The epidemiology of injuries in English professional squash; A retrospective analysis between 2004 and 2015.

OBJECTIVES

There have been no reported comprehensive injury reports of elite squash players during training and competition. We reviewed the reported injuries during training and competition during 2004-2015.

DESIGN

A retrospective analysis of the injury records was carried out between the periods of 2004-2015 of all athletes who were funded by England squash.

SETTING

In competition and training.

PARTICIPANTS

Elite England Squash players, 67 athletes (45 males, 22 females), with an age range of 18-35 (average 25 years).

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The players' age, sex, location, region affected and description of each injury.

RESULTS

Injury data was collected from The main region of the body injured was the lower limb: 76.48%, broken down further as: ankle/heel - 20.81%; thigh - 12.69%; knee -10.83%; hip/groin - 9.48%; buttock - 7.45%; lower leg - 7.61%; and foot - 7.61%.

CONCLUSIONS

Professional squash players have a high incidence of lower limb injuries from participation in their sport. The majority of these injuries occur around the ankle and heel, and are of soft tissue in nature.