Health problems in youth competitive alpine skiing: A 12-month observation of 155 athletes around the growth spurt.
alpine ski racing
biological age
epidemiology
injury prevention
talent
workload
Journal
Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports
ISSN: 1600-0838
Titre abrégé: Scand J Med Sci Sports
Pays: Denmark
ID NLM: 9111504
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Sep 2020
Sep 2020
Historique:
received:
29
03
2019
revised:
02
03
2020
accepted:
25
05
2020
pubmed:
6
6
2020
medline:
12
2
2021
entrez:
6
6
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Alpine ski racing is known as a high-risk sport; however, little is known on the health problems occurring at youth level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of health problems in youth competitive alpine skiers with respect to sex, age, and season differences, to describe their severity and location and to assess the influence of biological maturation. Over a 12-month period, 155 youth competitive alpine skiers around the growth spurt were prospectively monitored for health problems using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) questionnaire. These data were verified by supplemental interviews at the end. Biological maturation was estimated by a non-invasive, anthropometric-based assessment method. During competition season, 42.2% of the skiers suffered from health problems and 19.8% reported their problem being substantial. Females had significantly higher rates of acute and overuse injuries compared to males, while there was no sex difference in duration, severity, and time loss. Skiers of the category U15 showed higher prevalence of acute and overuse injuries than U14 skiers. During preparation season, health problem prevalence was substantially lower. The knee was found to be the most affected body part for both acute and overuse injuries. There was a direct association between the offset to the age at peak height velocity (APHV) and the occurrence and severity of acute injuries. In conclusion, youth competitive alpine skiers suffer from a large number of health problems. Since sex, age, and biological maturation are important, effective injury prevention should already start before reaching the APHV.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1758-1768Subventions
Organisme : Balgrist Foundation
Organisme : Swiss-Ski
Organisme : Stiftung Passion Schneesport
Organisme : Stiftung zur Förderung des alpinen Skisportes in der Schweiz
Informations de copyright
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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