Injuries in Elite Figure Skaters
In brief: A questionnaire was used to examine the number, nature, and etiology of injuries to Canadian nationally ranked figure skaters over a one-year period and to measure the consequent loss of training time. Of the 60 respondents, 28 (46.6%) reported having had a significant injury during the ye...
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| Published in | The Physician and sportsmedicine Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 111 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
| Published |
England
01.01.1986
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| Summary: | In brief: A questionnaire was used to examine the number, nature, and etiology of injuries to Canadian nationally ranked figure skaters over a one-year period and to measure the consequent loss of training time. Of the 60 respondents, 28 (46.6%) reported having had a significant injury during the year. Fifty percent of the injuries were acute and 43% were overuse injuries. The respondents spent an average of 27.2 hours a week on the ice, but only 11.9 minutes (0.2 hour) per week in stretching and warm-up exercises. Skaters with overuse injuries were kept off the ice an average of 17.9 days; those with acute injuries lost an average of 12.2 days. |
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| ISSN: | 0091-3847 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00913847.1986.11708969 |