Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA -
Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness. 2023 Nov;63(11):1202-1207. doi: 10.23736/S0022-4707.23.15257-1. Epub 2023 Sep 11.
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to describe basic characteristics of archery athletes and examine injuries reported among archers of a variety of demographic and experience levels.
Participants at various archery competitions were asked to complete a 27-item survey that included demographics, bow type, archery experience, archery training patterns and volume, and injury incidence and anatomical location.
Two hundred and thirty-four complete surveys were included in the analysis. No significant differences were noted between archery experience groups for age, height, weight, or draw length. A significant difference for draw weight was noted between beginners and advanced level (P=0.045) and between intermediate and advanced archers (P=0.013). Expert level archers reported participating in archery the most days per week (4.9±1.6) and months per year (11.6±0.9) out of all experience levels. Archers using recurve bow types reported more injuries (54 in total) than archers using compound bows (that were 47). The highest percentage of injuries due to archery was found at the expert/professional level with 50% of that group acquiring an injury. The shoulder was the most reported anatomical site of injury (with a total of 69 cases) followed by the back (30 cases) and elbow (19 in total).
Injury rates in archery are comparable to other sports such as golf and tennis, thus establishing archery as a sport with legitimate risks to athletes. Also, there are several factors within the sport that predispose participants to injury. It is crucial that participants are informed of these risks and that appropriate training and equipment decisions are made to optimize the reduction of injury prevalence.
本横断面研究的目的是描述射箭运动员的基本特征，并检查各种人口统计学和经验水平的射箭运动员报告的伤害情况。
要求参加各种射箭比赛的参与者完成一份包含人口统计学、弓型、射箭经验、射箭训练模式和量以及受伤发生率和解剖部位的 27 项调查。
共纳入 234 份完整调查进行分析。射箭经验组在年龄、身高、体重或拉弓长度方面没有显著差异。在初学者和高级水平之间（P=0.045）以及在中级和高级射箭运动员之间（P=0.013），拉弓重量存在显著差异。专家级射箭运动员报告每周（4.9±1.6）和每年（11.6±0.9）参加射箭的天数最多，所有经验水平中。使用反曲弓类型的射箭运动员报告的受伤总人数（54 人）多于使用复合弓的射箭运动员（47 人）。由于射箭导致的受伤比例最高的是专家/专业级，该组中有 50%的人受伤。受伤的最常见解剖部位是肩部（共 69 例），其次是背部（30 例）和肘部（共 19 例）。
射箭的受伤率与高尔夫和网球等其他运动相当，因此确立了射箭是一项对运动员有合法风险的运动。此外，运动中有几个因素会使参与者更容易受伤。重要的是让参与者了解这些风险，并做出适当的训练和设备决策，以最大限度地降低受伤的发生率。
