Riding Instructors, Their Musculoskeletal Health and Working Conditions

Löfqvist, Lotta; Pinzke, Stefan; Stål, Marianne; Lundqvist, Peter

doi:10.13031/2013.27408

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“…According to the Swedish Work Environment Authority (Arbetsmiljöverket, 2003), the working environment need to be satisfying in relation to the character of the work and the social and technical development in the society, also the work need to be adapted to the humans different physical and mental prerequisites. Ninety-one percent of 576 riding instructors in an enquiry had experienced physical problems the last year mainly from the shoulders, lower back and neck (Löfqvist et al, 2009) and stated that the most physical strain was connected to mucking and handling straw, hay and sawdust. Therefore, it is of importance consider the aspects of working environment when evaluating a new feeding system.…”

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Pilot study on work load management and feed intake time when feeding horses with small mesh haynets

Morgan¹,

Kjellberg²,

Budde³

et al. 2016

Livestock Science

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Pilot study on work load management and feed intake time when feeding horses with small mesh haynets

Morgan¹,

Kjellberg²,

Budde³

et al. 2016

Livestock Science

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“…Workers on horse farms are exposed to several occupational hazards, including the horse, with the potential for kicks, bites, and falls [Iba et al, 2001;Douphrate et al, 2009;Langley and Morris, 2009;L€ ofqvist et al, 2009;Clouser et al, 2014]; strenuous labor duties and repetitive motion that could result in musculoskeletal injury [L€ ofqvist et al, 2009;Swanberg et al, 2013]; and dusts containing various respiratory hazards [Curtis et al, 1996;Mackiewitcz et al, 1996;Elfman et al, 2009;Samadi et al, 2009;Cho et al, 2010]. Swanberg et al [2013] investigated Latino worker injuries on 22 southeastern farms and found that Latino workers may work in closer proximity to horses than nonLatino workers and may be subject to respiratory hazards in the stable environment.…”

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Individual and occupational characteristics associated with respiratory symptoms among latino horse farm workers

Clouser

Gan

Mannino

et al. 2015

American J Industrial Med

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“…Lofqvist found "high levels of musculoskeletal disorders in the shoulders, neck, hands/wrists, and low back due to the large volume of repetitive manual labor involved (shoveling, lifting, use of wheel barrow) with the back spent in bent and or twisted positions." 27,28 …”

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Injury History in the Collegiate Equestrian Athlete: Part I: Mechanism of Injury, Demographic Data and Spinal Injury

Pilato¹,

Henry²,

Malavase³

2017

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ATC€, Drussila Malavase Co-Chair ASTM F08.55 Equestrian Safety¥ Monroe Community College ‡, State University New York; Brockport€, Equestrian Safety¥ Purpose: Equestrian sports are known to have a high risk and rate of injury. While there is injury data available on acute injuries in the equestrian population, it is of a general nature. Within that data appears to be a lack of information on the collegiate equestrian athlete. Thus, the purpose of the current study and this analysis is to describe the demographics and incidence of spinal injuries found in intercollegiate equestrian athlete. Method: A survey was developed with input from each author and implemented in Mach forms. It was sent to 43 equestrian coaches in the Eastern United States who passed it on to their athletes. We estimated 753 athletes would have access to the survey and had a total of 73 respondents. Descriptive statistics were calculated for total number of injuries for each injury category. Results: Demographic information, conditioning activity, riding style, pain medication use, total responses (injuries) per body area and injuries to the spine and pelvis are detailed in tables 1-6. Of interesting note is only 73% of respondents reported having access to or utilizing the school's athletic program as part of their participation on the schools equestrian team. Conclusions and Recommendations: The current study is amongst the first, if not the first, to report specifically on injury patterns and frequency in US collegiate equestrian athletes. There were several findings that from a sports medicine and athletic perspective are concerning. The lack of overall knowledge and research about the equestrian athlete would appear to put it in the same position as cheerleading was 20 years ago. Significantly more sport specific research is needed to improve the health and safety of the athletes.

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Riding Instructors, Their Musculoskeletal Health and Working Conditions

Cited by 12 publications

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Pilot study on work load management and feed intake time when feeding horses with small mesh haynets

Pilot study on work load management and feed intake time when feeding horses with small mesh haynets

Individual and occupational characteristics associated with respiratory symptoms among latino horse farm workers

Injury History in the Collegiate Equestrian Athlete: Part I: Mechanism of Injury, Demographic Data and Spinal Injury

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