Prevalência de lesões na modalidade de beach tênnis no município de Trindade - Go

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Beach Tennis (BT) is a racket sport played on a sand court in individual or doubles matches. Because BT is an intense sport, it can predispose its practitioners to the risk of injuries. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries caused by playing Beach Tennis in the municipality of Trindade-GO. METHODOLOGY: This proposed work will be a cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, to be developed in the municipality of Trindade, Goiás, in April 2026, with a convenience sample. Individuals will be approached through a questionnaire via Google Forms. The questionnaire will include questions about sociocultural data and factors related to the practice of Beach Tennis. The collected information will be analyzed and tabulated. RESULTS: The participants were female (75%) and male (25%). 40.6% of participants reported a history of injury, while 59.4% did not report a history of injury. Among these, the shoulder was the most affected body region, with 35.3% of cases, followed by the knee (23.5%) and lastly the ankle (17.6%). CONCLUSION: This study concludes that Beach Tennis presents a significant prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries among the practitioners evaluated. The shoulder was the body region with the highest prevalence of injuries, and muscle injuries represented the main type of injury found.