AIM The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, anatomical site and types of injury incurred in rhythmic gymnastics. METHODS An 8-month prospective and controlled injury survey was planned, including 70 club-level competitive rhythmic gymnasts, aged 13-19 years. Information on injury events was recorded weekly in an injury record booklet for any event occurring over that week. Heigh...

the aim of this research was to compare brain quadrant dominance between athletic and non-athletic students. for this purpose, 199 university students participating in sport olympiad summer 1391 were selected as the athletic sample and 162 students as the non-athletic samples using simple random sampling method. the hermann brain dominance instrument (hbdi) was used for data collection. the res...

Core stability may provide several benefits to the musculoskeletal system, from maintaining low back health to preventing knee ligament injury. As a result, the acquisition and maintenance of core stability is of great interest to physical therapists, athletic trainers, and musculoskeletal researchers. Core stability is the ability of the lumbopelvic hip complex to prevent buckling and to retur...

CONTEXT The burden of injuries to college ultimate players has never been fully described. OBJECTIVE To quantify the injury rate in ultimate players and describe the diagnoses, anatomic locations, and mechanisms of injuries. DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. SETTING College ultimate teams in the United States during the 2012 season. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Initial injury rate per 1...

This report presents 2 cases of subtle injuries to the subtalar joint, specifically, osteochondral defects of the middle facet of the talus and concomitant involvement of the middle talocalcaneal articulation sustained while snowboarding. The 3T magnetic resonance image revealed fracture of the lateral talar process with osteochondral lesions of the middle talocalcaneal articulation. This injur...

Athletes looking to improve sport performance or lengthen their athletic careers by modifying the risk of injury—as well as the exercising public—often focus on warm-up and flexibility routines in their training. Considerable research has been conducted on both of these issues and a surprising picture is emerging. The bulk of the current research is supportive of training and injury-prevention ...

In athletes, one of the most common injuries is a sprained ankle. If energy trauma particularly high, this type injury can lead to an isolated medial dislocation subtalar joint (STJ), rare condition poorly described in literature. The aim study was verify if reliable conservative treatment and specific physiotherapy rehabilitation protocol STJ athletes A systematic review published literature l...

The race-horses are prone to injuring their leg tendons, especially the superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT). The SDFT injuries have a significant impact on the performance horse industry, accounting for an estimated 8-12% of all racing injuries. Historical data indicate that with traditional modes of therapy, there is approximately 4050% chance the horse will retum to athletic activity aft...

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) published the latest results from the spring 2001 sports season with injuries to the ankle being in the top three most prevalent in softball, spring football, and men’s and women’s lacrosse. However, injuries to the ankle are no fault of the sport, but rather due to the structural properties of the ankle mortise, which make it more susceptible...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the incidence of injuries in youth football and to assess the relationship between player-related risk factors (age, body size, biological maturity status) and the occurrence of injury in youth football. DESIGN Prospective over two seasons. SETTING Two communities in central Michigan. PARTICIPANTS Subjects were 678 youth, 9-14 years of age, who were members of 33 you...