Prevalencia del dolor de hombro en nadadores de competición: estudio piloto

espanolObjetivos: conocer la prevalencia de dolor de hombro en nadadores de competicion, sus caracteristicas y su relacion con factores antropometricos y deportivos. Metodos: estudio de prevalencia. Ciento cuarenta nadadores/as entre 12 y 24 anos cumplimentaron un cuestionario durante una fase de entrenamiento especifico. Resultados: el 25,7% revelaron padecer dolor de hombro. Se hallaron relaciones estadisticamente significativas entre el dolor de hombro y episodios previos de dolor (p EnglishObjectives: to investigate the prevalence of shoulder pain in competitive swimmers and find out the characteristics of pain as well as its relation to anthropometric and sports factors. Methods: prevalence study. A hundred and forty competitive swimmers between 12 and 24 years old completed a questionnaire in a high intensity training phase. Results: 25.7% swimmers reported shoulder pain. There were significant statistical correlations between shoulder pain and previous episodes of pain (p