The Reemergence of the Trampoline as a Recreational Activity and Competitive Sport

Abstract

The recreational use of trampolines is widespread and growing rapidly around the world. The reported incidence of significant injuries continues to increase despite more than three decades of attempts to educate the public on the inherent dangers of trampolines and appropriate safety rules for their use. Competitive trampolining also is growing, although there is scant medical literature related to training issues and injuries to assist the physician in guiding and treating these athletes. It is anticipated that with the increased use of trampolines and with the evolution of ever more complex competitive techniques and routines, the potential for catastrophic injuries in competition will increase. This article discusses awareness of the risks and attempts to mitigate injuries. It remains unclear, from an injury risk standpoint, whether trampolines can be used with an acceptable degree of safety.

Trampoline related injuries in children: risk factors and radiographic findings

“…ouncing on a trampoline is very popular among children, but several institutions have reported a signifi cant increase in trampoline injuries in the last decades. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] Different expert panels have published the following safety recommendations, stressing that adult supervision is the most important safety measure to avoid trampoline accidents in younger children. Multiple jumpers can multiply the risk for injury.…”

A retrospective review of trampoline-related injuries presenting to a paediatric emergency department in Singapore

“…It can be assumed that injuries that occur during physical training sessions are likely to be different from those sustained during recreational trampolining, and that the injury risk and severity of injury would be higher as the complexity of trampolining techniques increases. (18) This also suggests that even if a rise in the number of public trampoline parks results in an increase in TRIs, it may not cause increased morbidity and mortality.…”

“…Several studies have correspondingly identified that double bouncing, or having multiple users on a trampoline, was a significant cause of injury. (6,16,18,(20)(21)(22) In this study, ten injuries were caused by multiple users being on the trampoline, resulting in the injured child either falling off the trampoline due to a heavier force on the trampoline or being involved in a collision. Consistent with the aforementioned studies, the injuries in which multiple users were on the trampoline happened more often in younger children, with six out of ten of them occurring in children aged below six years and none in the 11-16 years group.…”

Yarışmacı Trampolin Sporcularında Yaralanma Durumlarının Belirlenmesi (Identifying the Cases of Injury Among the Competitive Trampoline Athletes)

“…Diğer taraftan Bolling ve Leite (2012) kişi başına 3 yaralanma bulgusuna rastlarken çalışmamızda yaralananlar göz önünde bulundurulduğunda kişi başına 1.59 oranında yaralanma yaşanması açısından farklılık göstermiştir. Ek olarak, Esposito (2009) çalışmasında %56,6 oranında güvenlik tedbiri olmasına rağmen yaralanma meydana geldiği tespit edilmiş, çalışmamızda ise bu oran %78.4 olarak belirlenmiştir.…”