Table 1.
Variables used to describe the subgroups of diagnosis and mechanisms of the injuries
| Categories | Components |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis | |
| Joint pain | Pain, sprain, and joint pain |
| Muscular pain | Contracture |
| Inflammation | Tendinopathy, Hoffa’s fat pad inflammation, cistus, costochondritis, periostitis, dislocation, ligament injury, enthesopathy, and subdislocation |
| Wound | Cut, excoriation, trauma, and fracture |
| Degeneration | Chondropathy and patellofemoral pain syndrome |
| Injury site | |
| Spine | Cervical, dorsal, and lower vertebral column |
| Upper limbs | Head, chin, chest, fingers, hand, wrist, rib, elbow, and shoulder |
| Others (lower limbs) | Hip, leg, foot, heel, toes, triceps surae, tibia, and groin |
| Ankle | Ankle |
| Knee | Knee |
| Mechanism | |
| Running | Recreational run and military training running |
| Trauma | Fall, motorcycle accident, automobile accident, fall due to military training, and cut accident |
| Sports | Recreational soccer, push-up exercises using bars, fight, gym, and military training |
| Overload | Mechanical overload, biking, and field activities |
| No reason | Unknown mechanism |