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Physiotherapia Croatica, Vol. 16 No. 1, 2018.

Original scientific paper

Injuries in Croatian national team members in synchronized skating

Tena Šimunjak ; studentica Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu,
Sanda Dubravčić-Šimunjak orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-0639-4253 ; KB Sveti Duh, Zagreb
Antun Jurinić ; KB Sveti Duh, Zagreb
Katarina Ivanković ; KB Sveti Duh, Zagreb
Lea Bušac ; Dječja bolnica Srebrnjak,Zagreb

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Abstract

Abstract
Introduction: Synchronized skating is a very attractive,
interesting, but also very dangerous sport due to introduction of more diffi cult and demanding elements imposed by the rules of the International Skating Federation.
Aim: To determine the frequency, time of occurrence
and localization of injuries in Croatian senior team.
Materials and Methods: An anonymous questionnaire
was used that contained general data, a table in which
it was necessary to mark the time, type and mechanism
of injury. The research was conducted on a sample of 20
Croatian national team members in synchronized skating between the ages of 16 and 28. Data analysis used
descriptive statistics in Microsoft Excel.
Results: The results showed that all of the examined
skaters during their skating career were at least injured
once, and several of them more than once. The greatest
number of injuries were related to lower extremity injuries. 13 out of 20 skater (65%) had knee problems. 7 of
them 20 (35%) had problems with the lumbar spine. Of
the total of 45 injuries, 8 occurred during off ice training (17.77%) while 37 (82.22%) during on ice training.
4 injuries (8.88%) occurred during individual technique
training on ice, 11 (24.44%) injuries were associated
with falls, and 26 injuries (57.77%) occurred during
group skating elements.
Conclusion: The number of injuries in synchronized
skating is troublesome, mostly the number of injuries
occurring during mutual contact of team mates on ice.
Concerned are also results of frequent pain placed in
lumbar spine associated with more diffi cult elements
performed in programs. The reason for this maybe associated with raised quality and attractiveness of the sport
which should attract the interest of experts from various
fi elds of medical science.

Keywords

synchronized skating, injuries, incidence

Hrčak ID:

200457

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/200457

Publication date:

23.5.2018.

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