Prevalence of patellar tendinopathy in male cricket players of South Gujarat Region: A cross-sectional study
Abstract
Background: Cricket, a non-contact sport, in which a wide variety of injuries occur, one of them is patellar tendinopathy, that consist of pain localized to the inferior pole of the patella along with pain in prolonged sitting, squatting, and stairs climb and descend, may be present. VISA-P questionnaire is a validated pain and functional outcome measure that can be used to assess severity of symptoms.Method: The study was conducted with 152 cricket players of age group 18 - 24 years using convenient sampling, the players were included in study according to inclusion criteria, exclusion criteria and VISA -P score
Fields of Study & Subjects
Tendon Structure and Treatment
Sports injuries and prevention
Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal of Yogic Human Movement and Sports Sciences
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 12–18
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026