Perfil epidemiológico de lesão em atletas de olympic weightlifting e powerlifting

Abstract

Olympic Weightlifting and Powerlifting are international sports modalities of maximum or submaximal strength that consist of performing specific movements, with the highest possible load and a single repetition. Athletes, from both genders, compete in groups divided by age and weight classes. Until now, only one systematic review had investigated the epidemiology of injuries in Weightlifting and Powerlifting, exclusively. However, the authors of this review ended the literature search in March 2015. Based on the observations made by the authors and the age of the data (more than 7 years), a review of the literature is justifiable in order to update knowledge about the epidemiological profile of the disease. injury in Weightlifting and Powerlifting athletes. The main objective of this review will be to analyze and describe the epidemiological profile (prevalence and incidence) of injuries in professional and amateur Weightlifting and Powerlifting athletes. Studies were identified through searches performed in PubMed/MEDLINE, SPORTdiscus and Scopus between March 8 and June 20, 2022. Inclusion criteria were observational studies published with open access, in English, that assess the prevalence and incidence of injuries in professional and/or amateur Weightlifting and Powerlifting practitioners, with limitation for articles published in the last 10 years. The search strategy resulted in 196 potential articles. Only 3 articles were included in the final review. The methodological quality of the articles was assessed using the tool created by (D. Hoy et al.,2012) to assess the risk of bias. The data obtained from the analyzed studies are still insufficient for generalization of the results on prevalence and incidence of injuries in powerlifting and weightlifting. Data regarding the location of the lesion seem to be consistent across studies. As AASA, U et al.,2017 concluded, studies with better methodological rigor and studies with the prospective design are needed to define risk factors for injury.