An injury prevention pyramid for elite sports teams

Coles, Philip Alexander

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096697

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“…In this way, as some sports medicine studies have already suggested, load management is an important strategy for injury prevention 25 26. The literature also emphasises the need for an open communication27 and shared responsibility28 in load management. Hereby, the AD’s role of team manager and leader is also a relevant to support injury prevention strategies.…”

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From the safety net to the injury prevention web: applying systems thinking to unravel injury prevention challenges and opportunities in Cirque du Soleil

Bolling

Mellette²,

Pasman

et al. 2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectiveWe undertook this qualitative study within an international circus company—Cirque du Soleil—to explore the narrative of artists and the artistic team in regards to injuries and their prevention and to describe the prevention of injuries from a systems thinking lens.MethodsFocus groups (FG) with artists and semistructured individual interviews with the artistic team were conducted in six selected shows. The structure of the interviews and FGs concerned the themes: ‘injury’, ‘injury-related factors’ and ‘injury prevention’. Data were analysed through comparative data analysis based on Grounded Theory. Concept mapping and systems thinking approaches were used to design a map of participants’ views on how to prevent injuries.ResultsInjury was mainly described based on performance limitation. The factors mostly mentioned to be related to injury occurrence were physical load factors. Many of these factors were said to be connected and to influence each other. Injury prevention was mapped as a multilevel system, composed by artist-related factors (eg, technique and life style) and extrinsic factors (eg, touring conditions and equipment) that integrate different strategies and stakeholders.ConclusionOur study reinforces the importance of multilevel injury prevention approaches with shared responsibility and open communication among stakeholders.

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From the safety net to the injury prevention web: applying systems thinking to unravel injury prevention challenges and opportunities in Cirque du Soleil

Bolling

Mellette²,

Pasman

et al. 2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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“…Norint sumažinti traumų paplitimą, reikia suprasti ne tik kiekvieną iš šių galimų veiksnių atskirai, bet ir ryšį tarp jų. Retai sunkią traumą sukelia vienas veiksnys, dažniausiai tai būna pakartotinės traumos ar kelių veiksnių visuma (Coles, 2017).…”

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Rankininkių rankų ir kojų traumų paplitimas, pobūdis ir priežastys

2018

Reabilitacijos Mokslai: Slauga, Kineziterapija, Ergoterapija

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Background. Highly skilled athletes do not avoid sports injuries. In order to reduce the prevalence of injuries among female elite handball players, it is necessary to determine the most often injured body parts and the causes of injuries. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, nature and causes of injuries in Lithuanian female elite handball players. Methods. Fifteen Lithuanian elite female handball players participated in the study. The age of the subjects was 20.4 ± 3.03 yrs. The subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire, answering questions about the prevalence, localization, frequency and nature of athletic injuries. Results. The subjects have training sessions six times a week, one workout lasts more than one hour. During the last season, 80% of the subjects suffered injuries (67% acute, 13% chronic). The most common injuries were ligament strain (46.2%) or tear (38.5%), less frequent ligament or muscle rapture (30.8%), and the least frequent– fracture (15.4%). In most cases players suffered from finger (26%), and knee (20%) and ankle (20%) injuries. Elbows (9%) and wrists (7%) were less likely to be traumatized. Head (2%) and hip (2%) injuries were uncommon in handball. Conclusion. The vast majority of elite female handball players experienced injuries during the sports season. The most prevalent hand injuries in female athletes were finger injuries and acute ankle or knee injuries in legs. Keywords: handball, females, injuries

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“…A third of respondents stated that very little consideration was given to player injury data when deciding whether to recruit/retain/release an individual. A recent injury prevention model proposed that player recruitment and list management was the "first building block in the injury prevention pyramid" (Coles 2017). Previous injury is well accepted as a significant risk factor for future injury (Arnason et al 2004;Hägglund et al 2013a).…”

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“…Previous injury is well accepted as a significant risk factor for future injury (Arnason et al 2004;Hägglund et al 2013a). As a result, it makes intuitive sense to give some consideration to injury data when recruiting players in an attempt to build a squad of injury resilient individuals with limited previous history (Coles 2017).…”

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Professional youth football academy injury data: collection procedures, perceived value, and use

McCunn

Gibson

Fullagar

et al. 2017

Science and Medicine in Football

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Purpose: There is a paucity of descriptive injury data relevant to professional academy football, with little to no evidence reporting how sports science/medicine staff within academies collect and use injury data. Materials and methods: An online survey comprising of scaled, rank or open-ended questions relating to the perceptions surrounding injury data collection, its value and use was developed. Forty-seven applied practitioners working for different professional football academies from seven countries completed the survey. Results: Injury data collection procedures conducted by appropriately trained medical staff are widespread among football academies. Injury data collection within academies was deemed worthwhile and important by 79% of practitioners, with 88% strongly agreeing/agreeing that it is used to inform injury prevention strategies. Similarly, 79% strongly agreed/agreed that using injury data for academic research is worthwhile; however, lack of time and reluctance from the academy to share its data were cited as barriers. The engagement with and use of injury data by coaching staff appears to be relatively poor, with only 49% of practitioners stating coaches formally review data. Conclusions: Injury data are widely collected within academies and practitioners consider this information valuable. However, improving engagement with coaches and using the data for academic research could further improve applied practice via encouraging the implementation of evidence-based practice. Practical implications: Applied practitioners should consider sharing injury data with both researchers and coaches. In doing so evidence-guided injury prevention interventions may be developed and subsequently applied in the field.

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An injury prevention pyramid for elite sports teams

Cited by 23 publications

References 10 publications

From the safety net to the injury prevention web: applying systems thinking to unravel injury prevention challenges and opportunities in Cirque du Soleil

From the safety net to the injury prevention web: applying systems thinking to unravel injury prevention challenges and opportunities in Cirque du Soleil

Rankininkių rankų ir kojų traumų paplitimas, pobūdis ir priežastys

Professional youth football academy injury data: collection procedures, perceived value, and use

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