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Youth Sports Injuries: From Prevalence to Prevention

A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Sports Medicine".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 October 2025 | Viewed by 1384

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Swarup Mukherjee

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Associate Professor, Physical Education and Sport Science Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1 Nanyang Walk 637616, Singapore
Interests: sports injuries- epidemiology prevention and management; sports injuries in physical education and youth sports; non-invasive functional muscle diagnostics; fundamental movement skills; physical activity and health in young
Prof. Dr. Gregory C. Bogdanis

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School of Physical Education and Sports Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
Interests: muscle metabolism; muscle fatigue and recovery; muscle damage; oxidative stress; high-intensity interval training; neuromuscular performance; eccentric exercise
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Dear Colleagues,

Youth sports injuries are rising globally, posing significant concerns due to their multifaceted implications. Injuries account for a quarter of all harm to children and adolescents, with incidence rates climbing in tandem with growing sports participation across all age groups. Youth athletes are particularly vulnerable to both acute and overuse injuries of the musculoskeletal system, which can disrupt their education, incur financial burdens, and diminish their enthusiasm for continued sports participation. Furthermore, these injuries increase the risk of sedentariness, obesity, and related health issues.

Recent developments in global perspectives suggest that it is time to paint the full picture for effective sports injury prevention. Therefore, this Special Issue seeks to provide a global platform for sharing best practices in injury prevention and sport safety enhancement in youth sport. We invite submissions of original research, reviews, and commentaries that explore the prevalence, mechanisms, risk factors, and prevention strategies for youth sports injuries. This Special Issue aims to provide valuable insights to help reduce injury risks and promote safe, sustained sports participation among youth athletes worldwide. Join us in contributing to this crucial discourse to ensure a safer future for youth athletes.

Dr. Swarup Mukherjee
Prof. Dr. Gregory C. Bogdanis
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • youth sports injuries
  • musculoskeletal injuries
  • injury prevention
  • sport safety
  • youth athletes

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Low Back Pain in South African Adolescent Field Hockey Players: Implications for Future Practice
by Dale De Wit and Julian D. Pillay
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(10), 3309; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14103309 - 9 May 2025
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Background: Field hockey is a popular sport, globally. Players repeatedly perform a combination of forward flexion and rotational movements, predisposing them to pain/injury. This study aimed to determine the 3-month period prevalence and incidence (number of new cases) of low back pain (LBP) [...] Read more.
Background: Field hockey is a popular sport, globally. Players repeatedly perform a combination of forward flexion and rotational movements, predisposing them to pain/injury. This study aimed to determine the 3-month period prevalence and incidence (number of new cases) of low back pain (LBP) in male adolescent field hockey players, its characteristics and association with selected risk factors, and treatment approaches. Methods: A questionnaire-based study was administered to 112 male adolescent players, and included sections on demographics, injury characteristics and professional care sought. Results: Sixty-eight questionnaires were completed (67% participation rate); period prevalence of LBP was 63.2% (35.0%: at the beginning of the season, 32.4%: at mid-season, 22.1%: at end-season); incidence was 38.2%. The most common location for LBP was the middle to low back region (39.5%); the most common duration of pain was a few hours (32.6%). Most participants (79.1%) did not classify their pain as a disability; only 44.2% of participants received medical treatment. Conclusions: Despite focusing on a specific group of adolescents, this study revealed a comparable, yet slightly elevated, prevalence of LBP compared to earlier research predominantly involving female populations. Consequently, we recommend the development, implementation, and rigorous evaluation of targeted strategies for the prevention and management of LBP within the sport of field hockey. Full article
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Moving Beyond the Checklist—An Enhanced Approach to Context-Driven Overuse Injury Prevention in Overhead Youth Athletes
by Rachel Lau and Swarup Mukherjee
J. Clin. Med. 2025, 14(3), 971; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14030971 - 3 Feb 2025
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The increasing discussions regarding the research-to-practice gap in sport injury prevention have led to a growing focus on the significance of context in injury prevention programs. A context-driven injury prevention program is advantageous to address and enhance injury prevention efforts in specific populations. [...] Read more.
The increasing discussions regarding the research-to-practice gap in sport injury prevention have led to a growing focus on the significance of context in injury prevention programs. A context-driven injury prevention program is advantageous to address and enhance injury prevention efforts in specific populations. Considering the prevalent concern for overuse injuries among overhead youth athletes, and the developmental and contextual factors unique to this population, this review introduces the OverHead Youth Athlete (OH-YA) overuse injury prevention process. Tailored to address the challenges of working with overhead youth athletes, the context-specific four-step framework includes the following: (1) development of a context-specific instrument with strong sample representation, (2) determination of the context-specific injury burden magnitude and associated factors, (3) development of a context-specific intervention with end-users, and (4) evaluation of the context-specific intervention. This framework would likely help maximize the use of typically limited resources in youth sports. Using shoulder overuse injuries among overhead youth athletes as a case study, the OH-YA overuse injury prevention process provides an enhanced approach to context-driven overuse injury prevention while illustrating the importance and integration of context to minimize the “research-to-practice” gap. Full article
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