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A study on injuries in Ultimate Frisbee by Anthony Coppola

What is Ultimate Frisbee?

Movements common to the sport

Types of injuries that occur

Research

Overview

Ten articles

5 articles on Ultimate Frisbee since 1991

Three articles on injuries in Ultimate Frisbee since 1991

Research

What is Ultimate? (Griggs, 2009)

History

What is Ultimate Frisbee?

Body part injured Number of Injuries

Adomen 4

Chest 9

Head 7

Face 15

Neck 10

Back 29

Shoulder 22

Upper arm 1

Elbow 23

Forearm 6

Wrist 8

Hand 28

Hip 10

Thigh 103

Knee 73

Shin 18

Calf 30

Ankle 59

Foot 30

Ultimate Frisbee InjuriesMarfleet, 1991N=1000Age: 18-29Survey

Ultimate Frisbee Injuries

Reynolds, 2006

N=135

Mean Age:28 years old

Survey76

65

53

37

30

22

77

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Muscle Ankle Knee Shoulder Head Ribs Other

Number of Injuries

Number of Injuries

Ultimate Frisbee Injuries

Swedler, 2014N= 229SurveyFuture Prevention

Andrews, 1998

N=172

Mean Age:10.5

Survey

Injury Prevention

Steffen, 2007

N=34

Mean age:17.1

15 minute warm up programs

Myers, 2005

N=42

Mean age: 13.7

Motion Monitor, electromagnetic tracking device

Prevention

Sadoghi, 2012

N=909

Internet Search

Prevention

Conclusion

Ultimate Frisbee popularity on the rise

Not enough information on Ultimate Frisbee

Injury rates still unknown

Andrews, J., & Fleisig, G. (2011). Preventing Throwing Injuries. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy,187-188. Retrieved November 25, 2014, from http://www.udel.edu/PT/PT Clinical Services/journalclub/sojc/10-11/Feb/Baseball2.pdf

Griggs, G. (2009). The Origins and Development of Ultimate Frisbee. Sport Journal, 12(3). Retrieved October 24, 2014.

Marfleet, P. (1991). Ultimate injuries: A survey. British Journal of Sports Medicine,25(4), 235-240. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

Myers, J. (2005). Scapular Position and Orientation in Throwing Athletes. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 263-271. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

Olcott, C., Guzman, R., & Zarins, C. (1999). Upper Extremity Vascular Problems in Athletes. Perspectives in Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy,1-14. Retrieved November 25, 2014, from http://zarinslab.stanford.edu/publications/zarins_bib/zarins_pdf/1990s/olcott_upper_pvs_1999.pdf

Reynolds, K., & Halsmer, S. (2006). Injuries from Ultimate Frisbee. Wisconsin Medical Journal, 105(6). Retrieved November 24, 2014.

Sadoghi, P., Keudell, A., & Vavken, P. (2012). Effectiveness of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Training Programs. The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery (American), 94(9), 1-8. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

Steffen, K., Bakka, H., Myklebust, G., & Bahr, R. (2007). Performance aspects of an injury prevention program: A ten -week intervention in adolescent female football players. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 596-604. Retrieved November 25, 2014.

Swedler, D., Nuwer, J., Nazarov, A., Huo, S., & Malevanchik, L. (2014). Incidence and Descriptive Epidemiology of Injuries to College Ultimate Players. Journal of Athletic Training, 49(3). Retrieved November 24, 2014, from http://natajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.4085/1062-6050-49.3.73

Warden, S., Davis, I., & Fredericson, M. (2014). Management and Prevention of Bone Stress Injuries in Long-Distance Runners. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 44(10), 749-765. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

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