risk factors

Question 1

examples of intrinsic risk factors

Answer 1

• previous injuries
• poor joint stability
• gender
• age
• physical maturation
• posture + alignment
• nutrition
• innate motivation
• innate skill level
• past experience
• poor strength
• poor aerobic capacity
• body composition
• warm up/cool down
• poor flexibility
• poor agility
• poor speed
• poor coordination
• poor reaction time
• poor balance

Question 2

previous injuries (IRF)

Answer 2

• ankle sprains 21-50% more likely to reoccur
• ACL injuries occur in the same leg in up to 70% of cases in elite footballers

Question 3

poor joint stability (IRF)

Question 4

gender

Answer 4

up to 19% of all acute injuries of

Question 5

Extrinsic risk factors

Answer 5

• rules of the sport - marathon = over 18s
• warm up + cools downs
• weather - hypothermia, hyperthermia, rain/ice
• coach experience- correct warm up, Age and skill level appropriate
• time of day
• officials - less lenient more likely to tackle bad
• crowd control