Epidemiological characteristics of injuries among elite adolescent flat-water kayak and canoe athletes
The findings indicated that flat-water kayak- and canoe-related injuries mostly involved in the shoulder and lower back among Chinese elite adolescent athletes, with female athletes, particularly in canoe, being more susceptible to injury. These insights are critical for enhancing athlete injury prevention strategies and providing coaches and athletes with comprehensive reference data on injury.
Authors
- Shaoshuai Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9305-8188)
- Hongtao Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3705-7704)
- Tomohiro Kimura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4192-7852)
- Zhanyu Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-2941)
- Xiao Zhou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8469-637X)
- Yuwei Deng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1480-6262)
- Na Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2472-8245)
- Ke Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-2903)
Institutions
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Guangxi Normal University (CN)
- Aichi Prefectural University (JP)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1608987
- Primary Topic
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00