Search for dissertations about: "overuse injuries"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words overuse injuries.
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1. Epidemiology of injuries in elite football
Abstract : The purpose of this thesis was to study the injury characteristics in elite football, and risk factors for injury with special emphasis on anterior cruciate ligament injury. All five papers followed a prospective design using a standardised methodology. READ MORE
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2. Overuse injuries in Swedish elite athletics - Incidence, occurrence, athlete availability, and risk factors
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to explore three aspects of overuse injuries in elite Swedish athletics. The thesis is compiled of four papers, of which the first one is a study protocol. READ MORE
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3. Acute sports injuries in Sweden and their possible prevention : an epidemiological study using insurance data
Abstract : Physical activity is an essential component of a healthy life, e.g. to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease and premature death, of which sports can be an important part. Unfortunately, sports activities increase the risk of both overuse and acute injuries. READ MORE
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4. Injuries among female football players
Abstract : Background: Football is a popular female team sport played by approximately 40 million women in over 100 countries all over the world. In Sweden football is the largest female team sport with more than 56,000 players over 15 years of age. READ MORE
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5. Risk factors for injury in men´s professional football
Abstract : This thesis includes four papers based on three different prospective cohort studies on injury characteristics in men’s professional football. The same general methodology was used in all papers. Time-loss injuries and player individual exposure was registered for match and training separately. READ MORE