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Abstract

Background: Archery requires precision, strength, stamina, and attention, yet musculoskeletal injury data is scarce. The study aimed to profile the musculoskeletal injuries and the associated risk factors among Malaysian archers. Methods: A cross-sectional approach was used to recruit 165 elite archers. The Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (SNQ), adapted risk factors questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression Anxiety Stress Questionnaire (DASS-21) were used to screen participants. Results: Shoulder (drawing arm) (54.5%), shoulder (bow arm) (56.4%), upper back (38.8%), lower back (38.2%), and neck (37.6%) musculoskeletal injuries were common. The injuries were reported during training (85.5%), accumulation/overuse injuries (72.1%), and sudden injury onset (44.8%). The results revealed that most of the archers were poor sleepers (53.3%) and suffered from high anxiety (75.5%). Significant associations were seen be-tween the musculoskeletal injuries and the type of coaches (p < 0.05), injury occurrence (training) (p < 0.05), sleep quality (p < 0.05), anxiety (p < 0.05) and stress (p < 0.05). Overall, musculoskeletal injuries and training details showed a weak connection, except for age (rpb = 0.257, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Musculoskeletal injuries, especially in the shoulder and trunk were common. Early screening and risk factor analysis should be focused on injury prevention and management to improve archers' performance.

Author ORCID Identifier

Ambusam Subramaniam; ORCID 0000-0002-5745-4084

Fairus Fariza; ORCID 0000-0001-9969-8573

Mon Redee Sut Txi; ORCID 0000-0002-5864-9844

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Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

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