Objective

Jumper’s knee is extremely common among basketball players of high-level even in the youth categories, with adverse consequences for the continuation of the practice. To establish a preventive educational action, we have sought to examine the cognitive representations of the players concerning the patellar tendinopathy.

Objective

Raise an appraisal of presentations and ideas accepted from the basketball players participants in the championship of France hope concerning the prevention of the patellar tendinothy (PT).

Material and methods

Cross-sectional survey by questionnaire, given a day in 180 players of the 18 teams participating in the Championship of France pro A hope. The survey took place between November and December 2015. Questionnaires were developed with the help of professionals and tested by 10 players and 1 coach of the regional championship. We sent ten questionnaires to the attention of the players in the 18 training centers.

Results

The analysable rate of questionnaires was 95% (170/180). The average age of the players interviewed was 19.3 years. Among the accurate representations, it has observed that 71% of those interviewed thought that the PT is related to the volume of training, 80% to the floor, 94% to poor hydration. Sixty-four percent knew that the PT treats by specific weight training exercises.

Only 51% thought that the tendon to the ability to adapt to the training load and 48% knew that the increase in weight increases the risk. Only 50% knew that the risk of recurrence is very important and 46% evoked the role of the equipment. Among the false representations, 51% of these young basketball players thought that the PT appears mainly after 30 years. Seventy-seven percent reported that the PT is an inflammation of the tendon and 77% it should be treated by NSAIDs. Fifty-three percent of the young basketball players thought that a continuous intake of NSAIDs decreases the risk of PT.

Discussion/Conclusion

This work allows us to establish that the young basketball players have false representations concerning the risk factors and PT support. The results will enable us to target education for prevention actions.