah Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P. Noor Azuan, Abu Osman T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TS Manufactures The non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth analysis to facilitate immediate intervention. We employed a media content analysis technique in which tennis-associated articles published in the last 5 years were examined. A total of 207 news reports were gathered and screened for analysis. Subsequently, 71 articles were excluded from the study due to content duplications or summary updates of existing news articles, while 23 news articles were also excluded from the study due to inappropriateness. Finally, 113 news reports directly related to injury in tennis were coded and analyzed. We examined various types of injuries reported from the screened articles with respect to their status (fresh, recurrent, and recovery) across expertise levels i.e., elite, or amateur. Similarly, the incidence of injury occurrences based on the types of tournaments the players engage in was also investigated. A chi-square analysis was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. Occurrences of tennis-associated injuries are disseminated across expertise levels [(Formula presented.) = 16.542; p = 0.555], with knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder injuries being highly prevalent in both elite and amateur players. Nevertheless, it was noted that elite players suffered a staggering 72.60% of injury-related problems, while amateur players sustained 27.40% of injuries. Moreover, the status of injury spreads based on types of tournaments [(Formula presented.) = 3.374; p = 0.497], with higher occurrences of fresh and recurrent injuries, while low recovery rates were observed. The findings further demonstrated that injuries are sustained regardless of tournament types [(Formula presented.) = 39.393; p = 0.321]. However, most of the injuries occurred at international tournaments (85%). Whereas, only 5.30% of the injuries occurred at national/regional tournaments while 9.70% were unidentified. It could be deduced from the findings of this investigation that elite players are more prone to injuries compared with amateur players. Furthermore, the most common tennis-related injuries affect the lower, trunk, and upper regions of the body, respectively. A large number of the reported tennis injuries are fresh and recurrent, with a few recoveries. The international tennis tournaments are highly attributed to injury occurrences as opposed to the national/regional tournaments. The application of the media-based data mining technique is non-trivial in projecting injury-related problems that could be used to facilitate the development of an injury index peculiar to the tennis sport for prompt intervention. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-10 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/1/A%20longitudinal%20analysis%20of%20injury%20characteristics%20among%20elite%20and%20amateur%20tennis%20players%20at%20different%20tournaments.pdf Rabiu Muazu, Musa and Isyaku, Hassan and Mohamad Razali, Abdullah and Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi and Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P. and Noor Azuan, Abu Osman (2022) A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports. Frontiers in Public Health, 10 (835119). pp. 1-14. ISSN 2296-2565 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119
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spellingShingle	T Technology (General) TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery TS Manufactures Rabiu Muazu, Musa Isyaku, Hassan Mohamad Razali, Abdullah Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P. Noor Azuan, Abu Osman A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
description	The non-complexity of tennis, coupled with its health benefits, renders it appealing and encourages varying competitions at different levels of age, gender, and expertise. However, the rapid increase in the participation rates witnesses a surge in injury occurrences, prompting the need for in-depth analysis to facilitate immediate intervention. We employed a media content analysis technique in which tennis-associated articles published in the last 5 years were examined. A total of 207 news reports were gathered and screened for analysis. Subsequently, 71 articles were excluded from the study due to content duplications or summary updates of existing news articles, while 23 news articles were also excluded from the study due to inappropriateness. Finally, 113 news reports directly related to injury in tennis were coded and analyzed. We examined various types of injuries reported from the screened articles with respect to their status (fresh, recurrent, and recovery) across expertise levels i.e., elite, or amateur. Similarly, the incidence of injury occurrences based on the types of tournaments the players engage in was also investigated. A chi-square analysis was employed to achieve the objectives of the study. Occurrences of tennis-associated injuries are disseminated across expertise levels [(Formula presented.) = 16.542; p = 0.555], with knee, hip, elbow, and shoulder injuries being highly prevalent in both elite and amateur players. Nevertheless, it was noted that elite players suffered a staggering 72.60% of injury-related problems, while amateur players sustained 27.40% of injuries. Moreover, the status of injury spreads based on types of tournaments [(Formula presented.) = 3.374; p = 0.497], with higher occurrences of fresh and recurrent injuries, while low recovery rates were observed. The findings further demonstrated that injuries are sustained regardless of tournament types [(Formula presented.) = 39.393; p = 0.321]. However, most of the injuries occurred at international tournaments (85%). Whereas, only 5.30% of the injuries occurred at national/regional tournaments while 9.70% were unidentified. It could be deduced from the findings of this investigation that elite players are more prone to injuries compared with amateur players. Furthermore, the most common tennis-related injuries affect the lower, trunk, and upper regions of the body, respectively. A large number of the reported tennis injuries are fresh and recurrent, with a few recoveries. The international tennis tournaments are highly attributed to injury occurrences as opposed to the national/regional tournaments. The application of the media-based data mining technique is non-trivial in projecting injury-related problems that could be used to facilitate the development of an injury index peculiar to the tennis sport for prompt intervention.
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author	Rabiu Muazu, Musa Isyaku, Hassan Mohamad Razali, Abdullah Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P. Noor Azuan, Abu Osman
author_facet	Rabiu Muazu, Musa Isyaku, Hassan Mohamad Razali, Abdullah Mohd Nazri, Latiff Azmi Abdul Majeed, Anwar P. P. Noor Azuan, Abu Osman
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title	A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
title_short	A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
title_full	A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
title_fullStr	A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
title_full_unstemmed	A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
title_sort	longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2022
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/1/A%20longitudinal%20analysis%20of%20injury%20characteristics%20among%20elite%20and%20amateur%20tennis%20players%20at%20different%20tournaments.pdf http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/37452/ https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.835119
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A longitudinal analysis of injury characteristics among elite and amateur tennis players at different tournaments from electronic newspaper reports

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