Search for dissertations about: "Injury Prevention"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 172 swedish dissertations containing the words Injury Prevention.
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21. Rethinking Injury Events. Explorations in Spatial Aspects and Situational Prevention Strategies
Abstract : This dissertation employs a holistic approach to injuries in everyday settings. It examines spatial aspects of adolescents’ injury events in residential situations, school situations, and suicidal situations, seeking to throw light on any reciprocal influence between situated activity and the physical environment in such events. READ MORE
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22. Injury Prevention in Youth Football Players : Training Effects and Programme Implementation
Abstract : Background With 17–35% of all 14-year-olds in Sweden being active in football, injuries do occur, most frequently during match play. Based on knowledge of injury mechanisms and risk factors, different injury prevention exercise programmes (IPEPs) have been developed. READ MORE
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23. Prevention and prediction of head and neck injury in traffic accidents - using experimental and numerical methods
Abstract : Injuries to the head and neck system are potentially amongthe most serious injuries in humans, since they may damage thespinal cord. It is therefore important to develop safetysystems that can prevent injuries to the neuro- system, therebyreducing human suffering and costs to society. READ MORE
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24. Health promotion and fall prevention for older people : impact, relevance and economic justification for decision making in a municipality context
Abstract : Background: The proportion of older people is increasing and calls for a shift towards proactive approaches to support healthy ageing. The evidence base on health-promoting and preventive interventions (HPP) is promising in terms of maintaining health in older people, but for such interventions to have an impact on population health, translation of evidence to practice is crucial. READ MORE
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25. Strength training for physical performance and injury prevention in sports. Individualised and supervised training for female athletes
Abstract : The overall purpose of this thesis was to obtain knowledge about individualised, supervised strength and conditioning programmes for physical performance and injury prevention in female athletes. Data are presented both on the influence of individualisation and supervision during resistance training for physical performance and injury prevention and on the athletes’ experience of resistance training and the role of the physical coach. READ MORE