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Sports injury prevention programmes from the sports physical therapist's perspective : An international expert Delphi approach
Mendonça, Luciana De Michelis Schuermans, Joke Denolf, Sander Napier, Christopher Bittencourt, Natália F. N. Romanuk, Andrés Tak, Igor Thorborg, Kristian Bizzini, Mario Ramponi, Carlo
Mendonça, Luciana De Michelis
Schuermans, Joke
Denolf, Sander
Napier, Christopher
Bittencourt, Natália F. N.
Romanuk, Andrés
Tak, Igor
Thorborg, Kristian
Bizzini, Mario
Ramponi, Carlo
Author
Mendonça, Luciana De Michelis
Schuermans, Joke
Denolf, Sander
Napier, Christopher
Bittencourt, Natália F. N.
Romanuk, Andrés
Tak, Igor
Thorborg, Kristian
Bizzini, Mario
Ramponi, Carlo
Paterson, Colin
Hägglund, Martin
Malisoux, Laurent
Al Attar, Wesam Saleh A.
Samukawa, Mina
Esteve, Ernest
Bakare, Ummkulthoum
Constantinou, Maria
Schneiders, Anthony
Cavallieri Gomes, Alexandre
Florentz, Didier
Ozer Kaya, Derya
Indra Lesmana, Syahmirza
Harøy, Joar
Kuparinen, Vesa
Philips, Nicola
Jenkins, Walter
Wezenbeek, Evi
Witvrouw, Erik
Schuermans, Joke
Denolf, Sander
Napier, Christopher
Bittencourt, Natália F. N.
Romanuk, Andrés
Tak, Igor
Thorborg, Kristian
Bizzini, Mario
Ramponi, Carlo
Paterson, Colin
Hägglund, Martin
Malisoux, Laurent
Al Attar, Wesam Saleh A.
Samukawa, Mina
Esteve, Ernest
Bakare, Ummkulthoum
Constantinou, Maria
Schneiders, Anthony
Cavallieri Gomes, Alexandre
Florentz, Didier
Ozer Kaya, Derya
Indra Lesmana, Syahmirza
Harøy, Joar
Kuparinen, Vesa
Philips, Nicola
Jenkins, Walter
Wezenbeek, Evi
Witvrouw, Erik
Abstract
Objective
To provide consensus on how to plan, organize and implement exercise-based injury prevention program (IPP) in sports.
Design
Delphi.
Setting
LimeSurvey platform.
Participants
Experienced sports physical therapists from the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy member countries.
Main outcome measures
Factors related to sports IPP planning, organization and implementation.
Results
We included 305 participants from 32 countries. IPP planning should be based on an athlete's injury history, on pre-season screening results, and on injury rates (respectively, 98%, 92%, 89% agreement). In total 97% participants agreed that IPP organization should depend on the athlete's age, 93% on the competition level, and 93% on the availability of low-cost materials. It was agreed that IPP should mainly be implemented in warm-up sessions delivered by the head or strength/conditioning coach, with physical training sessions and individual physical therapy sessions (respectively, 94%, 92%, 90% agreement).
Conclusion
Strong consensus was reached on (1) IPP based on the athlete's injury history, pre-season screening and evidence-based sports-specific injury rates; (2) IPP organization based on the athlete's age, competition level, and the availability of low-cost materials and (3) IPP implementation focussing on warm-up sessions implemented by the strength/conditioning coach, and/or individual prevention sessions by the physical therapist.
Keywords
consensus, athletic injuries, physical therapy
Date
2022
Type
Journal article
Journal
Physical Therapy in Sport
Book
Volume
55
Issue
Page Range
146-154
Article Number
ACU Department
School of Allied Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Open Access Status
License
All rights reserved
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