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Review
. 2022 Mar 31;19(7):4153.
doi: 10.3390/ijerph19074153.

Match Analysis, Physical Training, Risk of Injury and Rehabilitation in Padel: Overview of the Literature

Andrea Demeco  1 , Alessandro de Sire  2 , Nicola Marotta  2 , Riccardo Spanò  2 , Lorenzo Lippi  3 , Arrigo Palumbo  2 , Teresa Iona  2 , Vera Gramigna  4 , Stefano Palermi  5 , Massimiliano Leigheb  6 , Marco Invernizzi  3   7 , Antonio Ammendolia  2
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Match Analysis, Physical Training, Risk of Injury and Rehabilitation in Padel: Overview of the Literature

Andrea Demeco et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. .

Abstract

Padel is a racket sport that has been gaining great popularity and scientific interest in recent years. It could be considered to be a high-intensity intermittent sport with valuable cardiovascular and neuromuscular benefits; however, the risk of injury cannot be neglected. To date, there is still a gap of knowledge in the scientific literature on this emergent sport. Therefore, the present review aims to synthetize the current knowledge on padel game dynamics to better characterize the main risk factors, the injury rate and characteristics, and the most effective rehabilitative treatment strategies. PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane, and PEDro were screened up to January 2022 to identify eligible studies focusing on padel players as participants. Out of 160 records, we included 19 studies, which were focused on match analysis, anthropometric and physical training, the risk of injury, and rehabilitative interventions. The results showed that the high action velocity and the sudden changes in direction during a padel match could represent a risk factor for injuries, especially in untrained players. However, the high heterogeneity of the studies in the literature hinders our ability to draw any strong conclusions, and the results should be carefully considered. Future research should address the lack of knowledge on injury mechanisms and type to implement a tailored rehabilitation program.

Keywords: match analysis; padel; physical fitness; rehabilitation; sport injuries; sports.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Smash is one of the most used and effective overhead strokes.
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PRISMA flow diagram.
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Game stroke strategies during a Padel match based on game dynamics.
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