Frequent Occurence of Sports Injuries Amid Female Athletes During Practice and Competition Events

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Charan Singh
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries

Investigation of the Effects of Sports Injuries on the Quality of Life of Adolescent Athletes

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. 3276-3280
Author(s):  
Şebnem Şarvan Cengiz ◽  
Büşra Yardimci ◽  
Aybüke Ulubaş
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Winter Season ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Adolescent Athletes ◽  
Purposeful Sampling ◽  
Athlete Injury

The aim of the study is to examine the effects of sports injuries experienced by adolescent athletes between the ages of 13 and 18 on their quality of life during training and competition. The universe of the study consists of licensed athletes between the ages of 13-18 who play sports at the Manisa Youth and Sports Provincial Directorate. In the study, purposeful sampling method was chosen, and the study sample consisted of 170 athletes (97 females, 73 males) with sports injuries and 90 athletes (49 females, 41 males) without sports injuries, totally 260 volunteers. The demographic information form developed by the researchers, the Adolescent Form of the Quality of Life for Children (PedsQL) developed by Varni et al. (1999), the Adolescent Form of the Age of 13-18, and the Causes of Injury in Sports Questionnaire prepared by Alkaabi (2015) were used as data collection methods. As a result, it was found that female athletes had more sports injuries in adolescent athletes than men. The number of athletes who suffered injuries in defense sports is higher than in other branches. As a result, it has been determined that sports injury negatively affects the quality of life. It was found as a result of the study data that they experienced more injuries in training than in competitions. Since the injury is mostly in the winter season and the athletes stated that they did not use protective equipment during the injury, the trainers should be informed, they should be thoughtful about taking the necessary precautions and precautions and should be offered the necessary supervision. Keywords: Adolescent athlete, injury, quality of life

scholarly journals Rankininkių rankų ir kojų traumų paplitimas, pobūdis ir priežastys

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (19) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Knee Injuries ◽  
Athletic Injuries ◽  
Hand Injuries ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Finger Injuries ◽  
Ligament Strain ◽  
Highly Skilled ◽  
Answering Questions

Background. Highly skilled athletes do not avoid sports injuries. In order to reduce the prevalence of injuries among female elite handball players, it is necessary to determine the most often injured body parts and the causes of injuries. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence, nature and causes of injuries in Lithuanian female elite handball players. Methods. Fifteen Lithuanian elite female handball players participated in the study. The age of the subjects was 20.4 ± 3.03 yrs. The subjects were asked to complete a questionnaire, answering questions about the prevalence, localization, frequency and nature of athletic injuries. Results. The subjects have training sessions six times a week, one workout lasts more than one hour. During the last season, 80% of the subjects suffered injuries (67% acute, 13% chronic). The most common injuries were ligament strain (46.2%) or tear (38.5%), less frequent ligament or muscle rapture (30.8%), and the least frequent– fracture (15.4%). In most cases players suffered from finger (26%), and knee (20%) and ankle (20%) injuries. Elbows (9%) and wrists (7%) were less likely to be traumatized. Head (2%) and hip (2%) injuries were uncommon in handball. Conclusion. The vast majority of elite female handball players experienced injuries during the sports season. The most prevalent hand injuries in female athletes were finger injuries and acute ankle or knee injuries in legs. Keywords: handball, females, injuries

Behandlung von Sportverletzungen bei Frauen – Anders? Öfter? Länger?

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Return To Play ◽  
Associated Injuries ◽  
Acl Injuries ◽  
Women In Sport ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

Women in sport – an almost inexhaustible topic that has been neglected for a long time. Female Athletes conquer discipline after discipline – including the associated injuries. Common sports injuries in female athletes include stress fractures, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries and sport related concussions (SRC). Less commonly recognized are the specific sex differences that lead to these injuries. An understanding of these factors can improve their clinical management including surgical treatment, the rehabilitation phase and return to play.

scholarly journals Efek suplementasi kalsium terhadap kebugaran dan profil kesehatan pada atlet Tarung Derajat

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusni Yusni ◽  
Amiruddin Amiruddin
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Calcium Supplementation ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Control Group Design ◽  
Blood Calcium

Calcium is the main mineral that is needed by athletes for bone strength, joint, and muscle contraction during exercise. Strenuous and prolonged exercise will progressively increase calcium requirements. This inadequate calcium intake is having an impact on hypocalcemia and increasing the risk of sports injuries. The purpose of the study was to analyze the effect of calcium supplementation on fitness and health in Tarung Derajat athletes. The research design was experimental (pretest-posttest without control group design). A total of 21 Tarung Derajat athletes, aged 18-25 years, male and female were the subjects. The examination was physical fitness, anthropometric values, and blood pressure to determine the health profile, and blood calcium. The intervention was a calcium tablet, a dose of 1x1000 mg/day, given after dinner, and for 35 days. The results found that the number of female athletes with hypocalcemia decreased by 50%, from 44.44% (before) to 22.22% after calcium therapy. Physical fitness increased (p<0.05), but there was no change in weight (p>0.05), body mass index (BMI) (p>0.05), blood pressure (BP) (p>0.05) ) and calcium levels (p>0.05) after calcium supplementation. Conclusions: supplementation of calcium tablets decreased the amount of hypocalcemia in Tarung Derajat female athletes, increases physical fitness, does not significantly increase calcium levels but otherwise does not affect anthropometry (body weight and body mass index), and blood pressure in Tarung Derajat athletes.

Sex Differences in Common Sports-Related Injuries

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Matzkin ◽  
Kirsten Garvey
Keyword(s):  
Anterior Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Treatment Outcomes ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Cruciate Ligament ◽  
Pain Syndrome ◽  
Ligament Injury ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Anterior Cruciate

Sex plays a role in mediating different susceptibilities and outcomes of disease and injury. Sports injuries are included in this phenomenon, as recent research demonstrates that males and females show differences in incidences of varying injuries, presentations of injury, and treatment outcomes. Incidence of certain sports injuries like anterior cruciate ligament injury or patellofemoral pain syndrome may vary widely between male and female athletes, with female athletes being more susceptible to anterior cruciate ligament injury and patellofemoral pain syndrome. Treatment outcomes for males and females may also vary widely. For example, males have a higher risk of recurrent shoulder instability compared with females. These variances among incidence and outcome following certain injuries highlight the necessity of understanding these differences to provide quality care. It is especially important for the school nurse to be aware of these sex differences as they are well positioned to make youth athletes and their families aware of the varying injury susceptibilities among them.

scholarly journals DISTANT MOTOR EFFECTS OF DISCONTINUATION OF RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (36) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Bieniaszewska ◽  
Ewa Gajewska ◽  
Wojciech Manikowski ◽  
Barbara Steinborn
Keyword(s):  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Ankle Sprains ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Rhythmic Gymnastics ◽  
Motor Effects ◽  
Female Gymnasts

Introduction Rhythmic gymnastics is a discipline intended only for women with above-average motor skills such as speed, coordination and jumping ability. Advanced training begins in early childhood, and the selection of candidates is motivated by innate predispositions required by coaches, i.e. appropriate physical conditions, adaptation of the body to exercise and sense of rhythm. Selected gymnasts train by learning to perfectly perform routines with devices such as a ball, ribbon, rope, clubs or hoops. Aim The aim of the study is t show distant motor effects of discontinuation of rhythmic gymnastics. Material and methods Two groups of female gymnasts were compared in the study. The first of them consisted of current training, competitive gymnasts, while the other – female athletes who stopped practicing this discipline. The study checked, among others, the occurrence of possible injuries, pain and their location as well as the consequences of discontinuation of training. All of the obtained results were compared between the groups. Results Currently, training gymnasts suffer from less pain than former female gymnasts, however, already at such a young age, they experience first problems both in the spine and lower limbs. In both groups, the most common conditions are hypermobility, spinal overload syndromes and ankle sprains. Conclusions The results of former female gymnasts clearly show that problems with former female gymnasts are a consequence of practicing rhythmic gymnastics, and their intensity increases over time, leading to long-term effects of practicing this discipline. Keywords: rhythmic gymnastics, sports injuries, consequences of competitive sports, early competitive training.

scholarly journals Espectro de lesiones en imágenes de tomografía computarizada y resonancia magnética, en deportistas que participaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud Buenos Aires 2018. Nuestra experiencia (Spectrum of lesions in Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in young athletes that participated in the Olympic Youth Games. Buenos Aires 2018)

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 (4) ◽  
pp. 372-385
Author(s):  
Pablo Martín Sartori ◽  
Agustín Viña ◽  
Andrés Arcos ◽  
Fernando Roberts ◽  
Patricia Barasatián ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Buenos Aires ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Olympic Games ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Lower Limbs ◽  
Imaging Studies ◽  
Young Athletes ◽  
Pathologic Findings ◽  
América Del Sur

Objetivo: Describir las lesiones evaluadas por imágenes de los atletas que participaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud Buenos Aires 2018.Materiales y Métodos: Se llevó a cabo un estudio descriptivo con una serie de 39 deportistas que participaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud Buenos Aires 2018 y se sometieron a estudios por imágenes. Se analizaron los siguientes datos: distribución por sexo, edad, país, disciplina deportiva y hallazgos patológicos.Resultados: Se atendió a más deportistas mujeres (61,53%), la mayoría (33,33%) era de América del Sur. El atletismo fue la disciplina que más pacientes aportó(7 estudios). Predominaron las lesiones de los tejidos blandos de los miembros inferiores (79,41%).Conclusiones:Las atletas fueron quienes más se realizaron estudios de imágenes, y las lesiones más frecuentes fueron las de los tejidos blandos de los miembros inferiores.  AbstractObjective: To describe the sports injuries in young athletes that participated in the Olympic Youth Games. Buenos Aires 2018.Materials and methodology: A descriptive study with 39 sportsmen, that realized imaging studies, that participated in Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018. Athlete’s distribution by sex, age, sports discipline, and pathologic findings was analyzed.Results: 4012 athletes participated in Youth Olympic Games Buenos Aires 2018, with the particularity that the number of woman and male are equal. The most frequent lesions were in female athletes (61, 53 %), the high proportion were in South America (33, 33 %). Athletics was the discipline that more patients reported (7 studies). Soft tissues injuries were predominant in sportswomen, especially in the lower limb (79, 41 %).Conclusion: Young woman were made more imaging studies, most frequent lesions were in the soft tissues of the lower limbs. 

Observations About Sports Injury Surveillance and Sports Medicine Psychology among Female Athletes

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 64-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane M. Wiese-Bjornstal ◽  
Ayanna N. Franklin ◽  
Tara N. Dooley ◽  
Monique A. Foster ◽  
James B. Winges
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Sports Participation ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Injury Surveillance ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
Injury Reporting ◽  
Psychology Literature ◽  
Sport And Exercise

Injuries contrast with the overwhelmingly positive benefits of sports participation for female athletes, with estimates of a third or more of all female athletes sustaining injury in any given season. Media headlines convey the impression that female athletes are more vulnerable to sports injuries than male athletes are. This observation led to our first purpose, which was to use evidence from the sports injury surveillance literature to examine the facts about female athlete risks of injury and compare these risks to those of male athletes. In light of Gill and Kamphoff’s (2010) observation that we largely ignore or underrepresent female experiences in the sport and exercise psychology literature, our second purpose was to highlight examples of the psychological, behavioral, and social aspects of female athletes’ injury experiences, and provide comparisons to male experiences within this realm of sports medicine psychology. These evidence-based observations guide our concluding recommendations for injury reporting, prevention, and rehabilitation roles of those in the media and sports professions.

Injuries in female and male elite Korean rowing athletes: an epidemiological study

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (04) ◽  
pp. 217-226
Author(s):  
Hyun Chul Kim ◽  
Ki Jun Park
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Female Athletes ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Incidence Rates ◽  
Weight Class ◽  
Male Athletes ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Severity Of Injury ◽  
National Training ◽  
National Training Center

AbstractThis study aimed to determine the patterns of injury associated with training activities in elite South Korean rowing athletes training for the Olympic Games. Data were prospectively collected between 2010 and 2019 at the Korea National Training Center in South Korea. Three sports medicine doctors assessed athletes, and the data were stratified according to sex, rowing style, weight class, site of injury, and severity of injury. The groups were compared using the c 2 test. The 95 % confidence interval with Poisson rates and exact Poisson test were used for comparison of rates. In total 514 injuries were recorded during the study period, with an average of 2.86 injuries per athlete annually; among these, over half (57.8 %) were mild injuries. Most injuries occurred in the lower extremities (42.0 %), followed by the trunk (30.2 %), the upper extremities (24.9 %), and the head and neck area (2.9 %). Weight class was significantly associated with severity of injury in all rowing athletes (p < 0.001), for both male and female rowing athletes (p = 0.006 and p = 0.014, respectively). Lightweight male athletes demonstrated higher incidence rate of injury than open-weight male athletes (p < 0.001). On the contrary, lightweight female athletes demonstrated lower incidence rates of injury than open-weight female athletes (p < 0.001). These findings on the incidence of training injuries and patterns based on rowing styles, sexes, and weight classes may elucidate the circumstances leading to injuries in elite Korean rowing athletes. Furthermore, these findings may contribute to the development of programs to enhance athletic performance and reduce the incidence of sports injuries.

Continuum of Care Following Sports-Related Concussion

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 1389-1403
Author(s):  
Jessica Brown ◽  
Kelly Knollman-Porter
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Life Span ◽  
Sports Injuries ◽  
Continuum Of Care ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Youth Athletes ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
History Of ◽  
Injury Reporting

Purpose Although guidelines have changed regarding federally mandated concussion practices since their inception, little is known regarding the implementation of such guidelines and the resultant continuum of care for youth athletes participating in recreational or organized sports who incur concussions. Furthermore, data regarding the role of speech-language pathologists in the historic postconcussion care are lacking. Therefore, the purpose of this retrospective study was to investigate the experiences of young adults with history of sports-related concussion as it related to injury reporting and received follow-up care. Method Participants included 13 young adults with history of at least one sports-related concussion across their life span. We implemented a mixed-methods design to collect both quantitative and qualitative information through structured interviews. Participants reported experiencing 42 concussions across the life span—26 subsequent to sports injuries. Results Twenty-three concussions were reported to a parent or medical professional, 14 resulted in a formal diagnosis, and participants received initial medical care for only 10 of the incidents and treatment or services on only two occasions. Participants reported concussions to an athletic trainer least frequently and to parents most frequently. Participants commented that previous experience with concussion reduced the need for seeking treatment or that they were unaware treatments or supports existed postconcussion. Only one concussion incident resulted in the care from a speech-language pathologist. Conclusion The results of the study reported herein shed light on the fidelity of sports-related concussion care management across time. Subsequently, we suggest guidelines related to continuum of care from injury to individualized therapy.

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