Analyzing injuries among university-level athletes: prevalence, patterns and risk factors

Background: Scientific evidence suggests many health benefits are associated with sport participation. However, high intensity participation may be related to an increased risk of musculoskeletal injuries. Objectives: This study aims to: 1) describe the prevalence and patterns of sports injuries, and 2) identify its associated risk factors. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used. University level athletes, involved in 7 sport disciplines reported musculoskeletal injuries sustained in the past year, as well as potential risk factors: training volume and antecedent sport participation. Group comparisons were conducted. Results: 82 athletes participated in the study. Respondents sustained over two injuries per year. Significant differences were found for sport category and type of injury. No differences were observed regarding antecedent sport participation. Discussion: High prevalence and sport-specific injuries observed in university sport should be of concern to athletes, therapists, coaches and sport organizers. Conclusion: This study contributed to a better knowledge of injury patterns among university athletes, and suggests further practical and research implications. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Contexte : Les observations scientifiques laissent entendre que de nombreux avantages pour la santé sont associés à la participation sportive. Cependant, la participation à haute intensité pourrait être associée à un risque accru de blessures musculo-squelettiques. Objectifs : Cette étude vise : 1) à décrire la prévalence et les tendances en matière de blessures sportives et 2) à en déterminer les facteurs de risque connexes. Méthodologie : On a utilisé une analyse transversale. Des athlètes universitaires qui participaient à sept disciplines sportives ont déclaré des blessures musculo-squelettiques au cours de la dernière année, ainsi que des facteurs de risque potentiels : le volume de l'entraînement et l'historique de participation sportive. On a réalisé des comparaisons de groupes. Résultats : En tout, 82 athlètes ont participé à l'étude. Les répondants ont subi plus de deux blessures par année. On a constaté d'importantes différences sur le plan de la catégorie sportive et du type de blessure. On n'a pas observé de différence concernant l'historique de participation sportive. Discussion : La prévalence élevée et les blessures propres au sport observées dans le sport universitaire devraient préoccuper les athlètes, thérapeutes, entraîneurs et organisateurs d'événements sportifs. Conclusion : Cette étude a contribué à une meilleure connaissance des tendances en matière de blessures chez les athlètes universitaires et laisse entendre d'autres répercussions sur le plan concret et de la recherche. (French) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association is the property of Canadian Chiropractic Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.

Eliciting Awe in the Spectator: The Case of a Dhrupad-Based Dance Performance

This paper describes “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” an immersive Dhrupad-based dance installation designed to elicit feelings of awe in the spectators, in a real-life artistic context. This study used a mixed-methods approach in order to explore spectators’ awe experience (N=45), using specific scales and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results suggested that “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” with its combination of nature motifs and the slow dance-walk associated with the Dhrupad music in the choreography, was able to produce awe-related moments in some spectators and inspire a degree of positive emotions. Our qualitative results viewed awe explicitly as a positive emotion and showed that generally the spectator narratives, involving the whole performance, were based on modified states of consciousness. Three themes emerged: the main theme is “A rich experience of modified states of consciousness” involving the whole performance, and two interconnected sub-themes “Captivated by the slowness of the dancers” associated with the slow movement and “I can still hear the mantra in my head” in rapport with Dhrupad music. This study was carried out as part of the Canadian FRQSC/FCI Project (2019-RC2-260306)

Eliciting Awe in the Spectator: The Case of a Dhrupad-Based Dance Performance

This paper describes “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” an immersive Dhrupad-based dance installation designed to elicit feelings of awe in the spectators, in a real-life artistic context. This study used a mixed-methods approach in order to explore spectators’ awe experience (N=45), using specific scales and interpretative phenomenological analysis. Results suggested that “Kalos, eîdos, skopeîn,” with its combination of nature motifs and the slow dance-walk associated with the Dhrupad music in the choreography, was able to produce awe-related moments in some spectators and inspire a degree of positive emotions. Our qualitative results viewed awe explicitly as a positive emotion and showed that generally the spectator narratives, involving the whole performance, were based on modified states of consciousness. Three themes emerged: the main theme is “A rich experience of modified states of consciousness” involving the whole performance, and two interconnected sub-themes “Captivated by the slowness of the dancers” associated with the slow movement and “I can still hear the mantra in my head” in rapport with Dhrupad music. This study was carried out as part of the Canadian FRQSC/FCI Project (2019-RC2-260306)

The correlates of HIV testing and impacts on sexual behavior: evidence from a life history study of young people in Kisumu, Kenya

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>HIV counseling and testing is considered an important component of HIV prevention and treatment. This paper examines the characteristics of young males and females at the time of first reported HIV test, including the influence of recent sexual partnerships, and investigates how HIV testing and the cumulative number of tests are associated with sexual behaviors within six months of testing.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The study uses data from a random sample of youth aged 18-24 years living in Kisumu, Kenya, who were interviewed using a 10-year retrospective life history calendar. Cox regression models were used to examine the correlates of the timing of first HIV test. Variance-correction models for unordered repeated events were employed to examine whether having an HIV test in the previous six months and the cumulative number of tests predict unsafe sexual practices in a given month.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Sixty-four percent of females and 55% of males reported at least one HIV test in the last 10 years and 40% of females were pregnant the month of first test. Significant correlates of first HIV test included marital aspirations among non-pregnant females, unprotected sex in the previous six months among pregnant females, and concurrency in the previous six months among males. Having a recent HIV test was associated with a decreased likelihood of unprotected sex among ever-pregnant females, an increased likelihood of unprotected sex and "risky" sexual partnerships among never-pregnant females, and an increased likelihood of concurrency among males. Repeated HIV testing was associated with a lower likelihood of concurrency among males and involvement in "risky" sexual partnerships among males and never-pregnant females.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The high rate of pregnancy at first test suggests that promotion of HIV testing as part of prevention of mother-to-child transmission is gaining success. Further research is warranted to examine how and why behavior change is influenced by client- versus provider-initiated testing. The influence of different sexual partnership variables for males and females suggests that interventions to assess risk and promote testing should be gender- and relationship-specific. The findings also suggest that encouraging repeat or routine testing could potentially increase the uptake of safer sexual behaviors.</p

Alien Registration- Poulin, Caroline (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Alien Registration- Poulin, Caroline (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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