On June 21st, our own Anne Loyen will defend he PhD thesis on the prevalence and correlates of sedentary behaviour and physical activity in European adults. A digital copy of here full thesis may be requested by contacting her directly (a.loyen@vumc.nl), below you will find a summary of her work. She concludes that European public health strategies to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour levels are warranted. Individuals should be encouraged to meet the physical activity recommendations and limit and break up their sitting time, ultimately aiming for an European population with a healthy balance between sitting, standing and physical activity behaviours.
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Are mobile apps superior as an intervention delivery tool?
Just out in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport .. the ink still dripping from the pages. Our most recent result on the effectiveness of mobile applications as a tool for injury prevention in sports. Our study showed that the implementation method of a NMT program by using an App or a Booklet did neither lead to different injury incidence rates in the long term nor did it influence residual functional disability/pain.
Read MoreA lack of knowledge hampers effective injury prevention in volleyball
Ozgur Kilic, one of our master students, got a crown on his work by the recent publication of his master's thesis on Volleyball related injuries. Currently, there is no overview of the incidence and (volleyball-specific) risk factors of musculoskeletal injuries among volleyball players, nor any insight into the effect of preventive measures on the incidence of injuries in volleyball. This study aimed to review systematically the scientific evidence on the incidence, prevalence, aetiology and preventive measures of volleyball injuries.
Read MoreWe have limited targets for our sports injury prevention approaches
Rounding upon her PhD thesis, Ingrid Vriend just got a positive reply form Sports Medicine on her review that summarises the target level of published sports injury prevention studies. The aim of this review was to identify and categorise intervention strategies for the prevention of acute sport injuries evaluated in the scientific literature, applying the Haddon matrix, and identify potential knowledge gaps.
Read MoreDutch trailrunners are not without injury
Trailrunning is a very popular mode of running. However, the risk and burden of running-related injuries (RRI) in trailrunning is not well established. This study investigates the prevalence, injury rate, severity, nature, and economic burden of RRIs in Dutch trailrunners.
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