TY - JOUR
T1 - Exercise addiction, pain and injuries in amateur athletes
AU - Caru, Maxime
AU - Poulnais, Ségolène
AU - Gorwood, Philip
AU - Kern, Laurence
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., part of Springer Nature.
PY - 2022/12
Y1 - 2022/12
N2 - Purpose: Exercise addiction may lead to more significant physical discomfort. This study aimed to (1) explore whether athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory have more pain and more injuries than those symptomatic; (2) observe whether pain intensity was lower in athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory than those symptomatic, and (3) demonstrate that athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory engage in risky behavior despite exercise contraindication. Methods: A total of 158 amateur athletes who reported spontaneously participating in regular physical activity answered the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) questionnaire. They self-reported their physical activity levels, pains and injuries. Results: Among the 158 amateur athletes, 138 amateur athletes were symptomatic, and 20 were at risk of exercise addiction. Participants who reported pain had a significantly EAI score higher than participants who did not report pain (20.5 ± 3.4 and 19.1 ± 3.3, respectively) (p = 0.01). At some point in their life, 131 received a contraindication to exercise for at least 2 weeks. No significant differences were observed between amateur athletes who did and did not receive contraindication to exercise in regard to their EAI scores (p = 0.07). We observed that those who did not respect these recommendations had significantly higher EAI scores than those who respected these recommendations (p = 0.04). Conclusion: We showed that exercise addiction might touch many amateur athletes according to the EAI questionnaire. Our findings improve our knowledge and reinforce the importance of follow-up in amateur athletes regarding their exercise addiction to help them manage their pain, injuries, and behavioral addiction.
AB - Purpose: Exercise addiction may lead to more significant physical discomfort. This study aimed to (1) explore whether athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory have more pain and more injuries than those symptomatic; (2) observe whether pain intensity was lower in athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory than those symptomatic, and (3) demonstrate that athletes with a high score on the exercise addiction inventory engage in risky behavior despite exercise contraindication. Methods: A total of 158 amateur athletes who reported spontaneously participating in regular physical activity answered the Exercise Addiction Inventory (EAI) questionnaire. They self-reported their physical activity levels, pains and injuries. Results: Among the 158 amateur athletes, 138 amateur athletes were symptomatic, and 20 were at risk of exercise addiction. Participants who reported pain had a significantly EAI score higher than participants who did not report pain (20.5 ± 3.4 and 19.1 ± 3.3, respectively) (p = 0.01). At some point in their life, 131 received a contraindication to exercise for at least 2 weeks. No significant differences were observed between amateur athletes who did and did not receive contraindication to exercise in regard to their EAI scores (p = 0.07). We observed that those who did not respect these recommendations had significantly higher EAI scores than those who respected these recommendations (p = 0.04). Conclusion: We showed that exercise addiction might touch many amateur athletes according to the EAI questionnaire. Our findings improve our knowledge and reinforce the importance of follow-up in amateur athletes regarding their exercise addiction to help them manage their pain, injuries, and behavioral addiction.
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U2 - 10.1007/s11332-022-01004-0
DO - 10.1007/s11332-022-01004-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85138536492
SN - 1824-7490
VL - 18
SP - 1253
EP - 1261
JO - Sport Sciences for Health
JF - Sport Sciences for Health
IS - 4
ER -