Sports Injuries in Floorball: A Prospective One-Year Follow-Up Study

Abstract

Two hundred and ninety-five licensed floorball players from Finnish premier to fifth division were observed prospectively for one season to study the incidence, nature, causes and severity of floorball injuries. During the study period, 100 out of the 295 (34 %) players sustained 120 injuries. Thirty-seven percent (73/199) of the male players and 28 % (27/96) of the females suffered from an injury. The injury rate was 1.0 per 1000 practice hours for both sexes. The injury rates per 1000 game hours were 23.7 for men and 15.9 for women. One hundred injuries (83 %) were acute and the remaining 20 (17 %) were overuse injuries. Sprain was the most common type of injury in men while overuse injuries were the most frequent injury type in women. The lower extremity was involved in 62 %, spine or trunk in 19 % and upper extremity in 10 % of the injuries. The most commonly injured sites were the knee and ankle (22 % and 20 % of all injuries), followed by head and neck (8 %). In both sexes the majority of injuries were minor, level II, injuries. Ten of the knee injuries (38 %) were serious, level IV injuries, of which seven were ACL ruptures. In conclusion, the individual risk of injury in floorball is relatively low in game practice while rather high during the game itself. Before initiation of clinical trials on prevention of floorball injuries, an exact knowledge of the risk factors and mechanisms of floorball injuries are needed.

Injury risk in female floorball: a prospective one‐season follow‐up

“…Lo¨fgren et al (1994) calculated an injury rate of 2.5 per 1000 playing hours for male and female players. Wikstro¨m and Andersson (1997) found a rate of 8.2 per 1000 floorball game hours for female players, and Snellman et al (2001) 1.0 per 1000 practice hours and 15.9 per 1000 game hours. In the present study, the injury rate was 1.8 per 1000 practice hours and 40.3 per 1000 game hours.…”

“…They reported that 16 (94%) of all injuries in female players were acute traumas. Snellman et al (2001) reported that overuse injuries were the most frequent injury type in female players. In our study, 70% of injuries were traumatic and 30% were from overuse.…”

“…They have shown that floorball is a sport that often results in injuries, the knee and ankle being the most common injury sites (Lo¨fgren et al, 1994;Wikstro¨m & Andersson 1997;Snellman et al, 2001). The aim of this prospective study was to investigate the incidence, nature, causes, and severity of injuries in female floorball players.…”

Lower Extremity Injuries in Young Floorball Players: A Prospective Study on Overuse Injuries

“…Furthermore, almost 40% of these players are 20 years old or younger. The proportion of overuse injuries associated with floorball varies from 17 to 30% [2,3,5,6] and the knee is the most common location for overuse injuries [2,5]. Although previous studies have investigated the occurrence of injury in floorball [2,3,6,7], all of them focused on adult players.…”

Artificial playing surface increases the injury risk in pivoting indoor sports: a prospective one-season follow-up study in Finnish female floorball

“…Use of artificial surfaces has increased in floorball venues in recent years, and this may partly explain the growing injury rate in this sports 9 10. The purpose of this prospective study was to compare the incidence of traumatic floorball injuries between two surfaces: artificial floors and wooden floors.…”