Sleep and musculoskeletal complaints among elite athletes of Santa Catarina

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are many physiological processes going on during sleep which are important for physical and emotional balance and especially for motor function, essential for athletes' performance. This study aimed at investigating associations between sleep duration a...

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Published in:Revista dor 2015-06, Vol.16 (2), p.102-108
Main Authors: Bleyer, Fernanda Tolentino de Souza, Barbosa, Diego Grasel, Andrade, Rubian Diego, Teixeira, Clarissa Stefani, Felden, Érico Pereira Gomes
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Language:English
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CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
desempenho
NEUROSCIENCES
saúde
sono
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Summary:ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: There are many physiological processes going on during sleep which are important for physical and emotional balance and especially for motor function, essential for athletes' performance. This study aimed at investigating associations between sleep duration and quality and musculoskeletal complaints among elite athletes of the state of Santa Catarina. METHODS: Four hundred and fifty-two athletes from various sports have been investigated on issues related to sleep (duration, quality) and musculoskeletal complaints in body parts through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire, respectively. The association between sleep and muscle pain was analyzed by Spearman's correlation of “number of painful body parts” and “Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores”. RESULTS: Mean age of athletes was 21.16 years (5.82), being 61.1% females and 38% with poor sleep quality and association between the amount of nighttime awakenings with nocturnal pain (p
ISSN:2317-6393
1806-0013
2317-6393
DOI:10.5935/1806-0013.20150020