Do former elite athletes experience a higher incidence and comorbidity of symptoms of mental health disorders compared to the general population? That is exactly what our latest paper sought to find.
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Para-athletes show high prevalence and incidence of musculoskeletal injuries
We are proud that we were able to support this review on the prevalence, incidence and profile of musculoskeletal injuries in para-athletes. Sports for athletes with a disability is gaining in popularity and is growing rapidly in terms of competitiveness. Research on the protection of the health of these athletes is, however, lagging behind. With this systematic review, we provide an overview of what is known on the injuries sustained by para-athletes. At the same time, we provide future direction by calling out gaps in the evidence.
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Do BokSmart rugby safety education courses affect coach and referee behaviour?
What a year 2020 was. On the upside .. despite - or maybe due to - the global situation we had a record-breaking year with 100+ publications. We are not able to present them all but cherry-picked this work by James Brown who had a second look in the data of his BokSmart study.
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FRIDAY LECTURES: Mental Health Symptoms in Elite Sports (all presentations now available)
We thank all participations who partook in our fifth online Friday Lecture. Thanks to the interest of 200+ registrants, this edition of the online Friday Lecture was again a success. Before you skip to the individual presentations in this post .. mark your calendar with our next Friday Lecture on December 4th (9.30am -11.30am Amsterdam time). The topic of the next meeting is “Leading & managing the medical team in (elite) sports”.
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Does the initial injury care provided affect the outcomes of neuromuscular training?
In a collaboration with our colleagues at the Erasmus Medical Center, we studied the impact of initial healthcare on the outcome of neuromuscular training (NMT) for recurrent sprains. Ankle sprains remain one of the most common traumas to the musculoskeletal system, and have long-lasting impact on physical function and the use of medical care, up to 12 months after the injury. Based on our previous preventive studies we questioned whether there is an association between the healthcare provider who treated the index sprain and the effect of NMT on recurrent ankle sprains and, also, whether athlete characteristics differ between the different type of healthcare providers. These characteristics will be useful for healthcare providers to take into account when choosing intervention strategies or determine prognosis.
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