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April 17, 2026Open Access

Monitoring of internal load, sleep, and well-being in relation to injury and illness in professional basketball

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JBJakob BurgerRLRichard LatzelTVThomas Voit

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Prospective observational study investigates internal load and well-being's impact on injuries and illnesses in professional basketball players, suggesting implications for health monitoring.

Key Points

  • This study aims to explore how internal load, sleep, and well-being relate to injury and illness in male basketball players during a competitive season.
  • Monitored 16 professional male basketball players over a 31-week season.
  • Used the session rating of perceived exertion (sRPE) to assess internal load after training and matches.
  • Collected self-reported sleep duration, sleep quality, physical and mental well-being using 11-point Likert scales.
  • Conducted structured injury and illness surveillance throughout the study period.
  • Analyzed data using linear mixed-effects models to find associations.
  • Recorded 3,454 athlete records with a completion rate of 88.9%.
  • Mean weekly internal load was 3,873 ± 1,524 arbitrary units.
  • Mean daily sleep duration was 8.16 ± 1.17 hours.
  • Mean scores were 7.59 for sleep quality, 7.78 for physical well-being, and 7.76 for mental well-being.
  • Higher internal load and lower sleep quality linked to reduced physical and mental well-being, with lower physical well-being associated with increased illness occurrence.

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Burger et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e1ceaa5cdc762e9d857ab6https://doi.org/10.82491/opusthd-264
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