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Wednesday, June 24th, 2009<br />
14:00 - 15:30<br />
Invited symposia<br />
IS-SM04 Prevention <strong>of</strong> Sport Injuries (ECSS Position Statement Symposium)<br />
PREVENTION OF SPORT INJURIES I/IV<br />
STEFFEN, K.<br />
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES<br />
To maximize the health benefits <strong>of</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s and exercise and minimize the direct and indirect costs associated with injuries, developing<br />
and adopting injury prevention strategies is an important goal. The aim <strong>of</strong> this ECSS consensus paper on injury prevention is to review<br />
current evidence on injury prevention methods and training programs aimed at reducing the most common or severe types <strong>of</strong> acute<br />
injuries. The target audience is everyone involved in protecting the health <strong>of</strong> the athlete, i.e. coaches, referees, medical staff, <strong>sport</strong>s governing<br />
bodies, as well as athletes themselves. Effective <strong>sport</strong>s injury prevention requires successful implementation <strong>of</strong> efficacious interventions.<br />
This paper reviews the main mechanisms and risk factors for acute injuries to the head, shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, groin,<br />
thigh, knee and ankle, as well as the evidence supporting various strategies to prevent them. Approaches that have been proven successful<br />
include: 1) using equipment designed to reduce injury risk, 2) adopting the rules <strong>of</strong> play, and 3) specific exercise programs developed<br />
to reduce injury risk. Sports organizations should adopt available injury prevention strategies as part <strong>of</strong> their policies.<br />
[Please note: This paper is part <strong>of</strong> the ECSS Position Statement: Prevention <strong>of</strong> Sport Injuries, K. Steffen, T.E. Andersen, T. Krosshaug, W. van<br />
Mechelen, G. Myklebust, E. Verhagen, R. Bahr and will be published in the European Journal <strong>of</strong> Sport Science (EJSS)]<br />
PREVENTION OF SPORT INJURIES II/IV<br />
VERHAGEN, E.<br />
EMGO-INSTITUTE/VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER<br />
To maximize the health benefits <strong>of</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s and exercise and minimize the direct and indirect costs associated with injuries, developing<br />
and adopting injury prevention strategies is an important goal. The aim <strong>of</strong> this ECSS consensus paper on injury prevention is to review<br />
current evidence on injury prevention methods and training programs aimed at reducing the most common or severe types <strong>of</strong> acute<br />
injuries. The target audience is everyone involved in protecting the health <strong>of</strong> the athlete, i.e. coaches, referees, medical staff, <strong>sport</strong>s governing<br />
bodies, as well as athletes themselves. Effective <strong>sport</strong>s injury prevention requires successful implementation <strong>of</strong> efficacious interventions.<br />
This paper reviews the main mechanisms and risk factors for acute injuries to the head, shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, groin,<br />
thigh, knee and ankle, as well as the evidence supporting various strategies to prevent them. Approaches that have been proven successful<br />
include: 1) using equipment designed to reduce injury risk, 2) adopting the rules <strong>of</strong> play, and 3) specific exercise programs developed<br />
to reduce injury risk. Sports organizations should adopt available injury prevention strategies as part <strong>of</strong> their policies.<br />
[Please note: This paper is part <strong>of</strong> the ECSS Position Statement: Prevention <strong>of</strong> Sport Injuries, K. Steffen, T.E. Andersen, T. Krosshaug, W. van<br />
Mechelen, G. Myklebust, E. Verhagen, R. Bahr and will be published in the European Journal <strong>of</strong> Sport Science (EJSS)]<br />
PREVENTION OF SPORT INJURIES III/IV<br />
MYKLEBUST, G.<br />
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES<br />
To maximize the health benefits <strong>of</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s and exercise and minimize the direct and indirect costs associated with injuries, developing<br />
and adopting injury prevention strategies is an important goal. The aim <strong>of</strong> this ECSS consensus paper on injury prevention is to review<br />
current evidence on injury prevention methods and training programs aimed at reducing the most common or severe types <strong>of</strong> acute<br />
injuries. The target audience is everyone involved in protecting the health <strong>of</strong> the athlete, i.e. coaches, referees, medical staff, <strong>sport</strong>s governing<br />
bodies, as well as athletes themselves. Effective <strong>sport</strong>s injury prevention requires successful implementation <strong>of</strong> efficacious interventions.<br />
This paper reviews the main mechanisms and risk factors for acute injuries to the head, shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, groin,<br />
thigh, knee and ankle, as well as the evidence supporting various strategies to prevent them. Approaches that have been proven successful<br />
include: 1) using equipment designed to reduce injury risk, 2) adopting the rules <strong>of</strong> play, and 3) specific exercise programs developed<br />
to reduce injury risk. Sports organizations should adopt available injury prevention strategies as part <strong>of</strong> their policies.<br />
[Please note: This paper is part <strong>of</strong> the ECSS Position Statement: Prevention <strong>of</strong> Sport Injuries, K. Steffen, T.E. Andersen, T. Krosshaug, W. van<br />
Mechelen, G. Myklebust, E. Verhagen, R. Bahr and will be published in the European Journal <strong>of</strong> Sport Science (EJSS)]<br />
PREVENTION OF SPORT INJURIES IV/IV<br />
KROSSHAUG, T.<br />
THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF SPORT SCIENCES, OSLO SPORTS TRAUMA RESEARCH CENTER<br />
To maximize the health benefits <strong>of</strong> <strong>sport</strong>s and exercise and minimize the direct and indirect costs associated with injuries, developing<br />
and adopting injury prevention strategies is an important goal. The aim <strong>of</strong> this ECSS consensus paper on injury prevention is to review<br />
current evidence on injury prevention methods and training programs aimed at reducing the most common or severe types <strong>of</strong> acute<br />
injuries. The target audience is everyone involved in protecting the health <strong>of</strong> the athlete, i.e. coaches, referees, medical staff, <strong>sport</strong>s governing<br />
bodies, as well as athletes themselves. Effective <strong>sport</strong>s injury prevention requires successful implementation <strong>of</strong> efficacious interventions.<br />
This paper reviews the main mechanisms and risk factors for acute injuries to the head, shoulder, elbow, hand/wrist, groin,<br />
thigh, knee and ankle, as well as the evidence supporting various strategies to prevent them. Approaches that have been proven successful<br />
include: 1) using equipment designed to reduce injury risk, 2) adopting the rules <strong>of</strong> play, and 3) specific exercise programs developed<br />
to reduce injury risk. Sports organizations should adopt available injury prevention strategies as part <strong>of</strong> their policies.<br />
OSLO/NORWAY, JUNE 24-27, 2009 97
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