If you feel safer, you might take more risks – canceling out the benefits of various safety interventions. But educating people about this paradox and allowing for some personal choice might help.
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A spate of recent accidents on giant tube slides are more than we should expect from “normal rough and tumble” play in a visit to the local playground.
The collection of athlete data in professional sport has outpaced legal requirements and scientifically-proven benefit to athletes.
Many people have been moving less since the pandemic, and one consequence may be a reduction in core strength. But there are a variety of exercises you can do to focus on improving your core.
Every year, about 70 per cent of long-term care residents have at least one fall, and half of those result in injury. Wearable gear and changes to living spaces aim to prevent falls and limit injury.
Every year, about 10 per cent of youth athletes experience a concussion. Research shows there are steps we can take to help prevent these injuries, but we can’t be afraid to make changes.
Running, jumping, tackling, not to mention handling the ball, means Aussie Rules players risk injuries to their hands and wrists serious enough to send them to the emergency department.
Genetic testing could help us build targeted and effective training routines for athletes, but the emerging science could also introduce opportunity for discrimination in the sporting world.
It’s easy to get caught up in World Cup fever. But if watching the beautiful game inspires you to get out and play, injury prevention is vital.
Do you land on your heel or forefoot when running? Listening to your technique might give you a clue and reduce your chances of injury.
Top contributors
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Professor of AI, Research Group Leader, UNSW Sydney
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Emergency Paediatrician and Director QISU, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Risk Management and Injury Prevention, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Strength and Conditioning, Edith Cowan University
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Lecturer, Department of Occupational Therapy, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University Australia
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Senior Lecturer (Physiotherapy), Curtin University
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Lecturer, Curtin University
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Public health and injury epidemiologist | Expert Witness, UNSW Sydney
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Post-Doctoral Fellow, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, University of Calgary
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Professor, Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy, Monash University
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Associate Professor in Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Professor of Law and Technology; Director, UWA Minderoo Tech & Policy Lab, Law School, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson University
