The ‘vicious circle’ of sports injuries: an analysis of 165 athletics (track and field) athletes over a 39-week follow-up using Markov chains
Subsequent injuries show a higher risk than the first injury. Worse health states at a given week had a higher risk of worsening the following week. Our results highlighted a 'vicious circle' of injuries in athletics.
Authors
- Spyridon Iatropoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-2403)
- Pascal Édouard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-3612)
Institutions
- Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (FR)
- Laboratoire Interuniversitaire de Biologie de la Motricité (FR)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne (FR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002420
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00