Aim: We investigated the extent and characteristics of injuries in contemporary dance students.
Methods: During one academic year, 134 students of Bachelor dance and Bachelor dance teacher from Codarts University of the Arts (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) were prospectively monitored monthly, using the Performing Artist and Athlete Health Monitor which includes the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems.
Results: 130 students were included in the analyses.
BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med
June 2018
Aim: The amount of injuries, illnesses and mental health problems was calculated among circus arts students, using a method designed to capture more than just time-loss and/or medical injuries. Furthermore, injury incidence rate, injury incidence proportions, anatomical injury location and severity of injuries were assessed.
Methods: A total of 44 first-year, second-year and third-year circus arts students were prospectively followed during one academic year.
Background/aim: We aimed to investigate the magnitude and characteristics of injuries and illnesses in Dutch physical education teacher education (PETE) students.
Methods: During the first 21 weeks of the academic year, 245 first-year students registered their health problems online using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) Questionnaire on Health Problems.
Results: A total of 276 injuries, 140 illnesses and 69 unclassified health problems were reported.