The impact of injuries on sports-related analgesic use in Danish youth elite athletes: A 4-week prospective cohort study.

Autor: Larsen AC; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Electronic address: achrister@health.sdu.dk., Pedersen JR; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark., Møller M; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway., Storm LK; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark., Koes B; Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Center for Muscle and Joint Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark., Thorlund JB; Department of Sports Science and Clinical Biomechanics, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of science and medicine in sport [J Sci Med Sport] 2024 Aug 15. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2024.08.201
Abstrakt: Objectives: Investigate the association between injury severity and sports-related analgesic use, and explore the types and reasons for analgesic use in Danish youth elite athletes.
Design: 4-week prospective cohort study.
Methods: 713 youth elite athletes (44 % female) aged 15-20 years provided information on demographics, sports specific questions, and injury severity. We categorized injury severity based on the amount of impact on sports participation: 1) no injury (reference), 2) injury not affecting sports participation, 3) injury causing modifications in sports participation, and 4) injury causing complete absence from sport. Participants were asked weekly over 4 weeks about the number of days with sports-related analgesic use, types, and reasons for use. Mixed-effects regression models were used to assess the association between injury severity and prevalence (yes/no) and frequency (days/week) of analgesic use.
Results: Analgesic use at least once during the four weeks was reported by 224 athletes (31 %), with a mean weekly prevalence of 13 %. The odds of analgesic use increased with injury severity compared with the reference group; injury not affecting sports participation: OR 2.6 (95 % CI 1.6-4.2), injury causing modifications in sports participation: OR 3.2 (95 % CI 2.0-5.2), injury causing complete absence from sport: OR 3.6 (95 % CI 1.5-8.7) (test for trend; p = <0.001). The rate (frequency) of analgesic use also increased with injury severity (test for trend; p = 0.003). Athletes most commonly used analgesics to treat pain/injury after sports participation (62 %), and paracetamol was most frequently used (84 %).
Conclusions: Injury severity was associated with increased odds and rate of analgesic use.
Competing Interests: Declaration of interest statement The authors declare no competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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