Injuries and musculoskeletal pain among Norwegian group fitness instructors

Abstract

This file was dowloaded from the institutional repository Brage NIH -brage.bibsys.no/nih Bratland-Sanda, S., Sundgot-Borgen, J., Myklebust, G. (2015 Research affiliation: Norwegian school of sport sciences, Oslo Norway. Conflicts of interest and source of funding:The authors have no conflicts of interest. No funding was received for this study. and both acute and overuse injuries (25% vs 10%, p<0.001) was higher in the HIL than in the LIL group (OR: 3.9, CI: 2.7, 5.5). The most prevalent injury locations were ankle and lower leg. The most frequent location for musculoskeletal pain was the shoulder/neck region. Factors associated with injury were instruction loading (h/w), years working as an instructor and EDI score. A high total EDI score predicted musculoskeletal pain. Conclusion:The high prevalence of injuries and musculoskeletal pain suggests a need for prevention strategies in the fitness industry. There is a need for limits regarding weekly instruction loading, especially for classes with high metabolic and/or mechanical loading.3

Professional Competencies of Health and Fitness Instructors

“…Moreover, as the H&F sector is expanding very fast, HFIs must be role models for thousands of clients. Unfortunately, some studies reveal that HFIs have serious problems with their own weight control and exercise overloading (Bratland-Sanda, Nilsson, & Sundgot-Borgen, 2015;Bratland-Sanda, Sundgot-Borgen, & Myklebust, 2015) and that they lack an adequate training to provide highly demanding information on topics such as nutrition and weight management (McKean, Slater, Oprescu, & Burkett, 2015).…”

Creation of a contusion injury method for skeletal muscle in rats with differing impacts

“…The lesions generated by shear loads are the most frequent and can result in contusion, sprains or lacerations. The variation occurs according to the mechanism of trauma, occurring most often in the lower limbs 3,4 .…”

Occupational injuries, daily workload, and fitness levels among fitness and swimming instructors.

“…Generally, these types of injuries are considered classi ed as chronic injuries, resulting from repetitive force applied to a one tissue, joint, or ligament. To this regard, Bratland-Sanda [7] stated that the greater risk of lower limb musculoskeletal disorders in FI is related with the monotonous exercise modality, which is a primary risk factor for overuse injuries. In addition, Shol & Bowling [16] reported high-intensity training classes, unsuitable oors, shoe type, high number of workouts per day, di cult choreography, and insu cient warm-up are among the factors that may contribute to a higher lower limbs occupational disorders.…”

“…For the purposes of this study, all self-reported occupational disorders related to their work during their entire career were asked by answering the following question: "Have you experienced any occupational disorder as FI or SI during your career?" [7]. If positive response, participants have to specify each injury, type of injury (acute/overuse), in accordance with the de nitions provided by the consensus statement regarding disorder registration [12].…”