Camille Tooth, Amandine Gofflot, Cédric Schwartz, Jean-Louis Croisier, Charlotte Beaudart, Olivier Bruyère, Bénédicte Forthomme
CONTEXT: Shoulder injuries are highly prevalent in sports involving the upper extremity. Some risk factors have been identified in the literature, but consensus is still lacking. OBJECTIVES: To identify risk factors of overuse shoulder injury in overhead athletes, as described in the literature. DATA SOURCES: A systematic review of the literature from the years 1970 to 2018 was performed using 2 electronic databases: PubMed and Scopus. STUDY SELECTION: Prospective studies, written in English, that described at least 1 risk factor associated with overuse shoulder injuries in overhead sports (volleyball, handball, basketball, swimming, water polo, badminton, baseball, and tennis) were considered for analysis...
September 2020: Sports Health