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Michael Akinbola1, David Logerstedt2, Airelle Hunter-Giordano1
1Department of Physical Therapy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE.
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy
|February 25, 2015
Summary
Ultimate Frisbee injuries are common, especially among women, with most affecting the lower extremities. These injury trends in collegiate club sports mirror those in NCAA sports.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Orthopedics
- Epidemiology
Background:
- Ultimate Frisbee is a popular collegiate club sport with over 947,000 players in 2011.
- Limited clinical research exists on injury prevalence in Ultimate Frisbee.
- Player demographics and sport demands contribute to injury risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- Identify injury reporting trends in Ultimate Frisbee compared to other collegiate club sports.
- Examine correlations between injuries, sex, body region, and medical recommendations.
- Discuss the associated risks of injury in Ultimate Frisbee.
Main Methods:
- Collected data from athletes treated at a physical therapy sports clinic.
- Descriptive statistical analysis cataloged injury characteristics.
- Chi-square analyses compared injury proportions across sports, sex, and body regions.
Main Results:
- Ultimate Frisbee accounted for 31.0% of all reported collegiate club sport injuries.
- Women sustained 70.6% of Ultimate Frisbee injuries, significantly more than men.
- Lower extremity injuries, particularly foot/ankle and lumbar/flank, were more prevalent in women.
Conclusions:
- Ultimate Frisbee has a high rate of reported injuries among collegiate club sports.
- Women experience more than double the injuries reported by men in Ultimate Frisbee.
- Lower extremity injuries dominate, with trends similar to NCAA sports.
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