Equipment designed to reduce risk of severe traumatic injuries in alpine ski racing: constructive collaboration between the International Ski Federation, industry and science

Müller, Erich; Spörri, Jörg; Kröll, Josef; Hörterer, Hubert

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2015-095689

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“…In recent years, the aforementioned conceptual models have been major pillars of the risk management process within leading sports governing bodies, such as the International Football Association (FIFA) or the International Ski Federation (FIS) [5, 6]. Both FIFA and the FIS have recognized their key responsibilities to protect their athletes’ health and have systematically implemented research-based injury surveillance and risk mitigation programs.…”

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“…Fourth, it has been suggested that less-shaped and longer skis with a reduced profile width protect the health of athletes, particularly when these characteristics are combined [6, 28, 34, 35, 51, 71, 76–78]. Less-shaped skis (i.e.…”

Section: What Is Known About Injury Prevention In Alpine Ski Racing?mentioning

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“…risk factors) might also provide essential knowledge prior to exposing athletes to unexplored prevention approaches. Such a process has recently been passed prior to, for example, implementing the FIS new equipment rules [6, 51, 71, 76, 77]; however, because this rule change, as well as other potential prevention measures described in this article, has not reached the youth age group (athletes aged 12–15 years), more research on protecting this particular group is required.…”

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Alpine ski racing is known to be a sport with a high risk of injury and a high proportion of time-loss injuries. In recent years, substantial research efforts with regard to injury epidemiology, injury etiology, potential prevention measures, and measures’ evaluation have been undertaken. Therefore, the aims of this review of the literature were (i) to provide a comprehensive overview of what is known about the aforementioned four steps of injury prevention research in the context of alpine ski racing; and (ii) to derive potential perspectives for future research. In total, 38 injury risk factors were previously reported in literature; however, a direct relation to injury risk was proven for only five factors: insufficient core strength/core strength imbalance, sex (depending on type of injury), high skill level, unfavorable genetic predisposition, and the combination of highly shaped, short and wide skis. Moreover, only one prevention measure (i.e. the combination of less-shaped and longer skis with reduced profile width) has demonstrated a positive impact on injury risk. Thus, current knowledge deficits are mainly related to verifying the evidence of widely discussed injury risk factors and assessing the effectiveness of reasonable prevention ideas. Nevertheless, the existing knowledge should be proactively communicated and systematically implemented by sport federations and sport practitioners.

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“…This pooled analysis concluded that high levels of physical activity during leisure time (the 90th percentile compared with the 10th percentile) were associated with reduced risks of 13 types of cancer. A review [ 14 ] of 126 studies found a 10% reduction in risk across cancer types associated with physical activity, but a threshold effect meant that physical activity exceeding two times the current recommendations did not provide additional benefits. Increasing patient physical activity is therefore believed to reduce the risk of developing cancers because of its role in helping to maintain a healthy weight, although activity has numerous other beneficial effects on health and disease risk.…”

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Prehabilitation and Nutritional Support to Improve Perioperative Outcomes

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Purpose of ReviewThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of physical exercise and nutrition interventions in adult patients before elective major surgery.Recent FindingsExercise training before elective adult major surgery is feasible, safe, and efficacious, but the clinical effectiveness remains uncertain. Early data suggests a reduction in morbidity, length of stay, and quality of life, but the results of larger definitive studies are awaited. Nutritional interventions are less well evaluated and when they are, it is often in combination with exercise interventions as part of a prehabilitation package.SummaryStudies evaluating exercise and nutrition interventions before elective major surgery in adults are producing encouraging early results, but definitive clinical evidence is currently very limited. Future research should focus on refining interventions, exploring mechanism, and evaluating the interactions between therapies and large-scale clinical effectiveness studies.

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“…Based on this research process,6 the International Ski Federation (FIS) introduced new equipment rules for the 2012–2013 season.…”

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How can we prove that a preventive measure in elite sport is effective when the prevalence of the injury (eg, ACL tear in alpine ski racing) is low? A case for surrogate outcomes

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Equipment designed to reduce risk of severe traumatic injuries in alpine ski racing: constructive collaboration between the International Ski Federation, industry and science

Cited by 17 publications

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How to Prevent Injuries in Alpine Ski Racing: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?

How to Prevent Injuries in Alpine Ski Racing: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go from Here?

Prehabilitation and Nutritional Support to Improve Perioperative Outcomes

How can we prove that a preventive measure in elite sport is effective when the prevalence of the injury (eg, ACL tear in alpine ski racing) is low? A case for surrogate outcomes

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