Treatment of Sports Injuries Referred For Physiotherapy at a National Sports Medicine Centre in Nigeria: A Retrospective Study

Introduction; Sports medicine is a clinical subspecialty that deals with the examination, monitoring, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries that occur during sports events, training and physical activities in pre-hospital settings. Managing dramatic situations with minor and multiple injuries is a challenge that requires a quick approach to a dramatic event in managing minor and multiple injuries on the football field and in other sports in support of SHME at pre-hospital and hospital level. Purpose of the paper. Providing emergency medical care at all basic stages of managing minor and multiple injuries on the football field and in other sports in order to implement BLS, ACLS, BTLS, PTLS, ATLS care measures reducing morbidity, disability, and mortality. Material and methods. The research is of retrospective, descriptive, qualitative type. The material was taken from the archive of the Emergency Clinic of UCCK for the period January-December 2019. Only the sick or injured in sports matches were taken in the research; Age, gender, type of illness and injury and type of medical care, equipment available, and training and education. Result. Sports injuries are very costly, and according to the pathology with diseases were 15 cases or 21.4 %, injuries were 55 cases or 78/6 %. Injured by age. The largest number of injured with injuries in the field of football sports the most affected age was the age of 21-25 years with 28 cases or 40.00%, over 25 years were 27 cases or 38.58% and with a smaller number were aged 15-20 years15 cases or 21.42%. Discussion and conclusions. A very important factor in sports injuries is the provision of optimal medical care for footballers and other sports in head, neck, spine, chest, abdomen, and pelvis and limb injuries and with a joint communication with the cooperation of health care professionals in the selection of priority cases. Education of medical staff, nurses, paramedics with courses, use of medical equipment, BLS, ACLS, BTLS, PTLS, ATLS as well as standard procedures for providing and transporting medical care to the hospital.

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Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Athletic Trainers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association: A Retrospective Study

Journal of Athletic Training ◽

10.4085/1062-6050-0741.20 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Carly Day ◽

Sophie MacKenzie ◽

Lailah Issac ◽

Ashley Sanchez ◽

Courtney Jones ◽

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Keyword(s):

Retrospective Study ◽

Ethnic Diversity ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Student Athletes ◽

National Collegiate Athletic Association ◽

Athletic Trainers ◽

Well Being ◽

Black College ◽

Linear Regression Models ◽

Racial Ethnicity

Abstract Context: Athletic trainers (ATs) are the most visible members of the sports medicine team and are responsible for the health and well-being of student-athletes (SAs). Objective: Quantifying the representation from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) ATs in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) member institutions has not been previously studied. Design: Retrospective study Setting: National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Demographic Database Participants: NCAA teams' athletic personnel at NCAA member institutions. Main Measures: Chi-square tests were employed to assess differences in racial and ethnic frequencies across division, calendar year and gender. Linear regressions models were used to examine change in racial and ethnic distributions of head and assistant ATs over time. Results: The majority of NCAA athletic trainers were categorized as white (88%), which was reflected in both head (90.8%) and assistant (87.2%) AT positions. Black ATs made up the largest proportion of a specific racial/ethnicity group within BIPOC ATs (3.4% of head ATs, 4.6% of assistant ATs), with the next most prevalent being Hispanic (2.8% of head ATs, 3.9% of assistant ATs). Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) showed higher proportions of BIPOC ATs in both head and assistant categories compared to non-HBCU institutions. Division I schools had the greatest AT racial/ethnicity diversity in comparison to Division II and Division III (p<0.0001). In our linear regression models, we found statistically significant increases in many of the racial/ethnic categories for both head and assistant ATs. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that BIPOC ATs represent a small proportion of the ATs currently working at NCAA member institutions. Although there has been an increase in BIPOC athletic trainers over the past ten years, a large racial and ethnic discordance gap still exists between student athletes and the ATs caring for them. Future studies may identify barriers encountered by BIPOC ATs and the effectiveness of current diversity initiatives.

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Sports Medicine and Sports Injuries

Essentials of Rehabilitation for Orthopaedic Surgeons ◽

10.5005/jp/books/10296_19 ◽

2004 ◽

pp. 318-318

Author(s):

John Ebnezar

Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Sports Injuries

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Age and Sex Differences in Overuse Injuries Presenting to Pediatric Sports Medicine Clinics

Clinical Pediatrics ◽

10.1177/0009922819837360 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (7) ◽

pp. 770-777 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Amy Elizabeth Valasek ◽

Julie A. Young ◽

Lihong Huang ◽

Bhavna Singichetti ◽

Jingzhen Yang

Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Chart Review ◽

Sports Injuries ◽

Retrospective Chart Review ◽

Overuse Injuries ◽

Cartilage Injuries ◽

Red Flag ◽

The Mean ◽

Articular Cartilage Injuries ◽

Age And Sex

Pediatric overuse injuries present with a gradual mechanism of onset and an underlying pathogenesis of microtrauma. We evaluated the clinical presentation of pediatric sports injuries to determine if differences exist between age and sex. A retrospective chart review was performed over a 6-year period; 6593 overuse injuries were included with the mean age of 13.4 years. Males presented with a greater proportion of apophysis, physis, and articular cartilage injuries ( P < .01). Females presented with greater bone, tendon, and “other” injuries ( P < .01). Children <9 years of age demonstrated apophysis and physis injuries. Conversely, children older than 15 years of age presented with tendon, bone, bursa, and other ( P < .01) overuse injuries. A significant number of pediatric athletes in this cohort reported playing through pain prior to clinical evaluation. Injury prevention programs need to educate children, and a red flag should be raised when pediatric athletes are participating with pain.

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Use of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Sports-Related Injuries in Athletes: A Systematic Review of Case Reports

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17218226 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (21) ◽

pp. 8226

Author(s):

Ji-Won Lee ◽

Jun-Hwan Lee ◽

Song-Yi Kim

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Sports Medicine ◽

Clinical Evidence ◽

Sports Injuries ◽

Case Reports ◽

Lateral Meniscus ◽

Publication Date ◽

Clinical Value ◽

Ganglion Cysts ◽

Research Questions

Acupuncture is one of the representative complementary and alternative medicine treatments used for various types of pain. This systematic review summarized and analyzed clinical case reports/series utilizing acupuncture for treating sports injuries in athletes, thereby providing the basis for further research to establish clinical evidence on acupuncture treatment in sports medicine. A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Embase including MEDLINE up to 21 August 2019 without language and publication date restrictions. Due to the heterogeneity of each study, explanatory and descriptive analyses were performed. As a result, in each case report/series, it was confirmed that acupuncture was applied for treating various types of sports injuries experienced by athletes. Acupuncture can help relieve short-term pain and recover from dysfunction and has been used as a useful, noninvasive, and conservative modality for managing sports injuries such as lateral meniscus rupture, femoral acetabular impingement, ganglion cysts, and sports hernia. In addition, acupuncture has been suggested as a treatment worth trying for diseases such as yips and delayed onset muscle soreness. The included cases showed some potential of acupuncture in the treatment of various types of sports injuries, beyond pain control in musculoskeletal disorders. However, considering that this review was based on case reports/series, a limited understanding of the clinical value of acupuncture in athletes is required. In the future, more specific research questions and hypotheses should be addressed to generate evidence based on experimental research.

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Assessing Adverse Neural Tension in Athletes

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation ◽

10.1123/jsr.7.2.128 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 128-139 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Scott Gallant

Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Thoracic Outlet Syndrome ◽

Sports Injuries ◽

Tennis Elbow ◽

Neural Tissue ◽

Ankle Sprains ◽

Treatment Techniques ◽

Tension Tests ◽

Assessment And Treatment ◽

Assessment Techniques

Sports medicine assessment and treatment techniques are ever developing and becoming more holistic. Traditional musculoskeletal assessment is changing to incorporate neural tissue pathology. Neural tension tests assess the mobility of neural tissue in the extremities and spinal canal. Positive adverse neural tension tests suggest poor mobility of neural tissue. Athletes with adverse neural tension often present with pain and decreased range of motion. These disorders can occur individually or can be associated with sports injuries. Ankle sprains, hamstring strains, tennis elbow, and thoracic outlet syndrome are some conditions that respond well to treatment of adverse neural tension. Reports of improved treatment outcomes following neural tension assessment and treatment suggest that adverse neural tension should be considered as a possible source of pain and dysfunction. This paper outlines concepts necessary to understand adverse neural tension including neuroanatomy, pathology, assessment techniques, and common sports injuries that may have an adverse neural tension component.

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