Volume 12 - Targeted Topic - Sports Medicine in Padel

March 2023
Padel is a rapidly growing sport that combines elements of tennis, squash, and badminton. Despite its popularity, there is a lack of scientific research on Padel injuries and prevention. The Journal features Cristiano Eirale MD PhD, and a team of international colleagues providing insights on Padel sports science and medicine, injury and rehabilitation. The issue also includes an exclusive interview with Fernando Belasteguín, the only athlete in history to be the number 1 for 16 consecutive years, sharing his experiences with injuries, prevention, training, and mental toughness. Additionally, readers can find a supplement section titled "Editor-in-Chief's Bonus Content" at the end of this issue, which includes four excellent papers on sports science, sports rehabilitation, sports injury prevention, and sports medicine. Lastly, we would like to draw your attention to the beautiful double-page spread photos in this issue, featuring art photographs of Madame Moudhi Al Hajri. We are grateful to Madame Al Hajri for kindly providing her art to us free of charge, adding an aesthetic touch to this issue of our Journal.

Articles

Editorial
FROM OUR EDITOR

Padel, a sport combining elements of tennis, squash, and badminton, has been gaining popularity at a rapid...

Written by – Nebojsa Popovic MD PhD

Editorial
FROM OUR GUEST EDITOR

My relationship with sport is quite tormented. As an athlete, I twice injured my left ACL at the age of 18,...

Written by – Cristiano Eirale MD PhD

Interview
FERNANDO BELASTEGUÍN

Interview by Dr. Cristiano Eirale Fernando Belasteguin is considered a legend of padel. One of the...

Interview by – Dr. Cristiano Eirale

Sports Medicine
THE HISTORY OF PADEL

Written by Adel Aref, Tunisia, and Cristiano Eirale, Qatar The history of padel is a bit mysterious...

Written by – Adel Aref, Tunisia, and Cristiano Eirale, Qatar

Sports Medicine
MEDICAL SCREENING IN PADEL PLAYERS

Written by Alessandro de Sire, Andrea Demeco, Nicola Marotta, and Antonio Ammendolia,...

Written by – Alessandro de Sire, Andrea Demeco, Nicola Marotta, and Antonio Ammendolia, Italy

Sports Medicine
MEDICAL ISSUES AFECTING PADEL PERFORMANCE

Written by Álvaro Thomas-Balaguer Cordero, Spain,Javier Cabañas Morafraile, Spain, and Cristiano Eirale,...

Written by – Álvaro Thomas-Balaguer Cordero, Spain,  Javier Cabañas Morafraile, Spain, and Cristiano Eirale, Qatar

Sports Medicine
IS PADEL THE RIGHT SPORT TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN THE GENERAL POPULATION?

Written by Maria Concepcion Romero Jaramillo and Monica Hontoria Galán, Spain INTRODUCTION Padel (or...

Written by – Maria Concepcion Romero Jaramillo and Monica Hontoria Galán, Spain

Sports Medicine
INJURIES IN PADEL

Written by Cristiano Eirale, Qatar and Nicola de Gasperis, Italy INTRODUCTION Padel is one of the...

Written by – Cristiano Eirale, Qatar and Nicola de Gasperis, Italy

Sports Surgery
UPPER EXTREMITY INJURIES IN PADEL

Written by Boris Poberaj, Slovenia INTRODUCTION Padel is a racket sport, with its origin in Mexico...

Written by – Boris Poberaj, Slovenia

Sports Rehab
PREVENTION OF PADEL INJURIES

Written by Blanca Bernal, Spain BACKGROUND The joy we experience nowadays playing and watching padel...

Written by – Blanca Bernal, Spain

Sports Science
PERFORMANCE IN PADEL

WHAT SHOULD WE MEASURE? Written by Adrián Escudero-Tena, David Antona, and Diego Muñoz,...

Written by – Adrián Escudero-Tena, David Antona, and Diego Muñoz, Spain

Sports Science
PRACTICAL SPORTS SCIENCE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PADEL PLAYERS OF ALL LEVELS

Written by Dan Ellis, Sandy Farquharson, UK, Marco Cardinale, Ken Van Alsenoy, and Daniel Kings,...

Written by – Dan Ellis, Sandy Farquharson, UK, Marco Cardinale, Ken Van Alsenoy, and Daniel Kings, Qatar

Sports Rehab
CRITERIA-BASED REHABILITATION AND RETURN TO SPORT TESTING AFTER ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION

Aspetar recently published open access clinical guidelines for rehabilitation after ACL reconstruction in...

Written by – Roula Kotsifaki P.T., Ph.D., Rod Whiteley P.T., Ph.D.

Sports Medicine
INJURY PREVENTION IN FOOTBALL

Written by Roald Bahr, Bahar Hassanmirzaei, Montassar Tabben, Mokhtar Chaabane, Souhail Chebbi, Raouf Nader...

Written by – Roald Bahr, Bahar Hassanmirzaei, Montassar Tabben, Mokhtar Chaabane, Souhail Chebbi, Raouf Nader Rekik, Ramadan Daoud, Yorck Olaf Schumacher, Karim Chamari, Qatar

Sports Science
RAMADAN INTERMITTENT FASTING EFFECT ON FOOTBALLERS

Written by Karim Chamari, Paul Salamh, Hamdi Chtourou, Matthew DeLang, and Helmi Ben...

Written by – Karim Chamari, Paul Salamh, Hamdi Chtourou, Matthew DeLang, and Helmi Ben Saad

Sports Medicine
LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD

ARE WE THERE YET? Written by Celeste Geertsema and Liesel Geertsema, Qatar INTRODUCTION A painting...

Written by – Celeste Geertsema and Liesel Geertsema, Qatar

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