Effect of 10-Week Whole-Body Vibration Training on Falls and Physical Performance in Older Adults: A Blinded, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial with 1-Year Follow-Up.

Whole-body vibration training (WBV) training has shown positive effects on bone strength, muscle strength, and balance, but the evidence on fall prevention is not yet persuasive. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of WBV training in preventing falls and improving physical performance among older adults at fall risk. The study was an assessor- and participant-blinded, randomized, and controlled 10-week training trial with a 10-month follow-up.

Intrarater Reliability and Analysis of Learning Effects in the Y Balance Test.

While the general reliability of the Y balance test has been previously found to be excellent, earlier reviews highlighted a need for a more consistent methodology between studies. The purpose of this test-retest intrarater reliability study was to assess the intrarater reliability of the YBT using different methodologies regarding normalisation for leg length, number of repetitions, and score calculation. Sixteen healthy adult novice recreational runners aged 18-55 years, both women and men, were reviewed in a laboratory environment.

Players with high physical fitness are at greater risk of injury in youth football.

The aim of this study was to investigate physical fitness, football-specific skills, and their association with injury risk in youth football. Altogether 447 male and female players aged 9-14 years (median 12 years) participated in performance tests and prospective follow-up. The physical fitness tests included five-jump test for distance, 30-m sprint, football-specific figure of eight agility, countermovement jump, and Yo-Yo intermittent endurance test level 1.

Injury incidence and prevalence in Finnish top-level football - one-season prospective cohort study.

Ojective: To investigate the injury characteristics in Finnish male football players.

Design: One-season prospective epidemiological study. Data were collected via injury reports from the medical staff and directly from the players using the Olso Sports Trauma Research Center Health Questionnaire.

Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Prevents Acute Noncontact Lower Extremity Injuries in Children's Soccer: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Prevention of sports injuries is essential in youth, as injuries are associated with less future physical activity and thus greater all-cause morbidity.

Purpose: To investigate whether a neuromuscular training warm-up operated by team coaches is effective in preventing acute lower extremity (LE) injuries in competitive U11-U14 soccer players.

Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1.

Injury History and Perceived Knee Function as Risk Factors for Knee Injury in Youth Team-Sports Athletes.

Background: The identification of risk factors for sports injuries is essential before injury prevention strategies can be planned.

Hypothesis: Previous acute knee injury and lower perceived knee function measured by Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) will increase the risk of acute knee injury in youth team-sports athletes.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Change of Direction Biomechanics in a 180-Degree Pivot Turn and the Risk for Noncontact Knee Injuries in Youth Basketball and Floorball Players.

Background: Studies investigating biomechanical risk factors for knee injuries in sport-specific tasks are needed.

Purpose: To investigate the association between change of direction (COD) biomechanics in a 180-degree pivot turn and knee injury risk among youth team sport players.

Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2.

Distal Biceps Tendon Rupture Surgery: Changing Incidence in Finnish and Swedish Men Between 1997 and 2016.

Purpose: Distal biceps tendon rupture is a relatively rare injury usually occurring with excess external extension force applied to a flexed elbow. The aim of this study was to examine the incidence of distal biceps tendon rupture surgery in the Finnish and Swedish adult population between the years 1997 and 2016. A secondary aim was to investigate the distal biceps rupture incidence in the Swedish population in 2001 to 2016.

New Machine Learning Approach for Detection of Injury Risk Factors in Young Team Sport Athletes.

The purpose of this article is to present how predictive machine learning methods can be utilized for detecting sport injury risk factors in a data-driven manner. The approach can be used for finding new hypotheses for risk factors and confirming the predictive power of previously recognized ones. We used three-dimensional motion analysis and physical data from 314 young basketball and floorball players (48.

Females Sustain more Ankle Injuries than Males in Youth Football.

This prospective study evaluated the incidence and pattern of acute injuries in youth (9- to 14-year- old) football players. Ten football clubs [n=730 players (567 males, 163 females)] participated in the 20-week follow-up study (January-June 2015). Data was collected by sending a standardized weekly SMS to players' parents/guardians with follow-up interviews for injured players.

Trends in scapular fractures: a nationwide 17-year study in Finland.

Background: The aim of this study was to examine the trends in the number and incidence of scapular fractures causing hospitalization in the Finnish adult population between 1998 and 2014.

Methods: We assessed the number and incidence of scapular fractures resulting in hospital admission and fixation with a plate in Finland in 1998 through 2014 using the Finnish National Hospital Discharge Register as the database. In each year, the study included the entire Finnish adult population.

The incidence of pelvic fractures and related surgery in the Finnish adult population: a nationwide study of 33,469 patients between 1997 and 2014.

Background and purpose - Information on the epidemiological trends of pelvic fractures and fracture surgery in the general population is limited. We therefore determined the incidence of pelvic fractures in the Finnish adult population between 1997 and 2014 and assessed the incidence and trends of fracture surgery.Patients and methods - We used data from the Finnish National Discharge Register (NHDR) to calculate the incidence of pelvic fractures and fracture surgery.

There Is No Relationship Between Lower Extremity Alignment During Unilateral and Bilateral Drop Jumps and the Risk of Knee or Ankle Injury: A Prospective Study.

Objective: To investigate the association between lower extremity alignment during unilateral and bilateral drop jump tests and the risk of acute noncontact knee or ankle injuries in young team sport athletes.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: A 2-dimensional video analysis was used to measure the frontal plane knee projection angle in the single-leg vertical drop jump (VDJ) and the bilateral VDJ in young team sport athletes.

Fatal childhood injuries in Finland between 1971 and 2017.

Background: The injury mortality rates around the globe show considerable country-to-country differences and the rates have decreased at very different speeds. In Finland, the proportion of total mortality attributed to injuries has been one of the highest in the European Union. The purpose of the present study was to examine the 47-year nationwide trend and the male to female ratio in the number and incidence of fatal injuries among 0 to 14-year-old children in Finland.

Does long-term recreational gymnastics prevent injurious falls in older women? A prospective 20-year follow-up.

Background: Exercise interventions focusing on balance and strength training have been shown to be effective for falls prevention. The aim of this 20-year register-based follow-up was to examine whether long-term participation in recreational female gymnastics is associated with a lower risk of medically-attended injurious falls.

Methods: Health care register data of 187 women (103 recreational gymnasts and 84 sedentary controls) from the original cohort of 243 women were assessed.

Altered hip control during a standing knee-lift test is associated with increased risk of knee injuries.

A few prospective studies have investigated hip and pelvic control as a risk factor for lower extremity (LE) injuries. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether deficits in hip and lumbopelvic control during standing knee-lift test are associated with increased risk of acute knee and LE injuries in youth team sports. At baseline, 258 basketball and floorball players (aged 12-21 years) participated in a standing knee-lift test using 3-dimensional motion analysis.

Hardware removal rates after surgical treatment of proximal femur fractures : Nationwide trends in Finland in 1997-2016.

Background: Various internal fixation methods have been used to treat proximal femur fractures and occasionally the fixation material is removed. However, nationwide trends of hardware removals are not known. Thus, this study investigated the hardware removal rates after proximal femur fractures in Finland during 1997-2016.

Sharp Rise in Fall-Induced Cervical Spine Injuries Among Older Adults Between 1970 and 2017.

Background: Fall-induced injuries in older adults are a major public health challenge.

Methods: We determined the current trends in the number and age-adjusted incidence of fall-induced severe cervical spine injuries among older adults in Finland by taking into account all persons 50 years of age or older who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of these injuries between 1970 and 2017. Similar patients aged 20-49 years served as a reference group.

Incidence of Spine Fracture Hospitalization and Surgery in Finland in 1998-2017.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the incidence and trends of the spine fracture hospitalization and surgery in Finland in 1998-2017.

Summary Of Background Data: Traumatic spine fractures are rare, yet they are known to cause significant long-term disability and therefore social, functional, and financial burden.

Bone Mass and Strength and Fall-Related Fractures in Older Age.

Introduction: Low bone mineral density is a risk factor for fractures. The aim of this follow-up study was to assess the association of various bone properties with fall-related fractures.

Materials And Methods: 187 healthy women aged 55 to 83 years at baseline who were either physically active or inactive were followed for 20 years.

Fall-induced hospital-treated traumatic brain injuries among elderly Finns in 1970-2017.

Background: Fall-induced traumatic brain injuries (TBI) of elderly adults are a major public health concern.

Methods: We determined the current trends in the absolute number and incidence (per 100,000 persons) of severe fall-induced TBI among 80-year-old or older Finns by taking into account all persons who were admitted to Finnish hospitals for primary treatment of such injury between 1970 and 2017.

Results: The total number of hospitalized older Finns with a fall-induced TBI increased considerably between the years 1970 and 2017, from 60 (women) and 25 (men) in 1970 to 1622 (women) and 991 (men) in 2017.

Counselling for physical activity, life-space mobility and falls prevention in old age (COSMOS): protocol of a randomised controlled trial.

Introduction: The most promising way to promote active life years in old age is to promote regular participation in physical activity (PA). Maintaining lower extremity muscle function with good balance has been associated with fewer falls and the need of help from others. This article describes the design and intervention of a randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigating the effectiveness of a health and PA counselling programme on life-space mobility and falls rates in community-dwelling older adults at the Health Kiosk and/or Service Centre.

Unintentional injury deaths in adult Finnish population: nationwide statistics between 1971 and 2016.

This study determined the nationwide trends in unintentional injury deaths of adult Finns. For this purpose, we obtained from the Finnish Official Cause-of-Death Statistics the data for persons 15 years of age or older whose deaths occurred between 1971 and 2016 due to an unintentional injury. During the study period, a steep decline occurred in road traffic crashes.