A Survey on Types of Injuries in Indonesian Recreational Badminton Players

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find out and describe the types of injuries sustained by recreational badminton players in Indonesia. In this descriptive study, conducted by interview, we evaluated recreational male badminton players (n=80) at Rawamangun Jakarta Sports Center. The focus of the interview questions was divided into 2 sessions, namely the general session and the main interview session. The general session asks about anthropometry data, years and frequency of playing badminton, medical history, and sports activities, while the main interview session contains the causes of injury, anatomical injury, and frequency of injury in one year. This study showed that the older the participants are, the less frequently they play badminton (41-50 years = 2.2 ± 1.1 vs 31-40 years = 2.9 ± 1.1 vs 21-30 years = 3.1 ± 0.8). Acute injuries predominated in the age range of 21-30 years (83%) and 31-40 years (53%). Meanwhile, at the age of 41-50 years, overuse injury is the dominant injury compared to acute injury (83% vs 17%). In terms of anatomical injuries, 74% of 80 participants had lower limb injuries. Regarding the cause of injury, 52.5% of all 80 participants chose inadequate warm-up as the cause of injury. This study shows that as people get older, the risk of injury in recreational badminton players in Indonesia increases. Inadequate warm-up is a common cause of injury risk for all ages, and the lower limb is the part of the body that is most often injured.