Sports Injuries in the Australian Regular Army

Sports participation in the military is important for physical fitness and building morale and camaraderie. However, injuries caused by sports are detrimental to military capability. The purpose of this study was to investigate patterns of injury from sports participation in Australian Regular Army personnel. Injury data spanning a two-year period were obtained from the Department of Defence Workplace Health, Safety, Compensation, and Reporting (WHSCAR) database. Data were extracted for the top five sporting activities causing injuries. The most common body sites, natures, and mechanisms of injuries across these five sports were then determined. Sports participation accounted for 11% (n = 1092) of reported injuries (n = 9828). Soccer presented with the greatest number of injuries (23.3%), followed by rugby union/league (22.9%), touch football (18.6%), Australian rules football (12.0%), and basketball/netball (11.9%). The ankle, knee, and shoulder were the most injured body sites (21.9%; 17.2%; 11.6% respectively) across these five sports, with soft tissue injury, dislocation, and fractures being the most common natures of injury (55.1%; 12.7%; 11.9% respectively). The most common mechanisms of injuries were contact with objects (35.1%) and falls (27.4%). The current injury rates, locations, and mechanisms are similar to historical rates suggesting little impact by injury mitigation strategies.

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Training Load and Injury Risk in Elite Rugby Union: The Largest Investigation to Date

International Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1055/a-1300-2703 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen W. West ◽

Sean Williams ◽

Dario Cazzola ◽

Simon Kemp ◽

Matthew J. Cross ◽

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Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Injury Risk ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injuries ◽

Rugby Union ◽

Training Load ◽

Alternative Methods ◽

Load Monitoring ◽

The Relationship

AbstractTraining load monitoring has grown in recent years with the acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) widely used to aggregate data to inform decision-making on injury risk. Several methods have been described to calculate the ACWR and numerous methodological issues have been raised. Therefore, this study examined the relationship between the ACWR and injury in a sample of 696 players from 13 professional rugby clubs over two seasons for 1718 injuries of all types and a further analysis of 383 soft tissue injuries specifically. Of the 192 comparisons undertaken for both injury groups, 40% (all injury) and 31% (soft tissue injury) were significant. Furthermore, there appeared to be no calculation method that consistently demonstrated a relationship with injury. Some calculation methods supported previous work for a “sweet spot” in injury risk, while a substantial number of methods displayed no such relationship. This study is the largest to date to have investigated the relationship between the ACWR and injury risk and demonstrates that there appears to be no consistent association between the two. This suggests that alternative methods of training load aggregation may provide more useful information, but these should be considered in the wider context of other established risk factors.

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082 Training load and other risk factors for soft tissue injury risk in professional rugby union: a 13 team, 2-season study of 383 injuries

10.1136/bjsports-2021-ioc.78 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen West ◽

Sean Williams ◽

Dario Cazzola ◽

Matthew Cross ◽

Simon Kemp ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Injury Risk ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Rugby Union ◽

Training Load

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Training volume and soft tissue injury in professional and non-professional rugby union players: a systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1136/bjsports-2015-095926 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 51 (13) ◽

pp. 1012-1020 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Shane Ball ◽

Mark Halaki ◽

Rhonda Orr

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Soft Tissue ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Rugby Union ◽

Training Volume

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Multiple Soft Tissue Injury Of The Knee In A Rugby Union Match

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/01.mss.0000273456.31470.2f ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 39 (Supplement) ◽

pp. S131

Author(s):

Pierre L. Viviers ◽

Werner Hurter ◽

Pieter Polderman ◽

Richard de Villiers

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissue ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Rugby Union

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Injuries to the pelvis, hip, and thigh

10.1093/med/9780199533909.003.0027 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Cathy Speed, ◽

Jae Rhee ◽

Fares Haddad

Keyword(s):

Soft Tissues ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Pelvic Ring ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Rugby Union ◽

Hamstring Injury ◽

Hamstring Injuries ◽

Australian Football League ◽

Recurrent Injury ◽

Australian Football

Injuries to the musculoskeletal pelvis and thigh in sport are extremely common. Injury can occur at one or multiple sites of the bony pelvic ring, and in the soft tissues of the groin, abdominal wall, and thigh. Athletes in certain sports are particularly prone to hip injury, especially those involved in running, soccer, hockey, rugby, and dancing. Although recognized as a common region of injury, the true epidemiology is not known, as the spectrum of injury is wide, diagnosis can be complex, and injury classification is still debated in some conditions. Nevertheless, soft tissue injury and dysfunction are the most common forms of injury seen and, indeed, hamstring injury is the most frequent injury in a number of sports, including athletics, soccer, rugby union, and Australian Football League. Hamstring injuries are also the most common recurrent injury in sport....

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CHARACTERISTICS AND PREVENTION OF SPORTS INJURIES IN TAEKWONDO TRAINING

Revista Brasileira de Medicina do Esporte ◽

10.1590/1517-8692202228012021_0436 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 28 (1) ◽

pp. 37-39

Author(s):

Shupeng Xiao

Keyword(s):

Sports Injuries ◽

Tissue Injury ◽

Soft Tissue Injury ◽

Young Athletes ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Acute Injuries ◽

Level Of Training ◽

Serious Injuries ◽

Preventive Methods ◽

Timely Treatment

ABSTRACT Introduction: With the extensive and in-depth development of Taekwondo in China, more and more people participate in Taekwondo training. Due to the lack of experience of some coaches and the misunderstanding of scientific sports training by young athletes, injuries occur from time to time. This has a bad effect on Taekwond itself, and it can also damage the health of athletes. Objective: This article discusses joint injuries in Taekwondo and analyzes the characteristics of Taekwondo sports injuries and preventive methods. Methods: This article uses a questionnaire applied to young athletes to gain an understanding of the sports injuries situation. Results: The most common injury sites were feet and joints. The nature of the injuries is mostly soft tissue injury, ligament laceration, and muscle strain. The most serious injuries are kidney and perineal damage. Conclusion: Improving the level of training, strengthening medical supervision, and paying attention to the timely treatment of acute injuries are important ways to reduce the occurrence of trauma. Level of evidence II; Therapeutic studies - investigation of treatment results.

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