Epidemiology and prevention of sports injuries

Authors/Creators

Lauren Fortington, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow
Nicola A. Sewry
Caroline F. Finch, Edith Cowan UniversityFollow

Abstract

This article introduces sports injury epidemiology and the impact of injury on participants across the lifespan. Over the next decade, attention toward socio-ecological contributory factors is expected to grow together with improved design of strategies for implementation and evaluation of prevention measures. Despite injuries, sport and physical recreation is important for healthy communities, having an overall positive influence. Effective injury prevention solutions are available, and investment in development and implementation could reduce injury costs further.

RAS ID

65573

Document Type

Book Chapter

Date of Publication

9-9-2024

School

School of Medical and Health Sciences

Copyright

subscription content

Publisher

Elsevier

Identifier

Lauren Fortington: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2760-9249

Caroline F. Finch: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1711-1930

Comments

Fortington, L. V., Sewry, N. A., & Finch, C. F. (2025). Epidemiology and prevention of sports injuries. In International Encyclopedia of Public Health (3rd ed., Vol. 5, pp. 802-812). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00219-2

Recommended Citation

Fortington, L., Sewry, N. A., & Finch, C. F. (2024). Epidemiology and prevention of sports injuries. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99967-0.00219-2