Table 3. Association between athletes’ injury characteristics and the physiotherapy treatment offered.
| Manual therapy | Taping | Ultrasound therapy | Exercise therapy | Electrotherapy | Shockwave | Cryotherapy | Laser | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomic location | ||||||||
| Trunk/Abdomen | 1.838* (1.427–2.368) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Upper limb | 1.038 (0.760–1.419) |
2.015* (1.052–3.862) |
3.602* (1.913–6.781) |
0.904 (0.554–1.477) |
1.161 (0.730–1.847) |
0.539 (0.265–1.096) |
3.006 (0.985–9.173) |
0.395 (0.066–2.351) |
| Lower limb | 1 | 2.023* (1.179–3.470) |
3.057* (1.782–5.245) |
0.744 (0.526–1.052) |
1.096 (0.781–1.537) |
1.142 (0.764–1.705) |
3.696* (1.451–9.417) |
0.534 (0.128–2.226) |
| Anatomic structure | ||||||||
| Bone/Joint/ Ligament | 1 | 2.104* (1.450–3.051) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14.495* (4.586–45.819) |
| Muscle/Tendon | 1.088 (0.840–1.408) |
1 | 0.886 (0.619–1.270) |
1.455 (0.986–2.145) |
1.127 (0.810–1.569) |
2.090* (1.271–3.435) |
1.003 (0.555–1.813) |
1 |
| Type of injury | ||||||||
| Acute | 1 | 1.902* (1.339–2.703) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.852* (1.108–3.096) |
1 |
| Chronic | 1.551* (1.248–1.928) |
1 | 0.821 (0.596–1.132) |
1.182 (0.872–1.601) |
0.845 (0.644–1.110) |
0.840 (0.597–1.181) |
1 | 17.354* (2.263–133.110) |
The reference was modified to facilitate data interpretation. The results are presented as odds ratio and their respective 95% confidence interval.
*Statistical significant association. “1” are reference values, for which there is one for each treatment modality.