Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of the current study is to find the effect of self-taping on falling-related concussions and acute musculoskeletal injuries among college student snowboarders, and analyze the possible risk factors surrounding concussion frequency.
Method: A total of 77 college students participated in the experimenalt study (experimental group: 33 pe-r sons & 25-years and control group: 45 persons & 24-years). The groups were randomized and assigned before the study began. A simple check-off self-injury report form was utilized. All row data were collected from the 18/19 to 19/20 seasons at ski resorts in South Korea. For data analysis, descriptive, inferential statistics, χ 2-test, independent t-test, and binary logistic regression were performed using SPSS 26.0 at α< .05.
Results: Overall, 70 persons (91%) had experienced severe falling off more than once while snowboarding.
Among these snowboarders, 45 (54%) experienced concussions. Th etwo groups did not show a significan t difference in the incidence rate of concussion p(>.05). However, the male novice level showed a bit highe r rate of concussion compared to the intermediate level. In addiiotn, the injury rates of musculoskeletal injury showed significant differences between the groups and body parts (wrist joint, shoulder joint, back, and quadriceps muscles) (p<.05). Moreover, the binary logistic regression showed that theer was a significant difference between the concussion rate and the snowboarder skill levels (p<.05).
Conclusion: The frequency of falling off and falling-related concussionsw as high during snowboarding for our participants. The study did fail to find any significant differences in the taping effect on the concussion rate between the groups. However, our study found that the risk of ocncussion rate was increased depending on the novice level by 2.88 compared to the intermediate level. A napplication of self-sports taping may have beneficial effects on the decreasing frequency of concussions depending on the snowboard skill levels and of injuries among upper extremities. More research on the effect of injury reduction and application of self-sports taping in this sport is required.
Method: A total of 77 college students participated in the experimenalt study (experimental group: 33 pe-r sons & 25-years and control group: 45 persons & 24-years). The groups were randomized and assigned before the study began. A simple check-off self-injury report form was utilized. All row data were collected from the 18/19 to 19/20 seasons at ski resorts in South Korea. For data analysis, descriptive, inferential statistics, χ 2-test, independent t-test, and binary logistic regression were performed using SPSS 26.0 at α< .05.
Results: Overall, 70 persons (91%) had experienced severe falling off more than once while snowboarding.
Among these snowboarders, 45 (54%) experienced concussions. Th etwo groups did not show a significan t difference in the incidence rate of concussion p(>.05). However, the male novice level showed a bit highe r rate of concussion compared to the intermediate level. In addiiotn, the injury rates of musculoskeletal injury showed significant differences between the groups and body parts (wrist joint, shoulder joint, back, and quadriceps muscles) (p<.05). Moreover, the binary logistic regression showed that theer was a significant difference between the concussion rate and the snowboarder skill levels (p<.05).
Conclusion: The frequency of falling off and falling-related concussionsw as high during snowboarding for our participants. The study did fail to find any significant differences in the taping effect on the concussion rate between the groups. However, our study found that the risk of ocncussion rate was increased depending on the novice level by 2.88 compared to the intermediate level. A napplication of self-sports taping may have beneficial effects on the decreasing frequency of concussions depending on the snowboard skill levels and of injuries among upper extremities. More research on the effect of injury reduction and application of self-sports taping in this sport is required.
| Translated title of the contribution | Effects of Self-Sports Taping on a Falling-related Concussions and Other Injuries among College Snowboarding Students |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 441-450 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | 한국사회체육학회지 |
| Issue number | 86 |
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| State | Published - 2021 |