conclusions generalized ligamentous laxity is an important predisposing factor for acute and chronic shoulder injuries in athletes. prescreening programs for beginners and rehabilitation shoulder programs for sports athletes at high risk are strongly recommended. results group a (with ligamentous laxity) consisted of 43 participants (36.4%) and group b (without ligamentous laxity) consisted of ...

conclusions the result of the present study confirmed that students participating in different organized sports at high school level are at a very high risk of getting orodental injury. hence knowledge and education regarding prevention of traumatic injuries is of paramount importance. results 30.3% (n = 335) of students suffered from orodental injuries. a higher number of girls had injury (32%...

purpose :   despite numerous studies which have been done regarding soccer injuries worldwide, there is lack of available data considering the epidemiology of injuries in the iranian soccer premier league , although it is the most popular sport in the country. t he main goal of this research was to determine the incidence of physical injuries in the studied population, considering other charact...

objectives we aimed to perform the first such study to measure the injury incidence, severity and type as the first step in creating a badminton injury prevention program. patients and methods a prospective, longitudinal survey was conducted between april 2012 and march 2013 with 133 national tournament-level badminton players from junior high school to university in japan with the teams’ physi...

purpose despite numerous studies which have been done regarding soccer injuries worldwide, there is lack of available data considering the epidemiology of injuries in the iranian soccer premier league, although it is the most popular sport in the country. the main goal of this research was to determine the incidence of physical injuries in the studied population, considering other characteristi...

It is standard practice in high school athletic programs for certified athletic trainers to evaluate and treat injured student athletes. In some cases, a trainer refers an athlete to a physician for definitive medical management. This study was conducted to determine the rate of agreement between athletic trainers and physicians regarding assessment of injuries in student athletes. All high sch...

let, MD, FRCS(C) ind Ankle Center 'leveland Avenue Suite 100 imbus, OH 43231 Considerable attention has been given to the subtalar joint as an area of injury and pathology.--^ 27 Subtalar injuries frequently occur in combination with other injuries, especially sprains of the lateral ankle ligaments. Because lateral ankle sprains rank as the most common source of time-loss injury in sports, it f...

CONTEXT Previous researchers have demonstrated that male and female athletes feel more comfortable with treatment by a same-sex athletic trainer for sex-specific injuries and conditions. OBJECTIVE To address football players' comfort with care provided by same-sex and opposite-sex athletic trainers for sex-specific and non-sex-specific injuries and conditions through the lens of role congruit...