K. Aljaloud, Ahmed Abdulsalam, Abdullah A. Alselaimi
{"title":"School Injuries in Children with Mild Intellectual Disabilities","authors":"K. Aljaloud, Ahmed Abdulsalam, Abdullah A. Alselaimi","doi":"10.29011/2576-9596.100184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2576-9596.100184","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There are few studies in Saudi Arabia investigate the common injuries in children with intellectual disability. Thus, this cross-sectional study started as a first step to explore the common injuries among Saudi children with mild intellectual disability (MID) in middle school to build up a prevention strategy to help them for better life. Aim: The main aim of this study was to determine the most common injuries including types, injured body parts and primary external causes of injury for Saudi children with MID during one school semester. Methods: the present study was a cross-sectional study conducted descriptive survey method. Total of 65 children (males,13.4yrs + 1.3) with MID from 13 middle schools. All data were collected using a questionnaire that has been developed from the injury surveillance guidelines, World Health Organization (Holder et al. 2004). Participants were selected in the manner deliberate from middle school that use educational integration system in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. All physical measurements were taken by PE teachers in the school. Then the questionnaire was distributed to the teachers to fill them out and returned them back in the same day. The questionnaire includes four sections, subject’s information and physical characteristics, type of injury, body part injury and primary external causes of injuries. Results: data of the present study showed that the common injury types were bruises (100%), abrasions 95.4% and pinches 92.3%, most injury body parts were in face 100%, ankle 87.7% and elbow 84.6%, and the primary external cause of injuries were fall 100%, collision 92.3%, injuries by other students 87.7% and obstruct 80.0%. Conclusion : More investigations are strongly recommended to develop injury prevention strategies. The Ministry of education in Saudi Arabia should improve antiquate physical education and sports activity programs that meet the needs of children with MID to play and exercise safely.","PeriodicalId":162912,"journal":{"name":"Sports Injuries & Medicine","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116739449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Association between High School Coach’s Leadership Behaviors and Athletes’ Self-Efficacy and Grit","authors":"K. Donald, S. Marvin, A. Farmer, K. Cypress","doi":"10.29011/2576-9596.100182","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2576-9596.100182","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":162912,"journal":{"name":"Sports Injuries & Medicine","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116190510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Randomized Controlled Trial of a 12-Week Digital Wellbeing Program in Improving Workers Healthy Habits","authors":"","doi":"10.29011/2576-9596.100180","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2576-9596.100180","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":162912,"journal":{"name":"Sports Injuries & Medicine","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126587928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of PNF Stretching on Range of Motion, Strength, Balance and Postural Adaptations in Older Women with Osteoarthritis","authors":"Eryk P. Przysucha, Taryn Klarner","doi":"10.29011/2576-9596.100173","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29011/2576-9596.100173","url":null,"abstract":"Approximately 30% of the elderly population (> 65 years) experience frequent falls which negatively impacts their physical well-being. This problem is even more pronounced in elderly women who exhibit chronic conditions such as osteoarthritis. As a result, there is a continuous need for non-invasive programs aimed at the improvement of balance, flexibility and strength. The purpose of this research was to examine if proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitated (PNF) stretching exercises enhanced flexibility, sstrength, static balance, and postural adaptations in three elderly women with osteoarthritis in their lower extremities. Three females (M = 64.3, SD = 3.85) completed a pre-test, 12 stretching sessions (3 per week for four weeks), a post-test, and a retention test. Static balance in standing was measured on a force place and was inferred from center of pressure (COP) path length (cm) whereas COP sway area (cm2) was used to examine changes in postural adaptations. The flexibility was inferred from range of motion of the hip, knee, and ankle joints measured with a goniometer, whereas a sit to stand test was used to capture the changes in strength. Descriptive results showed that all three participants experienced an increase in strength, but even more importantly clinically relevant changes in ROM were evident in the majority of the muscle groups targeted. Static balance remained unaffected, but as expected, the ability to generate dynamic postural adaptations was enhanced, which may have an important impact on overall prevention of falling and staggering. Although the sample size was small, the findings appear to be robust across the participants thus confirming the usefulness of PNF stretching on different aspects of gross motor function in women with osteoarthritis. Sports Injuries & Medicine Przysucha E and Klarner T. Sports Injr Med: 5: 173. www.doi.org/10.29011/2576-9596.100073 www.gavinpublishers.com","PeriodicalId":162912,"journal":{"name":"Sports Injuries & Medicine","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132351345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Female football specific energy availability questionnaire and menstrual cycle hormone monitoring","authors":"N. Keay, E. Craghill, G. Francis","doi":"10.1101/2021.10.29.21265667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.29.21265667","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the energy availability status of professional female football players with an online Female Football Energy Availability Questionnaire (FFEAQ), combined with the clinical tool to model menstrual cycle hormones using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. Methods The Female Football Energy Availability (FFEAQ) was developed based on published questionnaires, with a weighted scoring system to assess risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). For menstrual cycle hormones AI techniques modelled hormone variation over a cycle, using the results from capillary blood samples taken at two time points. Results 21 female footballers of professional club level participated in this study, with mean age 22 years [range 16 to 30]. 20 athletes recorded positive scores on the FFEAQ, suggesting a low risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S). No players had experienced primary amenorrhoea. 5 athletes reported previous history of secondary amenorrhoea. Amongst the 15 players not taking hormonal contraception, 2 reported current oligomenorrhoea. The application of AI techniques to model menstrual cycle hormones found that in 1 of the 3 players, subclinical hormone disruption was occurring with this player reporting variable flow of menstruation. Although the other 2 players showed expected menstrual hormone variation, 1 player reported variable flow according to training load, suggestive of subclinical anovulation. At the time of testing training load was low due to pandemic lock down. Conclusions The professional female football athletes in this study were found to be at low risk of RED-S from the FFEAQ. Modelling menstrual cycle hormones using AI techniques indicated that this has the potential to be an effective clinical tool in identifying subtle hormone dysfunction such as subclinical anovulatory cycles in female athletes.","PeriodicalId":162912,"journal":{"name":"Sports Injuries & Medicine","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132154607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}