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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"Injury rate"”.
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THE EFFECT OF WINTER VERSUS SUMMER RUNNING ON LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY RATE IN RECREATIONAL RUNNERS
… strength have been linked with an increase of injury rates, this suggests that exposure to cold conditions may increase injury rates. The main purpose of this study was to determine if there is a difference in musculoskeletal injury rates in the winter compared to the summer months in …
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The relationships between training load and stress and recovery with performance, injury rate and training adherence in well-trained female collegiate UK rowers
… supercompensation, prevent overtraining, injury and inform coaches on the “readiness” of athletes to perform certain training. The main aim of this study was to investigate whether the Acute Recovery and Stress Scale (ARSS) can be used to monitor acute training load in well-trained …
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A comparative analysis between skilled nursing facilities experiencing high versus low resident transfer injury rates
… home facilities and identified as the “high” injury rate sample group and the “low” injury rate sample group. The research study used a mixed method analysis with a causal-comparative methodology for examining the differences between the sample groups. The first research question explored: Did …
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Shocking results: assessing the injury rates of fishes from pulsed-DC electrofishing
… late 1980’s, many studies have documented high injury rates of fishes from DC electrofishing. However, studies of injury from electrofishing are disproportionately skewed towards laboratory work on cool- and coldwater species and further investigation is needed on injury rates to fishes from DC …
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Injuries in Competitive Swimming: Incidence and Risk Factors
<p>Objective: To study the nature and incidence rate of injuries that affect collegiate competitive swimmers and to examine the relationship between these injuries and specific risk factors. Background: Minimal research has been conducted on swimming-related injuries, with most studies being …
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The relationship of hamstring and hip flexor flexibility to injury rates in collegiate football players
… examine the relationship between flexibility and injury rate of muscle strain, specifically the Hamstring and Hip Flexor muscle groups. Participants were evaluated for range of motion and monitored for non-contact hamstring strains occurring throughout the competitive seaSon Participants with any …
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Does an individualized back education programme change nurses' knowledge and practice about back injury prevention
Back injury has predominantly been a problem which has affected a large cross-section of nursing staff involved with direct patient care. While back injury prevention has been instituted in hospitals for sometime, the percentage of nurses with back injury remains high. Within a major teaching …
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A System-wide Planning Tool to Evaluate Access from Crash Sites to Medical Facilities in Virginia
… a planning tool that evaluates fatal and serious injury crash response coverage from crash sites to medical facilities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Calculated travel times from fatal crash sites to medical facilities are compared with reported travel times to better estimate travel time …
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An epidemiology of injuries in sub-elite netball during a competitive season: a club perspective
… purposes of this study were to examine (1) the injury incidence rate; (2) the injury profile; (3) the injured player characteristics, and (4) time spent injured in elite competitive netball. Sub-elite female netball players (78) were recruited from the Booroondara/JHF Power Netball Club during …
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Educating Nurses on the Use of the Bedside Mobility Assessment Tool (BMAT) to Create a Culture of Safety
<p>Healthcare workers are more at risk for injury than workers in any other industry, the injury rate in hospitals is almost double that of the entire private sector put together (OSHA, 2013). This high rate of injury has led hospital administrators and policymakers to take a closer look at the job …
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What makes a successful sparing Taekwondo athlete?
… of the Olympic TKD athlete including: profile, injury rate and distribution, weight cycling/cutting and each of their relationships to success in terms of gaining a medal. My studies (Kazemi et al. 2006; Kazemi, Perri and Casella, 2009; Kazemi et al. 2010; Kazemi et al. 2013; Kazemi et al. 2014; …
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Epidemiology and management of basketball related injuries in Rwanda
… validated questionnaire used in a study on knee injury patterns among young basketball players in Cape Town. A response of 86.7% was obtained. The collected data were captured and analyzed by means of the Microsoft Excel package and SPSS. The associations between variables were evaluated by means …
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Frequency of Injuries with Periodized Resistance Training in Young Untrained Men and Women
… personalized workout log by the trainers. The injury definition included any complaint of perceived pain in which the subject adjusted the load or sets/reps, ceased the exercise, or discontinued the training session. This research yielded an injury rate of (10.7 injuries per 1,000 exposure …
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The evaluation of Carousel : a therapeutic programme for prisoners who self-harm
“Prison self-injury rate accelerates at four times the rise in population” (The Howard League for Penal Reform; 2008a) The rise in self-harm figures in forensic settings in 2003 may largely be due to the improvement in the reporting of self-harm levels in prisons in December 2002. However it does …
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Shoulder and Upper Extremity Injuries in Canadian Youth Ice Hockey: Investigating Injury Rates, Types, Severity, Mechanisms, and Risk Factors
… to explore the epidemiology of shoulder-related injury in youth sports. This study examined shoulder injury rates (IR), mechanisms, risk factors, and prevention strategies that have been studied. It was found that sport-related shoulder injuries are prevalent among youth athletes (accounting for …
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The Epidemiology Of Taekwondo Injuries In Youth And Adult Competitors
<p>Objective: To study the nature and incidence rate of injuries affecting young and adult taekwondo competitors during training and competition and to examine the relationship between injury rates and specific injury risk factors.</p> <p>Background: Taekwondo is becoming an increasingly popular …
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A study of the effect of Iysozyme, pediocin and heat treatment on the survival of pathogenic bacteria in fermented meat products.
… number of better isolated colonies, with a lower rate of mould contamination than other methods examined. Retail samples of sausage (27), salami (16) and pate (9) were tested for listeria; 21 samples were positive of which 7 were confirmed as Listeria monocytogenes. Lysozyme (3000 units/ml) in …
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Profiles of illness and injury among South African elite athletes with disability at the 2012 Summer Paralympic Games
… data is important to better understand injury and illness patterns in para athletes. Medical teams used a web-based injury and illness surveillance system (WEB-IISS system) to all the para-athlete injuries and illnesses during the 2012 London Paralympic games. All team physicians could …
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The epidemiology of injuries in South African high school soccer players
… and match hours were recorded and specific injury report forms were completed by all the coaches. All injured players were then referred to the principal investigator (JR) for detailed examination to document injuries. Factors such as pre-season training, warm-up, stretching, playing …
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