Survey of sports injuries and heatstroke in college badminton players

Abstract

[Purpose] This study investigated the status of sports injuries, injury locations on the court and heatstroke in college badminton players. [Subjects and Methods] A questionnaire survey was conducted of 577 college students belonging to badminton clubs in the Chugoku and Shikoku regions of Japan. [Results] A total of 218 questionnaires were returned. Trauma frequently occurred in the ankle joints, and sprain was the most common trauma type. Overuse injuries of the shin were commonly seen, and 22.4% of overuse consisted of shin splints. On the badminton court, 27 trauma injuries occurred at the rear of the court on the non-racket side. Heatstroke occurrence increased rapidly in July. [Conclusion] Both trauma and overuse injuries frequently occurred in the lower extremities. Most trauma were caused on the players’ non-racket sides at the rear of the court. We should advise badminton players to pay attention to severe overheating.