Freeski vammojen ilmaantuvuus, tyyppi ja vakavuus yläkoulun, akatemian ja maajoukkueen laskijoilla kauden 2024-2025 aikana
Year: 2026
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: This Masters' thesis examined the injury incidence, type, location, and severity of freeski-related injuries, as well as whether there were associations between level of athlete, injury severity, injury recurrence, and location of injury.The dataset consisted of information of 14 athletes' injuries across Yläkoulu, Academy and National team levels during season 2024-2025.Descriptive statistical analyses were used to describe the characteristics of participants and report the incidence of injuries and the distribution of injury types and severity.Crosstabs were used to examine associations between level of athlete, injury severity, recurrence, and location.The results showed that the highest number of injuries were among 17-year-olds and most of the injured athletes were male.The overall injury incidence was high, and the highest incidence was observed among the Challenger team.Mild concussion was the most common injury reported during the season.Most of the injuries were acute injuries, and mild injuries accounted for the largest proportion of injuries.Nearly half of all the injuries were recurrent, and all mild concussions were recurrent.Further examination of the injury recurrence and severity of injuries at different levels of athlete showed that among challenger team level, all injuries were mild concussions, and all these injuries were recurrent.In conclusion, this study highlights the high incidence of injuries among freeski athletes, the number of mild concussions and recurrence of mild concussion, especially among Challenger iii team.These findings emphasize the need for concussion-specific preventive measures and evidence-based staged return-to-sport decision-making.The findings from this study can help guide future research, improve injury reporting, and develop preventative measures to reduce the risk of injuries and improve health promotion of freeski athletes.
Author: Jantunen, Anna
Language: English
Subfield: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7215299461