The Predictability of Sports Injuries

Lysens, Roeland; Steverlynck, Astrid; Auweele, Y. van den; Lefevre, Johan; Renson, Luc; Claessens, Albrecht; Ostyn, Michel

doi:10.2165/00007256-198401010-00002

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“…However, since the cause of ACL injury is likely to be the result of a complex interaction of risk factors (Lysens, Steverlynck, Van Den Auweele, et al 1984), composite variables, including measures of coordination and stiffness, may provide more insight into the causes of ACL injury in general and the greater incidence of ACL injury in females in particular. 4 Coordination.…”

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Lower Limb Coordination and Stiffness During Landing from Volleyball Block Jumps

Hughes

Watkins

2008

Research in Sports Medicine

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Abstract.The aim of the study was to investigate lower limb coordination and stiffness in five male and five female university volleyball players performing block jump landings. Coordination was assessed using angle -angle plots of the hip -knee, knee -ankle and hip -ankle joint couplings and discrete relative phase (DRP) of right -left joint couplings (i.e. left knee coupled with right knee). Leg stiffness was calculated as the ratio of the change in vertical ground reaction force (GRF) to the change in vertical displacement of the centre of gravity between ground contact and maximum vertical GRF. Knee stiffness was calculated as the ratio of the change in knee joint moment to the change in knee flexion angular displacement between ground contact and maximum knee joint moment. Comparison of the DRP angles between left and right legs indicated reduced symmetry between the left and right legs in females compared to males which may indicate greater likelihood of ligament strain in females compared to males. Furthermore, females exhibited reduced stability in the coordination between the left and right knee joints than males. Males exhibited significantly greater absolute and normalised leg stiffness and significantly greater absolute and normalised knee joint stiffness during landing compared to females. In conjunction with the coordination data, this may indicate reduced dynamic stability of the leg in females compared to males which may contribute to the greater incidence of ACL injury in females compared to males.

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Lower Limb Coordination and Stiffness During Landing from Volleyball Block Jumps

Hughes

Watkins

2008

Research in Sports Medicine

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“…This relationship has not been investigated extensively, however, most findings support the results from the present study: Williams, Hogan, and Andersen (1993) also found a positive correlation between athletes with previous injuries and subsequent injuries. Lysens et al (1984) and van Machelen (1996) found similar results, and a recent study by Maddison and Prapavessis (2005) showed that previous injuries are positive related to injury frequency, although as a conjunctive moderator. On the other hand, a study by Hanson et al (1992) found no relationship between previous injuries and subsequent injury frequency or severity.…”

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“…This hypothesis is somewhat supported by research Williams, Hogan, & Andersen, 1993;Lysens et al, 1984;Maddison & Prapavesis, 2005). However, only little empirical research has investigated the direct relationship of previous injuries and vulnerability to injury, and findings are inconsistent (Søderman et al, 2001;Hanson et al, 1992;Van Mechelen, Twisk, Molendijk, et al, 1996).…”

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Psychological Predictors of Injury among Professional Soccer Players

Devantier¹

2011

Sport Science Review

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O bjectives: Numerous empirical studies suggest that specific psychological factors influence the frequency and severity of sport injuries. The main purpose of the present study is to outline the psychological factors, which predict increased injury vulnerability among professional male soccer players in Denmark. Based on the Stress-Injury Model by Williams & Anderson (1998) it is hypothesized that low coping resources, high competitive trait anxiety, and history of previous injuries would be positively related to an increased risk of injury occurrence and severity. Methods: The soccer players (N = 87) were asked to report history of previous injuries within the last 12 months. Furthermore, 2 questionnaires were used; Competitive Trait Anxiety Test, and Athletic Coping Skills Inventory -28 (ACSI-28). Injuries were prospectively recorded throughout a period of approximately 3 months by the team's medical staff (doctors and physiotherapists). Results: Study findings clearly suggest that history of previous injury and coping with adversity are the best predictors of injury occurrence. These factors explained between 7 % and 11 % of the total variance of injury occurrence and days lost due to injury respectively. Furthermore, the same variables were found very successful in prediction injury occurrence. Conclusions: The findings support the suggestions that psychological factors can be utilized as a predictive measurement to sport injuries, which should be considered by coaches and medical staff in order to reduce vulnerability to injury.

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“…Identification of these factors will assist in defining high-risk populations. Potential risk factors are listed in table 1 [1,19,33].…”

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“…Sport injuries in children and adolescents may be predictable and potentially preventable [1,2]. However, it is impossible to eliminate all injury in youth sport.…”

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Injury Prevention and Future Research

Emery

2005

Epidemiology of Pediatric Sports Injuries

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Objectives: To critically examine and summarize the literature identifying risk factors and prevention strategies for injury in child and adolescent sport. Data Sources: Seven electronic databases were searched including: Medline, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Psychinfo, Cochrane Database for Systematic and Complete Reviews, Cochrane Controlled Trials Registry, HealthSTAR and SPORTDiscus. Medical subject headings and text words included: athletic injury, sport injury, risk factors, adolescent and child. Additional articles were reviewed based on sport-specific contributions in the previous chapters of this book. Main Results: Despite the diversity of injuries occurring in various pediatric sporting populations, the uniformity with respect to many of the risk factors identified in the literature is noteworthy (i.e. previous injury, age, sport specificity, psychosocial factors, decreased strength and endurance). The literature is significantly limited with respect to the prospective evaluation of risk factors and prevention strategies for injury in pediatric sport. The consistencies, however, between the adult and pediatric literature are encouraging with respect to prevention strategies involving neuromuscular training programs (i.e. balance training programs) to reduce lower extremity injuries in some sports and the use of sport-specific protective equipment (i.e. helmets). Conclusions: Notwithstanding the limitations in the literature, the successful evaluation of some sport-specific prevention strategies to reduce injury in pediatric sport is encouraging. There is significant opportunity to methodologically improve upon the current pediatric sport injury literature in descriptive surveillance research, risk factor evaluation research, and prevention research. There is a need for prospective studies, ideally randomized controlled trials, in the evaluation of prevention strategies in pediatric sport. The integration of basic science, laboratory and epidemiological research is critical in evaluating the mechanisms associated with injury and injury prevention in pediatric sport. Finally, long-term studies are needed to identify the public health impact of pediatric sport injury.

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The Predictability of Sports Injuries

Cited by 100 publications

References 12 publications

Lower Limb Coordination and Stiffness During Landing from Volleyball Block Jumps

Lower Limb Coordination and Stiffness During Landing from Volleyball Block Jumps

Psychological Predictors of Injury among Professional Soccer Players

Injury Prevention and Future Research

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