scholarly journals Injury Prevention at North Queensland Cowboys 2012 - 2015

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (5_suppl5) ◽  
pp. 2325967117S0019
Author(s):  
John Maguire
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Significant Decline ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Serious Injury

Objectives: Review injury rates at North Queensland Cowboys and compare this to the league in general and finishing position. Methods: Injury statistics and surveillance body.
Review shoulder and knee injury statistics from 2012 – 2016. Comparisons to rest of the competition and finishing position for the various seasons. Results: It has long been thought that to win premierships, injury rates are important. In 2012 North Queensland Cowboys finished in eight position. The injury rates at this time were high. 2011 signify high injury rates which led us to introduce prevention strategies for knee and shoulder injury based on FIFA 11+ format. There has been a significant decline in injury rates such that by 2015 we had the least injuries in the competition. This corresponds to finishing the season as premiers. During this period the only significant knee injuries occurred in players that were new to our system. Conclusion: The injury prevention strategies have worked well at our club. Significantly reducing our serious injury rates.

The Epidemiology of Injuries in Middle School Football, 2015-2017: The Advancing Healthcare Initiatives for Underserved Students Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 933-941 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zachary Y. Kerr ◽  
Nelson Cortes ◽  
Jatin P. Ambegaonkar ◽  
Amanda M. Caswell ◽  
Matt Prebble ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Middle School ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Surveillance Systems ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Certified Athletic Trainers ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Underserved Students ◽  
Rate Ratios

Background: Although data exist on injuries in youth football leagues, there are limited recent data on injury incidence in middle school football. Updated injury incidence estimates can help drive the development of injury prevention strategies. Purpose: Describe the epidemiology of injuries in middle school football during school years 2015-2016 to 2017-2018. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Data originated from 9 public middle schools in Virginia during school years 2015-2016 to 2017-2018. Certified athletic trainers collected injury and athlete-exposure (AE) data from school-sanctioned games and practices in boys’, football. Injury counts and rates per 1000 AEs were calculated. Injury rate ratios with 95% CIs compared rates between games and practices. Results: Overall, 664 middle school boys’, football injuries were reported, leading to an overall injury rate of 20.54 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 18.98-22.11). The time loss injury rate (inclusive of injuries with participation restriction time ≥24 hours) was 9.28 per 1000 AEs (95% CI, 8.23-10.33). The injury rate was higher in competition than practice (36.19 vs 17.97 per 1000 AEs; injury rate ratio, 2.01; 95% CI, 1.69-2.40). Most injuries were to the head/face (competition, 20.6%; practice, 15.8%) and hand/wrist (competition, 18.8%; practice, 16.4%) and were diagnosed as contusions (competition, 30.9%; practice, 25.9%) and sprains (competition, 19.4%; practice, 12.6%). Competitions also had a large proportion of concussions (10.3%). Overall, 80.0% and 66.9% of injuries were due to contact in competition and practice, respectively; of these contact-related injuries, 62.1% and 41.6% were specifically player contact. Conclusion: Injury distributions parallel those found in previous research from middle school and other sport settings. Injury rates in middle school football were higher than those reported in previous findings in high school and college. However, caution must be taken when interpreting findings in relation to other surveillance systems with varying methodologies. Still, the findings highlight the need for injury prevention strategies within middle school football, particularly as related to contact-related mechanisms.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Tennis: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 766-772
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Robison ◽  
Adrian J. Boltz ◽  
Sarah N. Morris ◽  
Christy L. Collins ◽  
Avinash Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Time Loss ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Inflammatory Conditions ◽  
Rate Ratios

Context The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has sponsored women's tennis programs since 1966. Women's tennis has risen in global prominence and popularity within the NCAA. Background Continued surveillance of athletic injuries in the NCAA is critical for identifying emerging injury trends and assessing injury prevention strategies. Methods Exposure and injury data collected in the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program from 2014–2015 through 2018–2019 were analyzed. Injury counts, rates, and proportions were used to describe injury characteristics, and injury rate ratios were used to examine differential injury rates. Results The overall injury rate was 4.16 per 1000 athlete exposures. Injury to the shoulder, foot, and trunk were the most prevalent throughout the study period. Approximately 30% of all injury diagnoses were related to inflammatory conditions. Also, 32.1% of all injuries were time-loss injuries, and 45.0% of all injuries were non–time-loss injuries. Conclusions The findings of this study differed slightly from those of previous investigations, most notably with regard to injury rate by season segment and commonly injured body parts. Future surveillance efforts should attempt to capture the nuances of tennis competitions.

Nine typical injury patterns in German professional male football (soccer): a systematic visual video analysis of 345 match injuries

2020 ◽  
pp. bjsports-2019-101344
Author(s):  
Christian Klein ◽  
Patrick Luig ◽  
Thomas Henke ◽  
Hendrik Bloch ◽  
Petra Platen
Keyword(s):  
Knee Injury ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Ankle Injury ◽  
Shoulder Injuries ◽  
Shoulder Injury ◽  
Injury Patterns ◽  
German Statutory Accident Insurance ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Acute Injuries

AimWe aimed to systematically analyse the videos of acute injuries in professional men’s football and describe typical injury patterns.MethodsInjuries were registered with the German statutory accident insurance for professional athletes as part of occupational accident reporting. Following each season (2014–2017), video footage of the two highest divisions in German male football was searched for moderate and severe acute match injuries. Two raters then independently assessed the injuries for: game situation, player and opponent behaviour, referee decision, and injury mechanisms.ResultsThe total data set included 7493 acute injuries. Of these, 857 (11%) were moderate or severe match injuries. The video search yielded 345 (40%) clearly identifiable injuries and of those 170 (49%) were contact injuries. We describe nine typical injury patterns: one each for head and shoulder injuries, two for thigh and ankle, and three for knee injuries. The nine patterns are called: (1) Head-to-head injury. (2) Collision-and-fall shoulder injury. (3) Sprinter’s thigh injury. (4) Perturbation-and-strain thigh injury. (5) Tackle knee injury. (6) Tackle-and-twist knee injury. (7) Non-contact knee injury. (8) Attacked ankle injury. (9) Collision-and-twist ankle injury. Thigh injuries occurred primarily in non-contact situations (44/81), mostly while the player was sprinting (23/44). Knee injuries were often caused by direct external impact (49/84)—mainly suffered by the tackler during a tackle (17/49).ConclusionThe nine common injury patterns in football differed substantially in their mechanisms and causes.

High injury rates and weak injury prevention strategies in football referees at all levels of play

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominik Szymski ◽  
Sabine Opitz ◽  
Christian Pfeifer ◽  
Markus Rupp ◽  
Peter Angele ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Injury Rates

Factors Associated With Noncontact Injury in Collegiate Soccer: A 12-Team Prospective Study of NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Soccer

2021 ◽  
pp. 036354652110364
Author(s):  
Ryan M. Curtis ◽  
Robert A. Huggins ◽  
Courteney L. Benjamin ◽  
Yasuki Sekiguchi ◽  
Lindsey K. Lepley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Contextual Factors ◽  
Division I ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Sleep Behavior ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Women's Soccer

Background: Multiteam, multi-institution prospective studies of both women’s and men’s sports are essential for collectively investigating injury and primary to the generalization and individualization of injury prevention strategies. Hypothesis: Characteristics of workload, sleep, and contextual factors will be associated with injury risk in collegiate soccer athletes. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: Injuries, workload, and sleep characteristics were recorded daily throughout a complete season for 256 athletes from 12 separate National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men’s and women’s soccer teams. Workload and contextual factors were assessed via multilevel Poisson regression to capture differences in injury incidence rate ratio (IRR). Paired t test and multilevel logistic regressions were used to assess the relationship between sleep behavior and injury. Results: Collegiate soccer athletes had lower rates of noncontact injury in the in-season (IRR, 0.42) and postseason (IRR, 0.48) compared with preseason, lower rates of injury in training (IRR, 0.64) compared with matches, and higher injury rates with only 1 day of rest in the previous week (IRR, 1.58) compared with >1 day. Injury rates peaked when training occurred 4 days before a match (IRR, 2.24) compared with a match. Injury rate increased exponentially with increases in the number of noncontact injuries incurred throughout the season (IRR, 2.23). Lower chronic loading, higher training monotony, and acute spikes and lulls in workload were associated with higher noncontact injury rates. Alterations in previous week sleep quality were associated with injury, while chronic sleep behavior and acute alterations (<7 days) in sleep behavior were not ( P > .05). Conclusion: Athlete and schedule-specific contextual factors, combined with characteristics of workload and weekly sleep behavior, are significantly associated with injury in collegiate soccer. Multiteam prospective cohort studies involving objective and subjective monitoring allow for the identification of multiple injury risk factors in sports, which can be used to guide injury prevention strategies. Maintaining higher chronic workloads, lowering training monotony, minimizing acute spikes or lulls in workloads, managing workloads during preseason and for athletes with previous injury, integrating more rest and recovery during congested periods, and optimizing sleep quality are all practical considerations for reducing injury risk in collegiate soccer.

Movement Pattern Analysis of Layup, Jump Shot and Free Throw in Basketball

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 3870-3875
Author(s):  
Apurva Mathankar ◽  
◽  
Akanksha Saini ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Key Words ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Pattern Analysis ◽  
Movement Pattern ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Contact Sport ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Change Of Direction ◽  
Free Throw

Basketball sport originated as a non-contact sport but recently it has evolved into physically more challenging in which contact is accepted and expected. This transition of the sports has increased the injury rates substantially. Basketball includes multiple movements such as jumps, turns and change of direction, running and deceleration in its various movements of jump shot, free throw and layup shot. The complexities of these movements imposes various demands on basketball players, which makes it more important to know the health oriented aspects of the movement. This review explains the movement pattern analysis of these basketball specific movements in detail which can help the physiotherapist to plan the injury prevention strategies for their athletes. KEY WORDS: Basketball, Basketball Movements, Jump Shot, Layup Shot, Basketball Free Throw.

scholarly journals Epidemiology of Injuries in National Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Tennis: 2014–2015 Through 2018–2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (7) ◽  
pp. 773-779
Author(s):  
Hannah J. Robison ◽  
Adrian J. Boltz ◽  
Sarah N. Morris ◽  
Christy L. Collins ◽  
Avinash Chandran
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽  
Injury Rate ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Lateral Ligament ◽  
Surveillance Program ◽  
Injury Incidence ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Rate Ratios

Context The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has sponsored men's tennis programs since 1982. The popularity of tennis has grown, as has sponsorship of men's tennis within NCAA institutions. Background Continued monitoring of athletic injuries is important for identifying emerging temporal patterns. Methods Exposure and injury data collected in the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014–2015 through 2018–2019 were analyzed. Injury counts, rates, and proportions were used to describe injury characteristics, and injury rate ratios were used to examine differential injury rates. Results The overall injury rate was 4.41 per 1000 athlete-exposures. Lateral ligament complex tears of the ankle (8.5%) were the most reported injury. Trunk (15.1%) and shoulder (13.2%) injuries accounted for the largest proportions of all injuries. Noncontact and overuse were the most common mechanisms of injury among all reported injuries, together accounting for 69.4% of all injuries. Conclusions Findings of this study differed slightly from previous studies, most notably in specific injuries reported. Continued monitoring of specific injury incidence as well as greater participation in injury surveillance is needed to inform the development of nuanced injury prevention strategies for this population.

scholarly journals An Investigation of Knee Injury Profiles among Iranian Elite Karatekas: Observations from a Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6888
Author(s):  
Hamidreza Naserpour ◽  
Julien S. Baker ◽  
Amir Letafatkar ◽  
Giacomo Rossettini ◽  
Frédéric Dutheil
Keyword(s):  
Knee Injury ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Positive Health ◽  
Sports Activity ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
National Team

Karate training, despite the many positive health benefits, carries a risk of injury for participants. The current cross-sectional study aimed to investigate knee injury profiles among Iranian elite karatekas. Participants who attended the national team qualifiers, which included 390 male Kumite karatekas (age 24 ± 3 years old and weight 63 ± 12 kg), participated in this study. Information on knee injuries (injury history, type of injury mechanisms, and effects of knee symptoms on the ability to perform daily activities and recreational activities) were obtained using the Knee Outcome Survey (KOS). Using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, the study examined the relationships between different variables, including KOS subscales and levels of self-reported knee joint function. Our findings indicated that 287 karatekas (73.6%) experienced knee injuries. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture (6.9%), articular cartilage (5.4%), and meniscus damage (3.8%) were the main typology of injury. In addition, there were no differences in knee injuries between the non-dominant and dominant legs. Most injuries occurred during the preparatory period (n = 162, 50%), especially during training periods. The KOS subscales scores (Mean ± Sd) for activities of daily living (ADL) and sports activity (SAS) were, respectively, 89 ± 11 and 91 ± 9. The self-reported scores for both the ADL and SAS subscales were, respectively, 89 ± 11 and 90 ± 10. Pearson coefficients of ADL and SAS subscales with their self-reported score were r = 0.761 (p < 0.0001) and r = 0.782 and (p < 0.0001), respectively. The profile of knee injuries in the current investigation is similar to previous surveys that reported lower extremity injury patterns. The findings of this study could be adopted to inform practice aimed at planning interventions for the reduction and prevention of knee injuries among karatekas.

Effectiveness of the FIFA 11+ Referees Injury Prevention Program in reducing injury rates in male amateur soccer referees

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wesam Saleh A. Al Attar ◽  
Mario Bizzini ◽  
Fahad Alkabkabi ◽  
Nasser Alshamrani ◽  
Saud Alarifi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Prevention Program ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Injury Prevention Program

scholarly journals Short-term recovery of physical activity and knee function after an acute knee injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. e000950
Author(s):  
Sanne Fomin ◽  
Håkan Gauffin ◽  
Joanna Kvist
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Knee Injury ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Acl Injury ◽  
Knee Function ◽  
Physical Activity Participation ◽  
Activity Participation ◽  
Acute Knee ◽  
Acute Knee Injury

ObjectivesTo describe self-reported knee function, participation in physical activity and the number of knee surgeries at 3 and 6 months following acute knee injury.MethodsProspective cohort study. Participants, aged 15–40 years with an acute knee injury sustained no more than 6 weeks prior to inclusion, were recruited. There were 279 participants with ACL injury and 101 participants with other acute knee injuries included. Follow-up questionnaires were sent at 3 and 6 months after injury. Demographic information, activity participation, International Knee Documentation Committee subjective knee form (IKDC-SKF) and the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (SANE) score were collected. Additional knee injuries were obtained from self-report and medical charts.ResultsThe IKDC-SKF, SANE and physical activity participation were reduced at 3-month and 6-month follow-up. The number of participants who achieved health-promoting physical activity levels was reduced by 50% at 6-month follow-up compared with before injury. Seventeen per cent of participants with ACL injury and 41% of participants with other acute knee injuries had returned to their preinjury physical activity at 6 months. Participants with ACL injury reported worse knee function, lower physical activity participation and had more surgeries (128 surgeries, including 109 ACL-reconstructions) compared with participants with other acute knee injuries (six surgeries).ConclusionAcute knee injuries, including ACL injuries, affected self-reported knee function and physical activity participation for at least 6 months after index injury. More research is needed to understand how best to help people with acute knee injuries return to physical activity and achieve satisfactory knee function.

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