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Occupational health problems and injuries among Quebec's physical educators
Jean Lemoyne1, Louis Laurencelle, Michel Lirette
1Département des sciences de l'activité physique, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351, boul. des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières (Québec), Canada G9A 5H7.
Applied Ergonomics
|September 23, 2006
Summary
Physical education teachers experience a high rate of work-related injuries. Staying active outside of work and reducing prolonged standing may help prevent these occupational hazards.
Area of Science:
- Occupational Health
- Sports Medicine
- Physical Education
Background:
- Teaching physical education (PE) involves unique occupational risks.
- Understanding the specific injuries and their causes is crucial for prevention.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the traumatology of teaching physical education.
- To document injury causes and mechanisms in PE teachers.
Main Methods:
- A questionnaire survey was administered to 314 physical educators across primary, secondary, and college levels.
- Data collected included injury rates, types, and associated risk factors.
Main Results:
- The annual lesion rate was 0.55 per teacher (0.65 for women, 0.51 for men).
- 37.6% of teachers sustained a work-related injury in the past year.
- Higher frequency of leisure physical activity and aerobic exercise correlated with lower chronic lesion prevalence.
- Older teachers and those in specific teaching specializations showed higher chronic injury rates.
- Prolonged standing was identified as a major risk factor for occupational injuries.
Conclusions:
- Physical education teachers face a significant risk of occupational injuries.
- Age and teaching level influence injury rates and risk factors.
- Prophylactic physical activity outside of work may reduce chronic injury prevalence.
- Strategies to minimize prolonged standing are recommended to reduce occupational risk.
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