A Comprehensive Summary of Systematic Reviews on Sports Injury Prevention Strategies

Stephenson, Samuel; Kocan, Joseph W.; Vinod, Amrit V.; Kluczynski, Melissa A.; Bisson, Leslie J.

doi:10.1177/23259671211035776

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“…The NOCs with the best injury prevention programmes may gain an important edge in the tight competition that is the Olympic Games. The injury burden is substantial, and it is well documented that injuries can be prevented effectively 33. We grant that injury prevention in such an elite, well-trained group of athletes requires more than simple, one-size-fits-all exercise programmes.…”

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Injury and illness among Norwegian Olympic athletes during preparation for five consecutive Summer and Winter Games

Clarsen,

Berge,

Bendiksen

et al. 2023

Br J Sports Med

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ObjectiveTo describe the patterns of health problems among Norwegian Olympic candidates during their preparations for five consecutive Olympic Games (London 2012, Sochi 2014, Rio de Janeiro 2016, PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020).MethodsThis was a descriptive epidemiological study using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Questionnaire on Health Problems to collect data on all self-reported health problems from Norwegian Olympic candidate athletes for 12–18 months prior to each Olympic Games. Team physicians and physiotherapists followed up the athlete reports, providing clinical care and classifying reported problems according to the International Olympic Committee 2020 consensus statement on methods for recording and reporting of epidemiological data on injury and illness in sport.ResultsBetween 2011 and 2020, 533 athletes were included in the Norwegian Olympic team monitoring programme, with a 78% response to the weekly questionnaire. During this time, athletes reported 2922 health problems, including 1409 illnesses (48%), 886 overuse injuries (repetitive mechanism, 30%) and 627 acute injuries (traumatic mechanism, 21%). Diagnostic codes were recorded for 2829 (97%) of health problems. Athletes reported, on average, 5.9 new health problems per year (95% CI: 5.6 to 6.1), including 1.3 acute injuries (CI: 1.2 to 1.4), 1.7 overuse injuries (CI: 1.6 to 1.9) and 2.9 illnesses (CI: 2.7 to 3.0). Each year, female and male athletes lost an average of 40 and 26 days of training and competition due to health problems, respectively. The diagnoses with the highest health burden were anterior cruciate ligament rupture, respiratory infection, lumbar pain and patellar tendinopathy.ConclusionThe injury burden was particularly high among female athletes and in team sports, whereas endurance sports had the greatest burden of illness. Our data provide a compelling argument for prioritising medical care and investing in prevention programmes not just during the Olympic Games, but also the preparation period.

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Injury and illness among Norwegian Olympic athletes during preparation for five consecutive Summer and Winter Games

Clarsen,

Berge,

Bendiksen

et al. 2023

Br J Sports Med

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“…Strength training, proprioception, and balance programmes have shown to be beneficial for the prevention of musculoskeletal injury in sports. 41 Therefore, the first practical recommendation of this study is that athletes should strengthen should prophylactically strengthen the regions with an evident BH musculoskeletal symptoms pattern (e.g. knees, cervical, shoulders, and lower back regions).…”

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Musculoskeletal symptoms and training characteristics differ between sex and playing positions: A cross-sectional study among high-performance Brazilian beach handball players

Carvalho-Nicolau¹,

Bittar²,

Tilp

et al. 2022

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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This study analysed self-reported musculoskeletal symptoms and training characteristics of high-performance Brazilian beach handball athletes. In a cross-sectional study, 28 men (mean (standard deviation), age: 23 (5) years, body mass: 81.9 (14.4) kg, height: 181.3 (8.6) cm, experience: 13.3 (5.4) years) and 27 women (mean (standard deviation), age: 28 (8) years, body mass: 65.5 (12.7) kg, height: 170.4 (4.9) cm, experience: 9.3 (3.0) years) answered an online questionnaire about anthropometric and sociodemographic aspects, musculoskeletal symptoms, and training characteristics. The results showed that the musculoskeletal symptoms are more prevalent in the knees during the previous seven days and in the shoulder during the previous 12 months. Left-wing players were more affected by musculoskeletal symptoms in the shoulder than right-wing players and central defenders during the previous seven days regardless of the sex. Problems in the elbow area presented a higher prevalence in the male players compared to the female players in the past 12-month period. The training volume was higher for men compared to women, regardless of the playing position. Moreover, beach handball athletes who reported training five days/week or 360 min/week or more were more likely to develop musculoskeletal symptoms in the elbow compared to those who had a lower frequency and duration of training. Musculoskeletal symptoms occurred most in the shoulders and knees, differing between sex and playing positions. Higher frequency and duration of training were independent risk factors for chronic musculoskeletal symptoms in the elbow compared to a lower volume of training.

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“…Effective timing of injury prevention programs has not been well studied, and these findings may suggest that injury prevention efforts deployed before the start of the season may be most effective in this context. 1,36 Future research examining lateral ankle sprain incidence more granularly than in the present study (eg, weekly or biweekly over the competitive season) may be critical in informing such primary prevention efforts.…”

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Epidemiology of Lateral Ligament Complex Tears of the Ankle in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Sports: 2014-15 Through 2018-19

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Background: Epidemiological studies of lateral ankle sprains in NCAA sports are important in appraising the burden of this injury and informing prevention efforts. Purpose: To describe the epidemiology of lateral ankle sprains in NCAA sports during the 2014-15 through 2018-19 seasons. Study Design: Descriptive epidemiology study. Methods: Injury and exposure information collected within the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program (ISP) were examined. Counts, rates, and proportions of lateral ankle sprains were used to describe injury incidence by sport, event type (practices, competitions), season segment (preseason, regular season, postseason), injury mechanism (player contact, noncontact, and surface contact, injury history (new, recurrent), and time loss (time loss [≥1 day], non–time loss). Injury rate ratios (IRRs) were used to examine differential injury rates, and injury proportion ratios (IPRs) were used to examine differential distributions. Results: A total of 3910 lateral ankle sprains were reported (4.61 per 10,000 athlete exposures) during the study period, and the overall rate was highest in men’s basketball (11.82 per 10,000 athlete exposures). The competition-related injury rate was higher than the practice-related rate (IRR, 3.24; 95% CI, 3.04-3.45), and across season segments, the overall rate was highest in preseason (4.99 per 10,000 athlete exposures). Lateral ankle sprains were most often attributed to player-contact mechanisms in men’s (43.2%) and women’s sports (35.1%), although injuries were more prevalently attributed to player contact in men’s than in women’s sports (IPR, 1.23; 95% CI, 1.13-1.34). Overall, 49.7% of all lateral ankle sprains were time loss injuries. Conclusions: The findings of this study are consistent with previous epidemiological investigations of lateral ankle sprains among NCAA athletes. Results offer additional context on differential injury mechanisms between men’s and women’s sports and on injury risk across the competitive season. Future research may examine the effectiveness of deploying injury prevention programs before the start of a season.

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A Comprehensive Summary of Systematic Reviews on Sports Injury Prevention Strategies

Cited by 25 publications

References 260 publications

Injury and illness among Norwegian Olympic athletes during preparation for five consecutive Summer and Winter Games

Injury and illness among Norwegian Olympic athletes during preparation for five consecutive Summer and Winter Games

Musculoskeletal symptoms and training characteristics differ between sex and playing positions: A cross-sectional study among high-performance Brazilian beach handball players

Epidemiology of Lateral Ligament Complex Tears of the Ankle in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Sports: 2014-15 Through 2018-19

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