- Title
- Biomechanical epidemiology : A novel approach for fitness activity injury prevention
- Creator
- Gray, Shannon; Finch, Caroline
- Date
- 2015
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/155119
- Identifier
- vital:11253
- Identifier
- ISSN:1327-8835
- Abstract
- There have been limited epidemiological studies that delve into injuries sustained during fitness activities, and fewer that have explored injury prevention strategies and evaluated their success. Popular individual and team sports such as athletics, swimming, basketball and various codes of football have enjoyed extensive epidemiological attention for years, and due to the sports' popularity and public profile, will continue to be highly researched areas. Other epidemiological research has focused on sports injuries more generally, or on specific injury types such as concussion, anterior cruciate ligament injury and hamstring injury. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics' Exercise Recreation and Sport Survey (ERASS), fitness/gym is the second most popular recreation or sport activity participated in by Australians aged 15+ years. Considering the number of people who participate in fitness activities, and the devastating impact that injuries can have on the individual, their family and friends, and society, it is necessary to devote some research to preventing these.
- Publisher
- Australasian Epidemiological Association
- Relation
- Australasian Epidemiologist Vol. 22, no. 1 (2015), p. 26-28; http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1058737
- Rights
- Copyright © Australasian Epidemiological Association
- Rights
- This metadata is freely available under a CCO license
- Subject
- Epidemiology; Sports injuries; Prevention; Physical fitness; Health aspects; 1103 Clinical Sciences; 1117 Public Health and Health Services
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