Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors

Jelena Solovjova; Behnam Boobani; Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina; Germans Jakubovskis; Juris Grants; Janis Zidens; Oscar Romero Ramos; Artur Litwiniuk

2024, Volume 20

Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors

Jelena Solovjova¹, Behnam Boobani¹, Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina², Germans Jakubovskis¹, Juris Grants¹, Janis Zidens¹, Oscar Romero Ramos³, Artur Litwiniuk⁴

¹Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga, Latvia
²University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
³University of Malaga, Malaga, Spain
⁴Faculty of Physical Education and Health, Biala Podlaska, Jozef Pilsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw, Biala Podlaska, Poland

Author for correspondence: Behnam Boobani; Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga, Latvia; email: behnam.boobani@lspa.lv

Jelena Solovjova: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0247-7139

Behnam Boobani: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-5088

Tatjana Glaskova-Kuzmina: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3550-3279

Germans Jakubovskis: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3470-0190

Juris Grants: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3116-9119

Janis Zidens: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8244-4451

Oscar Romero Ramos: https://orcid.org/ 0000-0002-7933-8893

Artur Litwiniuk: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1351-740X

Abstract

Background and Study Aim: Shoulder pain is common in young swimmers. The aim of this study is the knowledge about the occurrence and reasons behind shoulder injuries and muscle imbalances on adolescent Latvian freestyle swimmers.
Material and Methods: Thirty-six male competitive freestyle swimmers from 3 age groups (13-18 years old) from different clubs in Riga, Latvia, were selected. A questionnaire, a body posture assessment, and a video analysis were used to collect the data to find out the causes of shoulder injury and muscle imbalance. The data were analysed using the mean, standard deviations, Chi-square test, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), and Post hoc Tukey's tests.
Results: The questionnaire showed significant relationships between using small and big paddles and experiencing pain, especially in group two. The body posture analysis for points of external ear opening, acromion, radial point, outer points of the palm, highest point of the Iliac crest, trochanter, and upper end of fibula bone showed significant differences (p<0.05). The body deviation forward, the so-called ‘body falling’ forward, was in groups. The video analysis showed that the streamlined position is not achieved because the body is not in line.
Conclusions: The coaches should correctly evaluate the swimmers' technical errors. The present study's findings illustrate the need for a validated shoulder injury prevention program in swimming.

Key words: ‘body falling’, prevention program, shoulder pain, video analysis

Cite this article as:

AMA:

Solovjova J, Boobani B, Glaskova-Kuzmina T et al. Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors. ARCH BUDO. 2024;20

APA:

Solovjova, J., Boobani, B., Glaskova-Kuzmina, T., Jakubovskis, G., Grants, J., & Zidens, J. et al. (2024). Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors. ARCH BUDO, 20

Chicago:

Solovjova, Jelena, Boobani Behnam, Glaskova-Kuzmina Tatjana, Jakubovskis Germans, Grants Juris, Zidens Janis, and Ramos Oscar Romero et al. 2024. "Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors". ARCH BUDO 20

Harvard:

Solovjova, J., Boobani, B., Glaskova-Kuzmina, T., Jakubovskis, G., Grants, J., Zidens, J., Ramos, O.R., and Litwiniuk, A. (2024). Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors. ARCH BUDO, 20

MLA:

Solovjova, Jelena et al. "Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors." ARCH BUDO, vol. 20, 2024

Vancouver:

Solovjova J, Boobani B, Glaskova-Kuzmina T et al. Swimmers' shoulder injury prevention by correctly evaluate the technical errors. ARCH BUDO 2024; 20