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Sandstedt, Scott D. "Post-injury psychological characteristics and adherence to severe sport injury rehabilitation protocols /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3144453.
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Halbert, Sarah Anne. "Exploring the relationship between athletic injury and coaching behavior." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1185396703.
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Yard, Ellen E. "Using Surveillance for Sports Injury Epidemiology." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1233687846.
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Snyder, Leanne. "Anterior cruciate ligament injury in women’s team invasion sports: Learning from established sports to understand emerging sports." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2383.
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The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury continues to present with varying gender disparity by sport as more recently evidenced by high injury rates in the Australian Football League – Women’s (AFLW). Prevalent in many sports is the performance of sidestepping tasks in situations of high spatial and temporal constraints that could be termed a ‘worst-case scenario’ regarding the ACL injury. However, there has been inconclusive evidence if fatigue is an additional contributor to risk of ACL injury. The purpose of this thesis was three fold: (1) to examine if a team sport conditioning circuit changed the movement strategy, defined as a shift in peak joint power absorption, in elite women’s hockey players, (2) describe the current mechanisms by which ACL injuries occur in an emerging women’s sport, Australian Football (AF) and (3) consider through comparison of available information the applicability of knowledge gained from an established women’s sport (hockey) to inform recommendations for an emerging women’s sport (AFLW). Study one identified a shift of peak joint power absorption away from the hip and toward the knee during the unplanned condition and further during the unplanned condition after a sport conditioning circuit. Study two identified that a majority of in-game ACL ruptures in AFLW occurred during the first half of the season and predominantly occurred during the second quarter. Finally, the comparison of elite women’s hockey and AFLW revealed higher fitness levels and greater access to resources and support for women’s hockey that should be examined in future on their influence for the higher ACL injury incidence in AFLW. This information highlights evaluating individual movement strategy during sidestepping and the need for a more comprehensive approach to assess the whole of sporting system efficacy of development of AFLW athletes to determine if they have been physically prepared and provided the time and provisions for such preparation required to meet the demands of the elite level prior to conclusions on their inherent risk of injury as women.
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Canter, Laura. "Looking at athlete's attitudes toward injury : reporting injury /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2007. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19828.pdf.
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Walker, Natalie C. "The meaning of sports injury and re-injury anxiety assessment and intervention." Thesis, Aberystwyth University, 2006. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.577225.
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Thomas, Shannon Lee. "THE EFFECTS OF INJURY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL IN COLLEGE ATHLETES WITH SPORTS-RELATED HEAD INJURY: EVIDRNCE BASED RECOMMENDATIONS." Oxford, Ohio : Miami University, 2004. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=miami1079993523.
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Ferguson, Kerry Jean. "The epidemiology of injury and risk factors associated with injury in first league field hockey players." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26984.
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This study investigated the epidemiology of injury in a population of first league field hockey players during a playing season, establishing the true incidence (injuries/ 1000 hours) of injury, as well as the risk factors associated with field hockey injuries. Both the epidemiology of field hockey injuries, and associated risk factors, have not been well investigated on an international level, and no data on Southern African players have been published. A study population of 222 first league hockey players (males n= 111, females n= 111) from one particular region were followed over the duration of a hockey season (7 months). A preseason player profile questionnaire established player characteristics and training methods. A pre-season fitness assessment recorded the flexibility (sit and reach test), muscle power (standing broad jump), speed (40 m sprint) and endurance capacities (double winder) of all the players. Male players performed significantly better in the muscle power (p=0.0001), speed (p=0.0001) and muscle endurance (p=0.0001) tests compared to female players. However, female players recorded significantly better flexibility results (p=0.012) compared with male players. Player position influenced the results of the pre-season fitness assessment. Attacking players (strikers, midfielders) achieved significantly better results in the muscle power (p=0.0704), speed (p=0.0003) and muscle endurance (p=0.002) tests compared with defending players (defenders, goalkeepers). During the prospective study, an injury report form was completed for players that sustained injuries during the season. An injury was defined as physical damage that resulted in (i) a player being unable to complete the match or practise, (ii) a player missing a subsequent match or practise, or (iii) a player requiring medical attention. An overall incidence of injury of 10/1000 hours was reported for the playing population, with an injury risk of 0.59 injuries per player per season. No other study of hockey injuries has recorded the true incidence of injury. A number of factors were associated with field hockey injuries. The incidence of injury was significantly greater in matches compared to practices (p=0.003). The highest incidence of injury was recorded in the beginning of the season (month 2) (16 injuries/1000 hrs). Strikers reported the highest incidence of injury (11/1000 hrs). In certain instances, the player position could be associated with an injury to a specific anatomical area or mechanism of injury. For example, goalkeepers sustained significantly more upper limb injuries than players in outfield positions (p=0.001), which can be attributed to the nature of their play. The activities of a goalkeeper include diving, and fending off the ball with their hands. The most frequently injured anatomical areas were similar to those reported in other studies of field hockey injuries, namely the fingers (1.6/1000 hrs), knee (1.4/1000 hrs) and ankle (1.4/1000 hrs) joints, and hamstring muscle (0.8/1000 hrs). The type of injuries sustained were predominantly muscle strains (2.4/1000 hrs), ligament sprains (2/1000 hrs) and fractures (1.7/1000 hrs). The most frequent mechanism of injury was tackling (2.3/1000 hrs). There was a significantly higher incidence of injury reported on artificial turf (13/1000 hrs) compared with grass (4/1000 hrs) (p=0.015). Players who discontinued hockey due to injury missed an average of four subsequent matches or practices. There was no significant association between past injury history, pre-season training, stretching methods, equipment usage and pre-season fitness assessments and the incidence or epidemiology of injury in hockey players.
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Walker, Archibald Brian. "A sports injury clinic : a five year experience." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.310348.
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Bergandi, Thomas A. "Attentional style as a predictor of athletic injury." Virtual Press, 1985. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/414555.
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O'Neill, Daniel Fulham. "Injury contagion: the effect of injury on teammates' performance." Thesis, Boston University, 2005. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/32813.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.
Background: Season-ending injuries, particularly those to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), continue at a high-rate in many sports, particularly ski racing. Although many factors are thought to contribute to this injury rate in both genders, no study has looked at possible psychological influences. Hypothesis: There is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that affects athletes after seeing someone in their own sport sustain a serious injury. The result could be a decrease in performance both on and off the mountain. In the worst-case scenario, this change in tactics could result in injury to themselves, representing an "injury contagion". Study Design: Case-control study; Level of evidence, 3. Methods: Students at four Eastern ski academies were studied for 3 consecutive years (2002-2005). The subjects ranged in age from 13-19 and consisted of 277 men (60.3%) and 182 women (39.7% ). When a subject sustained a season-ending injury, a peer group of that subject was tested for both psychological and performance effects. The results of this testing was compared to previous baseline testing and a similarly constructed control group from an academy without such an injury. Results: There were twelve season-ending injuries sustained over the three-year period. Significant data results were obtained from one aspect of the psychological testing of the peer group. There was a trend toward a possible "injury contagion" i.e. injury to a member of the peer group soon after injury to a teammate. Conclusions: Although the results of this study were inconclusive in establishing the existence of an "injury contagion", there were data to establish a psychological affect on some athletes after injury to one of their teammates. Clinical Relevance: Although a teammate's injury did not measurably effect performance and only showed mild evidence of a possible injury contagion, there were significant psychological affects noted in female subjects. School personnel should be trained in basic counseling techniques specific to this problem.
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Lang, Kaitlyn Elizabeth. "The Lost Boys: Traumatic Brain Injuries in Action Sports." Master's thesis, Temple University Libraries, 2015. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/320013.
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The purpose of this study was to uncover the unique and devastating consequences of untreated head injuries in a population that self-monitors their return to play after an injury. The secondary purpose was to identify the general perceptions of head injuries in the action sports culture and the themes that are common challenges for action sport athletes during their TBI rehabilitation in order to examine the coping skills that were used during their attempt to return to their sport. Seven athletes were interviewed. The sports represented were snowboarding, BMX racing, BMX freestyle, and motocross. The interviews assessed the following concepts: injury experience, symptoms, recovery, perception of the sport, return to sport, personality factors, and perception of head injuries. The interviews were transcribed and coded by the researcher in order to identify common themes and perceptions. The results indicated that the high frequency of injuries in action sports contributes partially to the perception of head injuries. It is a part of the culture to ignore injuries and push through pain. While the athletes have found success with this method in the past, it takes personal experience to convince them that head injuries should not be treated in the same manner. Since many of the athletes were unaware of their exact medical diagnosis, the severity of their injuries were established by how much their symptoms affected their day-to-day life. Physical symptoms were the most commonly reported, but psychological symptoms had a greater affect on the participants' day-to-day life. Generally, the participants who returned to play had higher levels of self-efficacy and self-awareness than the athletes who were not able to return. However, it is unclear from the study if the athletes had high self-efficacy because they were able to return, or if they were able to return because of their pre-injury characteristics. There was also a general consensus among the participants that more support and awareness about brain injuries were needed in their sport.
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Smigmator, Steven. "Prevention of adolescent sports-related traumatic brain injury education." Thesis, California State University, Long Beach, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1527416.
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James, Mark. "Consent to injury and an exemption for contact sports." Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.394693.
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May, Sally. "An investigation into compliance with sports injury rehabilitation regimens." Thesis, University of Brighton, 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.283533.
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Cobb, Bryan Richard. "Laboratory and Field Studies in Sports-Related Brain Injury." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/73208.
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The studies presented in this dissertation investigated biomechanical factors associated with sports-related brain injuries on the field and in the laboratory. In the first study, head impact exposure in youth football was observed using a helmet mounted accelerometer system to measure head kinematics. The results suggest that restriction on contact in practice at the youth level can translate into reduced head impact exposure over the course of a season. A second study investigated the effect of measurement error in the head impact kinematic data collected by the helmet mounted system have on subsequent analyses. The objective of this study was to characterize the propagation of random measurement error through data analyses by quantifying descriptive statistic uncertainties and biases for biomechanical datasets with random measurement error. For distribution analyses, uncertainties tend to decrease as sample sizes grow such that for a typical player, the uncertainties would be around 5% for peak linear acceleration and 10% for peak angular (rotational) acceleration. The third and fourth studies looked at comparisons between two headforms commonly used in athletic helmet testing, the Hybrid III and NOCSAE headforms. One study compared the headform shape, particularly looking at regions that are likely to affect helmet fit. Major differences were found at the nape of the neck and in the check/jaw regions that may contribute to difficulty with fitting a helmet to the Hybrid III headform. For the final study, the impact responses of the two headforms were compared. Both headforms were mounted on a Hybrid III neck and impacted at various magnitudes and locations that are representative of impacts observed on the football field. Some condition-specific differences in kinematic parameters were found between the two headforms though they tended to be small. Both headforms showed reasonable repeatability.Ph. D.
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Gilbourne, David. "Collaborative research involving the sport psychologist within sports injury settings : action research themes and processes." Thesis, University of Brighton, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.245933.
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Gentles, Jeremy A., Brian D. Johnston, William G. Hornsby, Christopher J. MacDonald, Robert J. Elbin, and Michael H. Stone. "Injury Rates Among Division I Baseball Players With and Without SPEC Program Guidance." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3989.
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Athlete monitoring and proper strength and conditioning should serve not only to manage fatigue and increase athletic performance but decrease injury rates as well. In cooperation with the East Tennessee State University (ETSU) Sport Science Program, the Sports Performance Enhancement Consortium (SPEC) provides athlete monitoring and strength & conditioning services to ETSU Athletics. Since October 2008, the SPEC program has provided evidence based monitoring and strength and conditioning (S&C) services to ETSU baseball. This represents the first investigation of the potential for the SPEC program to influence injury rates among Division I athletes at ETSU. The number of spring season game-time injuries and athletic exposures were determined for ETSU baseball during the 7-year period from 2004-2010. Injuries were classified as Game-Time Injury (GTI) and/or Training Related Game-Time Injury (TRGTI). In order to qualify as a GTI, the injury must have occurred during and as a direct result of playing in a game. GTIs include contact and non-contact injuries. Injuries that may have been influenced by the strength and conditioning program were classified as TRGTI. During spring seasons from 2004-2010, these injuries included strains, sprains, dislocations (non-contact), inflammation, and impingements. Classification as a TRGTI required all of the following criteria to be fulfilled, 1) the injury must have occurred during and as a direct result of playing in a game, 2) the injury must not result from contact, 3) the injury must have been potentially related to and/or prevented through training. For the purposes of this investigation, only injuries sustained during spring season games were considered. A single athletic exposure (A-E) was defined as 1 athlete participating in 1 competition where the potential for injury existed and was not dependent upon the length of time an athlete participated in the competition. For the purposes of this investigation, only A-Es occurring during spring season games were considered. A-Es for practice sessions were not available. Injury rate is defined as the number of injuries divided by the number of A-Es. In this investigation, injury rate is expressed at injuries per 100 A-Es. Since ETSU Baseball injury data is available for the last seven spring seasons, and only two seasons have included SPEC involvement, a description of total injuries and injury rates can be provided. Of the 7 seasons reported, the 2009 and 2010 spring seasons were associated with the lowest GTI, TRGTI and game-time injuries (total injuries and training related injuries) and lowest injury rates (total injury rate and training related injury rate). During the spring 2010 season, not a single TRGTI was reported. If significant injury reductions can be achieved through the SPEC program over a broad range of sports, it may suggest that programs similar to SPEC could be used in sport at a variety of levels to increase performance and reduce injury rates and decrease the costs associated with the treatment of sport related injuries.
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Gentles, Jeremy A. "Injury Rates Among Division I Baseball Players With and Without SPEC Program Guidance." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3990.
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Kohler, R. M. N. "The effect of musculoskeletal injury on endogenous nandrolone metabolism." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2755.
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Coetzee, Devon Ross. "Understanding risk of injury in novice runners: exploring the link between runner characteristics, biomechanics and injury outcome." Doctoral thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/32552.
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The high prevalence of running related injury, particularly in novice runners has prompted the investigation into interventions to mitigate the risk of injury. This dissertation set out to investigate the effects of a progressive 12-week running intervention in novice runners wearing footwear with reduced cushioning. The aim was to understand how intrinsic characteristics of novice runners, namely body composition, strength and flexibility, influence running biomechanics and ultimately injury outcome, and whether footwear structure effects this relationship. Prior to the intervention, participants were assigned to wearing footwear with reduced cushioning (RC) or footwear with traditional cushioning (TC). Three-dimensional running biomechanics were collected during over ground running at 3.0 meters per second in their prescribed footwear. Other measured variables included lower limb strength, by means of an isokinetic dynamometer, lower limb flexibility, full body composition by means of Duel Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and lower leg bone oedema by means of magnetic resonance imaging. Throughout the intervention, pain or discomfort was assessed. All variables were reassessed after the intervention. The programme used in this thesis resulted in a 11.1 % prevalence of injury, which is considerably lower than other studies. No differences in injury incidence, bone oedema or pain or discomfort prevalence were found between footwear groups, however the RC group experienced pain or discomfort more frequently. Footwear with reduced cushioning was found to promote kinematic strategies, including a lower foot strike angle (FSA), more flexed knee angle at foot strike and reduced knee range of motion during stance phase to compensate for the lack of cushioning. Whilst most novice runners adopted a rear foot strike pattern throughout the intervention, the RC group were four times more likely to reduce FSA. Intrinsic characteristics of novice runners may not be indicative of injury, however the intervention resulted in changes to these variables. These included improvements in movement-specific strength, increased passive hip flexor flexibility and weight loss. Footwear had no effect on these variables. Greater mass characteristics resulted in kinematic adaptations in the knee. This dissertation highlighted the importance of a conservative training structure to mitigate injury risk in novice runners. Additionally, footwear has limited effect on injury risk and thus should not be prescribed to promote biomechanical change, but rather to compliment a runner's current biomechanics and intrinsic characteristics.
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McLeod, Geordie. "Injury surveillance in community cricket and the exploration of insurance claims systems." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2020. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2390.
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The aims of this industry funded PhD thesis were 1) To understand the injury causes, trends and burden in community cricket and 2) To examine the Cricket Australia National Club Risk Protection Program (NCRPP) insurance scheme for suitability as an injury surveillance tool for community cricket.
This thesis sought to identify and understand the injury profile of community cricketers through existing literature and injury datasets, being, Victorian Injury Surveillance Unit (VISU) hospital data, Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) and NCRPP insurance claims data. This thesis also undertook a novel assessment of data validity and completeness from various sources, against industry standards of the Australian Sports Injury Data Dictionary (ASIDD) and cricket injury consensus statements (consensus).
Existing literature using insurance claims data to report sports injury indicated high levels of validity and completeness were possible. Review across all sources of published, community- level, cricket-related injury data revealed acute medically-treated injuries were most commonly fractures, dislocations, sprains and strains. The most common body regions requiring hospital attendance were the wrist/hand and head. The majority of hospital-treated injuries were due to being struck by the ball. The majority of prospectively collected injury data involved junior and/or adolescent players and most often involved bowling cohorts, although fielding was the most commonly reported activity of injury onset. The majority of studies had an unclear likelihood of bias. Reporting completeness was moderate when compared to the ASIDD core items and consensus, with injury mechanism an area requiring improvement.
The ACC provided data, on all cricket-related injury claims, showed high validity with the core items of the ASIDD and the cricket injury consensus statements. The ACC data showed soft tissue injuries were the most common injury nature with bowling the most common activity at injury onset. Lower back and shoulder sprains/strains were the most commonly injured body regions. Four-percent of claims involved lost work time. The NCRPP, collecting specifically organised cricket-related injury not covered by a universal healthcare system, showed fractures to the hands/fingers/thumb and knee sprains were the most common injuries. Fielding was the most common activity at injury onset. Twenty-five percent of claims received loss of income (LOI) payments with knee injuries representing the highest injury burden (weeks LOI/year).
The NCRPP system showed a high level of validity in injury data collection measured against the ASIDD and consensus. The NCRPP data showed a high level of completeness compared to the core items of the ASIDD and a moderate level in comparison with the consensus. The NCRPP system was judged to be useful as a potential injury surveillance system against the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines. Recommendations for improvements to the system include: 1) Addition of medical diagnosis/history; 2) Inclusion of injury side; 3) Inclusion of new/recurrent injury; 4) Allowance for multiple injuries being recorded separately; 5) Rationalisation of the injury nature terms (e.g. tear/rupture); 6) Reintroduction of injury mechanisms; 7) Addition of protective equipment usage; 8) Introduction of fielding positions; 9) Adopting required input fields in online forms to better capture injury data.
Additional research is required to help validate the representativeness of the NCRPP injury data. Future research into community-level cricket injury would also be better served with a community-level injury surveillance consensus statement.
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Buckley, Keith S. "The establishment of guidelines for injury waivers in college athletic programs." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1994. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03302010-020416/.
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Hugo, Daniel. "Psychological correlates of injury, illness and performance in Ironman triathletes." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26543.
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Background: The association of psychological factors with athletic performance and proneness to injury and illness has been widely recognised as an integral part of athletic preparation, treatment and rehabilitation. The exact nature of this association is still not clear, but it can be hypothesised that better mental health leads to better performance, less injuries and illness and more rapid recovery. Psychological distress is a strong predictor of injury, illness and poor performance, but inherent personality traits have failed to show a constant association with these parameters. Advances in validated psychometric instruments of personality and resilience show promise in their application to further the understanding of the psyche in athletes. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive value of personality traits (novelty seeking, harm avoidance and reward dependence), resilience and general psychological distress in terms of injury, illness and performance in a group of triathletes competing in the 2007 lronman Triathlon. Methods: For this descriptive cross-sectional study, 166 entrants in the 2007 lronman Triathlon were recruited. Each subject completed a detailed, previously validated set of questionnaires during registration prior to the event. Contained in the questionnaire were sections on general demographic information, detailed previous and current medical conditions and injuries, and psychometric instruments (TPQ - a measure of personality, CD-RISC - a measure of resilience, K10). After the event, the official overall finishing times, as well as the split times for the swimming, cycling and running legs, were obtained from the race organisers. Results: Higher NS and RD scores were predictors for faster predicted performance times and higher psychological distress scores was a predictor for slower actual times (r=0.160, P=0.053) and particularly predicted slower cycling times (r=0.026, P=0.002). Higher K10 scores significantly predicted the presence of flu-like symptoms (P=0.019) and higher HA scores significantly predicted nervous system symptoms during exercise (P=0.035). Higher RD scores predicted the absence of nervous system symptoms (P=0.075). Higher K10 scores (P=0.093) and HA scores (P=0.070) were associated with medication use prior to and during the event. Higher resilience scores predicted the occurrence of exercise associated collapse (P=0.081) and absence of EAMC (P=0.075). Higher HA scores predicted GIT symptoms during exercise (P=0.091 ). Higher reward dependence predicted the presence of tendon / ligament injuries (P=0.039) and genital injuries were associated with lower resilience (P=0.098) and higher HA scores (P=0.065). Conclusion: Generally, the results showed only a few consistent findings in terms of identifying predictors, although interesting correlations and trends were observed. Studies on different athletic populations and on a larger scale are needed. Physicians should be aware of the cardinal importance of mental well-being, as this is as vital in the preventative and curative management of the injured, ill or poor performing athlete as optimal physical conditioning.
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Haithem, Nasr. "Facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of injury prevention strategies among clubs at the University of the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6483.
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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Introduction: The majority of University of the Western Cape coaches believe that in most sport codes, many female and male athletes get injured at least once a season. Consequently, occurrence of injuries signifies many set-backs in any team sports. University of the Western Cape sports injury intervention and rehabilitation strategies are relatively under-developed, and have not been systematically implemented, despite their proven effectiveness. However, due to intensive training, local and national league competitions, the number of injured athletes at University of the Western Cape has increased, and so delays of athletes’ recovery are caused. Thus, it is assumed that University of the Western Cape efforts may have lack of the necessary injury precautions on prevention and rehabilitation such as proactive injury treatment, paying special attention to the therapeutic process, including other necessary mechanisms. The current study has explored facilitating factors and some of the barriers on the implementation of injury prevention strategies, and determined the effectiveness of rehabilitation within University of the Western Cape sport teams in views of athletes, coaches, and medical staff. Methods: This study used a sequential exploratory design which entailed an initial phase of quantitative data collection and analysis, followed by a phase of qualitative data collection and analysis. This study used a close-ended survey and semi-structured interviews to identify the barriers and facilitators associated with the implementation of injury prevention strategies among sports clubs at the University of the Western Cape. Results: Data were collected on the general knowledge of players and team coaches about injury prevention as well as their sources of information regarding injury prevention. Football players were 49.5% while 15.8% were basketball players in this study. Cricket players were 10.9% while rugby players were 9.9%. Sources of players’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, coaches and the media. Sources of coaches’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, media and seminars. Most players and coaches agreed that there is a greater chance of sustaining an injury during a competitive match than during training. Players and coaches also agree that the risk of injury is reduced by wearing preferred protective clothing and thoroughly warming up and stretching prior to training or competition. Barriers to the implementation of an injury prevention strategy include not having enough time, being too tired after training, no advice given on such techniques, the notion that nobody else does it and lack of proper equipment. Facilitators of an injury prevention strategy include availability of medical staff (doctors and physiotherapists), players’ understanding of the coach’s instructions, and injury prevention facilities at University of the Western Cape, services accessibility and quality, injury discovery and follow-up, and injury prevention policy at University of the Western Cape. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: (i) Intervention directed at players and coaches in the form of health promotion programmes through education to increase their knowledge and support in implementation of all prevention strategies either in training or in competition; (ii) Governing bodies at University of the Western Cape should develop and disseminate written sports safety policies and guidelines and supervise clubs in their development programmes.
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MacKay, Gordon M. "The mechanism and prevention of injury in soccer." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 1996. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/3920/.
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The study was designed to provide an overview and a unique insight into the musculoskeletal demands of the professional footballer in Scotland. It can be concluded that preseason training, although non competitive, is a period of high risk and its contents must be re-examined. Emphasis should be placed on injury prevention, especially from overload and overuse injuries, to ensure peak performance and team stability. During season 1993-1994, 30 players (8.8%) required surgery and shared a total of 33 operations. Almost 1 in 10 players, therefore, required surgery during the season with all that entails. Not surprisingly, knee surgery was the commonest procedure, with 13 operations being performed on 11 players. Two players initially had arthroscopic examinations and subsequently required further reconstructive procedures. Surprisingly, the next most frequent operation was that of groin or hernia repair (6). Interestingly, 68% (23) of injuries requiring surgery during season 1993-1994 occurred during training, rather than as a result of a competitive match. This was confirmed when the mechanism of injury was assessed in detail, as 25 (75%) of injuries which required surgery were non contact. Of the 14 players requiring knee surgery, it is of concern that 6 (44.8%) of these players had previously required knee surgery, although there was no strong statistical evidence of an association (Fisher's exact test, p=0.094). Of the 342 players studied for the full season, 56 had reported previous knee surgery. Therefore, 19% of players who had previously had knee surgery required further surgery which would merit further research. There was also no strong evidence that the proportion of players requiring surgery differs for the different positions (Chi-squared=4.446, df=2, p=0.108). This study has provided a unique insight into the musculoskeletal demands of professional football. The mechanism and prevention of injury in soccer, has been studied in detail. This will provide a rational basis for future planning in the hope of optimising performance and minimising injury and its recurrence in soccer.
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Gentles, Jeremy A., Brian D. Johnston, William G. Hornsby, Christopher J. MacDonald, and Michael H. Stone. "An Interdisciplinary Approach to Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement in NCAA Division I Baseball." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/3985.
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Much of the current literature related to injuries in sport has addressed the influence of a particular exercise intervention on a specific type of injury without considering changes in sport performance. The purpose of this research was to investigate an interdisciplinary approach to athlete development and its initial effects on injury rates and measures of performance in collegiate baseball. In October 2008, an NCAA Division I baseball team began working with a sport performance enhancement group (SPEG) which consists of a collaborative effort between sport coaches, sport medicine and sport science departments. Injury rates were calculated for each academic year from 2006/2007 through 2010/2011. As part of the athlete monitoring program provided through SPEG, peak force was measured using an isometric mid-thigh pull from 2008/2009 through 2010/2011. Team win percentage and home runs were also reported from 2003/2004 through 2010/2011. Compared to 2006/2007 and 2007/2008, injury rates during 2008/2009 decreased 40% and 16%, 2009/2010 decreased 64% and 48%, while 2010/2011 decreased 33% and 6%. Team mean allometrically scaled isometric peak force (IPFa) increased each year from 2008/2009 through 2010/2011 (200.6 N, 229.6 N, 244.2 N). IPFa during 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 were significantly greater than 2008/2009 (p = .001 and .002). Win percentage increased from 2008/2009 through 2010/2011 (47%, 53%, 63%) and the 2010/2011 win percentage was higher than any other year since 2003/2004. Total team home runs during 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 were higher than any other season since 2003/2004. These results seem to indicate that the collaborative efforts of SPEG were able to substantially reduce injury rates while increasing lab based and on-field performance.
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Doggart, Lance. "Intrinsic and extrinsic factors predisposing female student dance teachers to injury." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2004. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/5625/.
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Stiller, Jennifer Lynn. "An evaluation of an educational intervention in psychology of injury for athletic training students." Diss., Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users, 2008. http://www.oregonpdf.org/index.cfm.
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Loutsch, Jacqueline A. "Perceived social support systems during athletic injury recovery in collegiate club sport athletes." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5180.
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Thaxton, Sarah Jane. "Sports-Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Rate and Recovery Patterns In Collegiate Athletes." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1556560836513852.
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Roos, Harald. "Exercise, knee injury and osteoarthrosis." Lund : Dept. of Orthopedics, University Hospital, 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=c25sAAAAMAAJ.
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Gissane, Connor. "The epidemiological approach to sports injury : the case for rugby league." Thesis, Brunel University, 2003. http://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/6633.
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In any sporting activity it is important to know how many injuries players might receive and also what type of injuries will be received, so that efforts can be made to reduce the risk of injury. This thesis examines the injury incidence associated with playing professional rugby league, and examines some of the risks associated with injury whilst playing the game. The first paper describes the pattern of injury incidence in professional rugby league and noted that it is higher than in other popular team sports. The second paper examines the different exposures of forward and back players and observes that forwards experience higher rates of injury. The third and fourth papers examine the effect of moving the playing calendar to summer rugby. The risk of injury has increased 67%, and it is also shown that 13% of players experience a 2-3% body mass loss in 14 of 16 games played in excess of 19°C ambient temperature. The next two papers look specifically at the number of collisions experienced by players during the course of a game. Forwards are involved in more collisions (55) than backs (29) during the course of each game. Also, backs have a significantly higher injury rate per 10,000 physical collisions compared to forwards. The next paper proposes a cyclical operational model to examine the interrelationship of a number of factors that are involved in sports injury epidemiology. The application of this proposed cyclical model may lead to greater success in understanding the multi-faceted nature of sports injuries. The final study in the series summarise the injury rates in professional rugby league football from previously published studies. The overall injury rate is 40.3 injuries per 1,000 hours (95% CI 36.9 to 43.8). The majority of injuries are to the lower half of the body (20.7 per 1,000 hours, 17.7 to 24), with the trunk receiving the least (6.7 per 1,000 hours, 5 to 8.6).
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Rapp, Christina M. "Understanding the career-ending injury a phenomenological analysis /." Click here to access thesis, 2007. http://www.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/archive/spring2007/christina_m_rapp/rapp_christina_m_200701_ms.pdf.
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Thesis (M.S.)--Georgia Southern University, 2007."A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty of Georgia Southern University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Education." Under the direction of Daniel R. Czech. ETD. Electronic version approved: May 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-62) and appendices.
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Nasr, Haithem. "Facilitators and barriers influencing the implementation of injury prevention strategies among clubs at the University of the Western Cape." University of the Western Cape, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/6597.
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Magister Scientiae (Physiotherapy) - MSc(Physio)Introduction: The majority of University of the Western Cape coaches believe that in most sport codes, many female and male athletes get injured at least once a season. Consequently, occurrence of injuries signifies many set-backs in any team sports. University of the Western Cape sports injury intervention and rehabilitation strategies are relatively under-developed, and have not been systematically implemented, despite their proven effectiveness. However, due to intensive training, local and national league competitions, the number of injured athletes at University of the Western Cape has increased, and so delays of athletes’ recovery are caused. Thus, it is assumed that University of the Western Cape efforts may have lack of the necessary injury precautions on prevention and rehabilitation such as proactive injury treatment, paying special attention to the therapeutic process, including other necessary mechanisms. The current study has explored facilitating factors and some of the barriers on the implementation of injury prevention strategies, and determined the effectiveness of rehabilitation within University of the Western Cape sport teams in views of athletes, coaches, and medical staff. Methods: This study used a sequential exploratory design which entailed an initial phase of quantitative data collection and analysis, followed by a phase of qualitative data collection and analysis. This study used a close-ended survey and semi-structured interviews to identify the barriers and facilitators associated with the implementation of injury prevention strategies among sports clubs at the University of the Western Cape. Results: Data were collected on the general knowledge of players and team coaches about injury prevention as well as their sources of information regarding injury prevention. Football players were 49.5% while 15.8% were basketball players in this study. Cricket players were 10.9% while rugby players were 9.9%. Sources of players’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, coaches and the media. Sources of coaches’ knowledge of injury prevention included doctor/physiotherapist, media and seminars. Most players and coaches agreed that there is a greater chance of sustaining an injury during a competitive match than during training. Players and coaches also agree that the risk of injury is reduced by wearing preferred protective clothing and thoroughly warming up and stretching prior to training or competition. Barriers to the implementation of an injury prevention strategy include not having enough time, being too tired after training, no advice given on such techniques, the notion that nobody else does it and lack of proper equipment. Facilitators of an injury prevention strategy include availability of medical staff (doctors and physiotherapists), players’ understanding of the coach’s instructions, and injury prevention facilities at University of the Western Cape, services accessibility and quality, injury discovery and follow-up, and injury prevention policy at University of the Western Cape. Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, the following recommendations were made: (i) Intervention directed at players and coaches in the form of health promotion programmes through education to increase their knowledge and support in implementation of all prevention strategies either in training or in competition; (ii) Governing bodies at University of the Western Cape should develop and disseminate written sports safety policies and guidelines and supervise clubs in their development programmes.
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Wills, Emily H. "An Epidemiological Look at Injuries among High School Athletes Participating in a Variety of Sports for Both Sexes." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/325.
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Physical activity is part of a healthy lifestyle, but participating in athletic activities like team sports can lead to injury. This study was designed to find the differences in types of high school sports injuries and how frequently these injuries occur among different sports and between males and females. A survey was given to members of the football, boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball teams of a central Appalachian high school. The highest rate of injury was found in girls’ basketball at 86.7%, followed by football at 85.2%, boys’ basketball at 70.6%, softball and volleyball each at 69.2%, and baseball at 33.3%. Significant differences were also found between the most prevalent types of injuries in each sport. Differences in types of injuries were reported by male and female athletes who participated in comparable sports such as boys’ and girls’ basketball and softball and baseball. More research into why these differences exist could result in more individualized prevention strategies for high school athletes.
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Backe, Stefan. "Safety promotion and injury surveillance with special focus on young people´s club sports : Challenges and possibilities." Doctoral thesis, Karlstads universitet, Institutionen för sociala och psykologiska studier, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-34429.
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Physical activity in youth has many benefits, but parallel to these benefits, sport related injuries pose considerable risks. It is important to public health to address sport related injuries, particularly those affecting young people, who comprise the majority of participants in organised sport in Sweden. The first study in this research showed that inspections of local sport environments, where injuries often occur, did not occur uniformly. Two additional studies pointed out the need for better surveillance of injuries, and described the use of ambulance attendance reports as a possible improvement to current surveillance systems, with a possibility to improve safety for youth and other sport participants. Two other studies identify risk factors that were specific to football and climbing sports, which can be used to guide targeted safety interventions for the young participants of these sports. The studies, taken as a whole, provide new information about the factors associated with sport related injuries, particularly for young people, and point out the need for better sport injury surveillance, improved inspection strategies for fields maintained by organised sport clubs in local communities, and the need to address risk factors specific to different sport activities.
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Jang, Siwon. "The Relationship between High School Coaches' Beliefs about Sports Injury and Prevention Practice Readiness." Scholar Commons, 2013. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4694.
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Although sports and other forms of physical activities are associated with numerous health benefits, adolescent sports injury has emerged as an important public health problem. As the most immediate caregivers for athletes, coaches are expected to play an important role in preventing and reducing injuries, -considering that sports medical staff, such as athletic trainers are not always available to care for athletes. However, research on coaches' beliefs and practices related to injury prevention has been limited to coaching competency issues, in which injury prevention is considered only one component. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to describe the coaches' beliefs and knowledge pertaining to sports injury and their readiness for injury prevention practice to be incorporated into high school settings. The research questions are: (1) What are the coaches' beliefs and knowledge related to sports injury and their readiness for injury prevention practice?; (2) What are the relationships between coaches' beliefs and knowledge pertaining to sports injury and readiness for injury prevention practice?; and (3) What are the differences in coach-related factors between the coaches who have medical staff and those who do not? The participants in the study had average to low perceptions regarding injuries on their team. The knowledge score related to sports injury was not high. However, a majority of the coaches showed strong beliefs in favor of implementing injury prevention interventions as an effective way to prevent and reduce sports injuries. Supporting previous studies, the present study revealed strong associations between self-efficacy and the injury prevention behaviors assessed. It was also found that coaches who employed medical staff were approximately four times more likely to provide injury prevention programs to their athletes and have emergency plans. Findings from this study will provide a broader understanding of coaches' perceptions regarding sports injury, injury prevention interventions conducted by coaches, and the implications for developing quality coaching programs and policies to prevent and reduce sports injuries.
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Sole, Christopher J., Ashley A. Kavanaugh, William A. Sands, Jacob P. Reed, and Michael H. Stone. "Time-Series Analysis of Injury Occurrence in NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/4558.
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Rahnama, Nader. "Effects of fatigue on selected injury risk factors in Association Football." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2003. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4970/.
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Fisher, Julia Marguerite. "Revealing complexities within flat-water kayaking: injury prevention and biomechanical analysis." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/16522.
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Includes bibliographical referencesElite kayakers are required to perform repetitive movements that create strength and flexibility asymmetries in their bodies, making them susceptible to injury. The first portion of this thesis is dedicated to investigating whether a supervised, corrective pre-habilitation programme of the kinetic chain, conducted twice a week for 10 weeks, would reduce these predisposing factors. A group of 19 marathon paddlers were assessed before and after the intervention, with nine of them receiving the intervention. The 10-week intervention programme was found to significantly improve scapular position and kinesis, thoracic spine extension and single arm pulling ability, thus suggesting improved shoulder function and reduced risk of injury. The second portion of the thesis involved novel biomechanical analysis of kayaking on the water and on a kayaking-ergometer. It is the first objective description of the three dimensional movements of the kayak in the literature. Sprint and marathon paddlers performed a 180 metre time trial using an instrumented paddle with an accelerometer and gyroscope attached to the boat for analysis of boat movement characteristics and paddler-generated forces. Similar patterns for paddle torque, boat acceleration and pitch were observed between male sprint paddlers and male marathon paddlers. However, the direction and timing of the roll and the yaw of the boat during the water phase of the kayak stroke differed between these groups of paddlers. In addition, substantial individual variation existed within the group of male marathon paddlers. On the kayaking ergometer, activation patterns of the trunk and pelvic muscles were measured using electromyography during a maximal 200 metre time trial. Gluteus medius, lower trapezius and erector spinae were measured for the first time in maximal kayaking. The latissimus dorsi, pectoralis major and external oblique muscles were more active during the contralateral phase than has previously been reported. When these paddlers performed a single arm pull test on the same day, the muscle activation patterns changed, and muscle groups were active according to their anatomical function and what has previously been described. First, variation of movement, flexibility and segmental training of the kinetic chain may be advantageous when incorporated with kayaking training to prevent shoulder injury risk factors in paddlers. Second, individual evaluation of three-dimensional boat kinematics and muscle recruitment timing provides objective insight into an individual's kayak technique, with potential benefits for improving technical performance and mechanical efficiency.
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Grooms, Dustin R. "Neuroplastic and Neuromuscular Effects of Knee Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury." The Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437641044.
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Germain, Geneviève. "Effect of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on exercise-induced muscle injury." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=29504.
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The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of HBO2 therapy on exercise-induced muscle damage. Subjects (n = 16 university student volunteers) were randomly divided into an experimental group that received HBO2 therapy and a control group that did not receive any treatments. HBO2 treatments consisted of 5 sessions of breathing 95% oxygen at 2.5 atm abs for 100 min. Temporary muscle soreness was created using a single-leg eccentric exercise task involving the quadriceps femoris. Over the next 14 days, measurements were obtained on muscle soreness, leg circumference, quadriceps peak torque, quadriceps average power, fatigue and plasma creative kinase. After eccentric exercise, plasma CK levels and perceived muscle soreness were elevated but were not different between HBO2 and control groups. HBO2 therapy did not alter leg circumference, quadriceps peak torque, average power or fatigue compared to the control group. The data indicated that five HBO2 treatments did not speed recovery following eccentric exercise that induced temporary muscle damage.
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Carson, Fraser. "The psychology of anterior cruciate ligament injury rehabilitation amongst professional rugby union players." Thesis, University of Hull, 2012. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:8442.
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[From the introduction:] Within professional contact sports, injury has been reported frequently by athletes as causing stress (Anshel, 2001; Noblet & Gifford, 2002). Particularly within rugby union where injury has been reported as one of the top four stressors experienced by elite adolescent players (Nicholls & Polman, 2007), and the most frequent stressor by adult professional players (Nicholls Holt, Polman, & Bloomfield, 2006). A variety of coping strategies are utilized to manage these stressors, with the effectiveness varying per player (Nicholls et al., 2006). Although to date no research has found a causal relationship between injury as a source of stress and the actual incidence of injury such research suggest that injury can significantly increase the stress experienced by athletes. This is supported by the findings that following serious sports injury, elite athletes have reported this to be a stressful experience (Gould, Udry, Bridges, & Beck, 1997a) which is manifested by concerns related to career, physical rehabilitation, social interactions, further injury, and return to prior performance levels (Gould et al., 1997; Tracey, 2003).
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Suter, Jason Alexander. "Immediate post catastrophic injury management in rugby union. Does it have an effect on outcomes?" Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27519.
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Background: Rugby union ('rugby') has a high injury risk. These Injuries range from having minor consequences to catastrophic injuries with major life changing consequences. In South Africa, previous research indicated that the risk of catastrophic injury was high and that the immediate management was sub-optimal, worsening the injury outcome. In response, the South African Rugby Union launched the BokSmart nationwide injury prevention programme in 2008. Through education - mainly of coaches and referees - this programme aims to improve the prevention and management of catastrophic injuries. Moreover, the programme began administering a standardised questionnaire for all catastrophically injured players to assess the prevention and management of these injuries. Objectives: To assess whether factors in the immediate pre- and post-injury management of catastrophic injuries in rugby were associated with their outcome. In addition, as part of the BokSmart programme in Rugby in South Africa, there were modules developed as part of the education material delivered to referees and coaches in their workshops that deal specifically with safety in the playing environment, and the correct management of catastrophic injuries. We assessed whether these protocols within the modules were implemented. Design: A prospective, cohort study conducted on all catastrophic injuries in rugby collected through a standardised questionnaire by BokSmart between 2008 - 2014. Methods: Secondary analyses were performed on the information collected on all rugby-related catastrophic injuries in BokSmart's serious injury database. Injury outcomes were split into 'permanent' (permanently disabling and fatal) and 'non-permanent' (full recovery/ "near miss"). Immediate post injury management factors as well as protective equipment and ethnicity were analysed for their association with injury outcome using a Fisher's exact test. Results: There were 87 catastrophic injuries recorded between 2008 and 2014. Acute spinal cord injuries (ASCI) made up most of the catastrophic injuries (n=69) with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) the second most common (n = 11 injuries). There were 7 cardiac events. Black African players were associated with a 2.4 times higher proportion of permanent outcome that the injured White players (p=0.001). There was no association between any protective equipment or injury management (including optimal immobilization, time and method of transport taken to hospital) and ASCI outcome (non-permanent vs. permanent) Conclusions: Neither immediate post-injury management, nor the wearing of protective equipment was associated with catastrophic injury outcome in these South African rugby-related injuries. This might indicate that the initial injury is more important in determining the outcome than the post-injury management and associated secondary metabolic cascade, as proposed by some experts in this area. Moreover, that ethnicity was associated with ASCI outcome in this study is indicative of the wider problems in South Africa; not only specific to rugby. It is recommended that BokSmart continue to focus their programme in low socioeconomic areas that play rugby in South Africa.
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Johnston, Lynne Halley. "The temporal and situational context of athletes' emotional responses following injury." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322714.
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Thomson, Alan. "Injury in elite rugby players during the Super 15 Rugby tournament." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/13369.
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Includes bibliographical references.Professional rugby union is a contact sport with a high risk of injury. The Super Rugby competition is a particularly demanding 16-week Southern Hemisphere tournament. In this tournament, 15 teams compete and play international level matches every week, which may be associated with an even higher risk of injuries. The main objectives of this dissertation were 1) to review the epidemiology and risk factors of injuries in professional rugby union, with specific reference to the Super Rugby tournament (Part 1), and 2) to document the incidence and nature of time-loss injuries during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament (Part 2). Part 1: In this component of the dissertation, a comprehensive review of injuries during Super Rugby was undertaken. A search revealed only 3 studies that have been conducted during this competition. Therefore additional data were included from other studies on Rugby Union, where appropriate. Part 2: This component of the dissertation consists of a prospective cohort study that was conducted during the 2012 Super Rugby tournament, in which teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa participated. Participants consisted of 152 players from five South African teams. Team physicians collected daily injury data through a secure, webbased electronic platform. Data included the size of the squad, the type of day, main player position, whether it was a training or match injury, hours of play (training and matches), the time of the match injury, the mechanism of the injury, the main anatomical location of the injury, the specific anatomical structure of the injury, the type of injury, and the severity of the injury (days lost).
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Charlesworth, Hannah. "Sports-related injury, risk and pain : the experiences of English female university athletes." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2004. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7638.
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While sport is often viewed as synonymous with health, increasing sociological evidence (Kotarba, 1983,2004; Messner, 1990; Frey, 1991; Nixon, 1992, 1993a, 1993b; Young, 1993; Curry and Strauss, 1994; Young et al, 1994; Walk, 1997; Albert, 1999; Roderick et al, 2000; Roderick, 2004) indicates that participation on many sports can be linked with serious health risks. Studies, for example, have examined a variety of male sports environments in order to explore the sports-related pain and injury experiences of men. Sociological attention, in this respect, has often been given to dominant notions of masculinity and their role in shaping the use of male the male athlete's body, particularly when it is injured or in pain. Although the experiences of the male athlete are well documented, the female athlete and her experiences of pain and injury have, so far, been relatively neglected. Moreover, most studies are based largely upon the analysis of quantitative data and have been conducted by male, North American sociologists on male, North American athletes. This study is, therefore, concerned Nvith beginning to redress the current imbalance by examining the'injury and pain experiences of female athletes at a wellknown university in the UK. Data were gathered from women involved in a range of sports - tennis, rugby, track and field, soccer, field hockey, triathlon, swimming, show jumping, canoeing, lacrosse and volleyball - using survey, semi-structured interview and non-participant observation research. The research was aimed at exploring a range of issues, including the socially constructed nature of sports-related pain and injury and the role which established hegemonic power relations can have to play in the female athlete's experience of injury and pain in sport.
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Swart, Thomas Frederick. "Injuries and illnesses in athletes with spinal cord injury during the 2012 London Summer Paralympic Games." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29679.
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Background: The Summer Paralympics have grown from participation of a mere 16 athletes at the 1948 Stoke-Mandeville Games, to a large multi-code event of 4176 athletes competing in 20 different sporting codes at the 2012 London Summer Paralympic Games. Unlike able-bodied athletes, Paralympic athletes represent a heterogenous group of people with a varied degree of physical-, mental- and physiological impairment. Despite the growth in the Paralympic sport, limited research exists describing injury and illness in Paralympic athletes. For athletes with impairment to perform optimally and not to jeopardise their health, studies should identify and eventually address risk factors for both injury and illness. Aim: The main aim of this study was to determine the incidence and nature of illnesses and injuries in a cohort of athletes with spinal cord injury (SCI) during the 3-day pre-competition and 11-day competition period at the 2012 London Summer Paralympic Games. This knowledge could provide an initial framework for future research regarding injury- and illness prevention strategies in athletes with SCI. Methods: This study was a component of the large prospective cohort study which was conducted over the 14-day period of the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, coordinated by the Medical Committee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). The data were collected at the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games during the 3-day pre-competition and 11-day competition periods. Three data sources were used. Firstly, the IPC provided a comprehensive athlete database that contains accreditation number, country code, sports code (20 sports), gender and age. The second data source was the medical encounters of staff that provided care to their own teams. At the London 2012 Summer Paralympic Games, a novel system (WEB-IIS) was used to collect data via desktop computer interface, tablet or smart phone. The third data source was from an electronic medical data capture system (EMDCS) (ATOS, France) where the medical staff of the Local Organizing Committee of the London Summer Paralympic Games (LOCOG) were requested to enter all medical encounters, at both the Paralympic Village polyclinic and at the sports venues wherever the athlete reported for care. A standardized form was used for this purpose. After comparing all the data, a total of 3009 athletes, of which 709 were athletes with SCI formed part of this study. The Incidence Rate (IR) for illnesses and injuries in athletes with SCI was calculated as the number of illnesses and injuries per 1000 athlete days and was compared to a group of all other Paralympic athletes with injury and illness (who had other impairments). Results: There were significantly more upper limb injuries in athletes with SCI (p=0.0001), with an IR of 6.4 injuries / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 4.6 - 8.9). The IR for all the other athletes were 4.4 injuries / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 3.4 - 5.8). For lower limb injuries, the IR for athletes with SCI was significantly lower (p=0.0001) at 1.4 injuries / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 0.8 -2.5) compared to an average IR of 4.2 injuries / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 3.3-5.4) for all other athletes participating at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. Athletes with SCI had a significantly higher IR for illness than the group of all other athletes (p=0.0004). The IR for illness in athletes with SCI was 15.4 illnesses / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 11.8-20.1), whereas the average for all other athletes were 11.0 illnesses / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 8.7-14.1). The IR for skin- and genito-urinary illness were significantly greater in athletes with SCI (p=0.0001), with an IR of 3.9 illnesses / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 2.5-6.2) for skin illness and 2.3 /1000 athlete days (95% CI 1.8-4.6) for genito-urinary illness. The IR in skin illness for all other athletes were 1.8 illnesses / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 1.1-2.7) and genito-urinary illness, were 0.5 illnesses / 1000 athlete days (95% CI 0.3-0.8). Summary: The results of this study present an insight into injuries and illnesses in athletes with SCI. Athletes with SCI injury have a greater incidence rate of upper limb injuries and a lower incidence of lower limb injuries, than other Paralympic athletes. Total-, skin- and genito-urinary illnesses were also significantly greater in athletes with SCI compared to other Paralympic athletes. For clinicians caring for athletes with SCI, the results indicate that more attention should be given to the prevention of upper limb injuries and specifically skin- and genito-urinary illnesses.
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Arvinen-Barrow, Monna. "Psychological rehabilitation from sport injury : issues in training and development of chartered physiotherapists." Thesis, University of Northampton, 2009. http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/2456/.
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Despite growing interest into the role of physiotherapists in providing psychological rehabilitation to athletes during sport injury, very little research exists outside North America, Australia, and New Zealand (e.g., Hemmings & Povey, 2002). Thus, the main purpose of this research was to explore the role of UK chartered physiotherapists in the process of psychological rehabilitation from sport injuries. This thesis consists of four studies. With the intention to gain further insights into the physiotherapists’ views on the psychological aspects of their work, study one used the Physiotherapists and Sport Psychology Questionnaire (PSPQ; Hemmings & Povey, 2002) in a national survey with 361 UK chartered physiotherapists working in sport medicine. The results from the survey provided useful insights into the ways in which psychological interventions are currently employed in rehabilitation physiotherapy. In study two, these findings were explored further, by developing a questionnaire survey to explore chartered physiotherapists’ (N = 22) preferred method of sport psychology intervention training. With the purpose of gaining an insight into the physiotherapists’ personal experiences in using psychological interventions with injured athletes, study three adopted a qualitative approach, in which semi-structured interviews were conducted with seven UK chartered physiotherapists. The findings from the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA; Smith, 1996) provided deeper understanding on physiotherapists current knowledge on, and their past experiences and opinions on using range of psychological interventions in their work with injured athletes. Similarly study four used semi-structured interviews and IPA with ten athletes who had previously encountered moderate or severe sport injuries requiring physiotherapy treatment. The findings revealed useful information on the physiotherapists’ role in providing psychological support and using psychological interventions in their work with injured athletes. In conclusion, the research presented in this thesis makes a contribution to knowledge by: (a) providing an insight into the views of chartered physiotherapists in the UK on psychological content of their practice, (b) making preliminary suggestions into how further training in sport psychology for chartered physiotherapists could be delivered, (c) enabling deeper understanding of physiotherapists current practices and past experiences in utilising selected psychological interventions in their work, and (d) giving a voice to injured athletes with regard to the role of physiotherapists in providing psychological support during sport injury rehabilitation.