The incidence of injury in combat sports has not been adequately reported although it is important to identify the nature and frequency of injuries prior to the implementation of prevention programs. This study compared injury rates treated in Hospital Emergency Departments between different combat sports of boxing, wrestling, and martial arts. A secondary objective described anatomic region an...

BACKGROUND Injury patterns in elite athletes over long periods continue to evolve. The goal of this study was to review of the injuries and medical conditions afflicting athletes competing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) over a 17-year period. DESIGN Descriptive epidemiological study. METHODS Injuries and player demographic information were reported by each team's athletic trai...

Data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, 2010-2011. In 2010-2011, the emergency department (ED) visit rate for motor vehicle traffic injuries was highest among persons aged 16-24 years. The rates declined with age after 16-24, with rates for those aged 0-15 similar to those 65 and over. The overall ED visit rate for motor vehicle traffic injuries was higher among non-Hisp...

car manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. most of the accidents occurred during the primary hours of the work, strains and sprains represented the most frequently occurring type of inj...

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC THERAPY & TRAINING agility, core stability, low back dysfunction, joint alignment, gender, joint mobility, psychosocial stress, and many other factors.2-6 Although evidence exists to support the association of various factors with lower extremity musculoskeletal injury, the relative contributions of individual factors to the multifactorial etiologies of differe...

A national study of exercise related morbidity (ERM) in England and Wales was carried out using a postal questionnaire sent to 28,857 adults aged 16-45 years. The questionnaire asked about regular participation in sports or other recreational fitness activities involving physical exercise, and for details of any injuries occurring during a 28 d reference period. A return rate of 68% was achieve...

BACKGROUND Yoga has become more popular among people in the United States and has been touted by both yoga participants as well as some physicians and researchers for its health benefits. While the health benefits have been studied, the frequency of injury among yoga participants has not been well documented. PURPOSE Injury incidence, rates, and types associated with yoga in the United States...

OBJECTIVE To test the association between obesity and specific types and anatomical sites of unintentional injuries in older adults. METHODS Participants consisted of 52,857 men and women aged ≥65 years from the 2003 and 2005 Canadian Community Health Survey. Weight, height, and details on injuries occurring in the past year were obtained by survey. RESULTS Obese individuals had a higher ri...

BACKGROUND An increase in soccer-related injuries occurred in the United States between 2000 and 2012; however, most studies of soccer-related injuries have only examined the pediatric population and not adults. HYPOTHESIS The number of soccer injuries is increasing in both the pediatric and adult populations. There are differences in injury types and counts when comparing male and female pla...