Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Screening
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Why Screen for Injury Risk?[edit | edit source]
Injury rates in sports are increasing – despite the increased professionalism of sports science and sports medicine support teams. Although participation in sport is encouraged as part of a healthy lifestyle, the sport-related injury burden is high (Emery, 2019)
Consequences of injuries in sport
Financial implications for the club
The cost of player injuries on sports leagues and organisations mainly fall into two categories: the direct medical costs and the opportunity cost of time loss injuries and shortened careers. This has led to professional teams offering players contracts contingent upon medical evaluations and players with high injury risk being offered short-term contracts for example. (Walia B, Boudreaux CJ. The cost of players’ injuries to professional sports leagues and other sports organizations. Managerial Finance. 2020 Jul 31.)
Team performance
A significant relationship of injury rates and time loss with performance in elite team sports is reported (Hägglund M, Waldén M, Magnusson H, Kristenson K, Bengtsson H, Ekstrand J. Injuries affect team performance negatively in professional football: an 11-year follow-up of the UEFA Champions League injury study. British journal of sports medicine. 2013 Aug 1;47(12):738-42.)
Financial implications for the healthcare system –
Finch et alestimated the direct cost of sport-related injury over seven years to be $265 million Australian dollars (Finch, Emery ref)
Financial costs for the individual
Implications for long term health
Career progression in sports
Larukain et al demonstrated a negative association between injuries and player progression in an elite football academy. (Larruskain J, Lekue JA, Martin-Garetxana I, Barrio I, McCall A, Gil SM. INJURIES ARE NEGATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH PLAYER PROGRESSION IN AN ELITE FOOTBALL ACADEMY. Science and Medicine in Football. 2021 Jun 16(just-accepted).
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