SSM Conference 2015 2.2 - Rib Stress Fractures
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Rib Stress Fractures
Dr Anders Vinther explains how a Rib Stress Fracture (RSF) is a relatively frequent, severe and well documented overuse injury in elite rowers. The incidence of RSF has been estimated to be approximately 9 %, but prospective studies with rigorous injury surveillance of larger groups of rowers are needed to confirm this.
The burden of RSFs lies primarily in the severity as most reported cases needed 6-8 weeks of rest, rehabilitation and gradual return to rowing before a full return was possible. Anecdotal reports of non-union of RSF emphasize the necessity of “playing it safe” regarding a timely, symptom dependent return to training and competition.
Speaker Biography
Dr Anders Vinther (RPT, PhD) whilst employed as the Danish National Rowing Team Physiotherapist (1999-2002) took on the role of Research Physiotherapist at Herley University Hospital in 2000, where he continues to work. Since then he has taught on the School of Physiotherapy in Copenhagen’s Sports Medicine course and the Masters’ Sports Science programme at Lund University. Dr Vinther was appointed by the Danish Society of Sports Physiotherapy’s Clinical Evidence Review Board as an author, supervisor and board member in 2011.
His research has focussed specifically on rib stress fractures in elite rowers with this area as the focus of his Physiotherapy research assignment (EMG analysis of thoracic muscles in ergometer rowing), MSc (EMG and 2D video analysis) and PhD (Rib stress fractures in elite rowers) theses.
Improving Performance Naturally: Sports Science & Medicine Conference for the World’s Leading Sports Scientists and Medical Practitioners in Rowing
The Sports Science & Medicine Conference was held for the first time at the SAS UK & Ireland company headquarters in Marlow. The conference had delegates attend from a variety of Sports Science and Medical disciplines, who travelled from within the UK and around the world – all attracted by an exciting programme which boasts an impressive list of speakers from the leading edge of research and practice. The event was supported by UK Sport and FISA and proved to be a great success.
The conference proceedings will be published online on the BMC Sport Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation website, check here for updates: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil
Explore our video playlist to look at other talks from our esteemed speakers, see below for the schedule:
Day 1:
• SSM Conference 2015 1.0: Welcome (Jean-Christophe Rolland) – intro by Rosie Mayglothling http://bit.ly/1Fiputj
• SSM Conference 2015 1.1: Injury Prevention and Performance – Are They Mutually Exclusive? What Science Tells Us (Prof. Alison McGregor) – intro by Prof. Jo Hannafin http://bit.ly/1HJ8hPW
• SSM Conference 2015 1.2: Protecting the Clean Athlete, Protecting Health (Dr Richard Budgett OBE) – intro by Prof. Greg Whyte http://bit.ly/1C8eHSp
• SSM Conference 2015 1.3: Current Issues within FISA and the Medicine and Science World (Dr Alain Lacoste) – intro by Dr Tomislav Smoljanovic http://bit.ly/1JPwxld
• SSM Conference 2015 1.6: Altitude: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Prof. Greg Whyte) – intro by Gianni Postiglione http://bit.ly/1MVKGLT
• SSM Conference 2015 1.7: Endurance Sport and Cardio Vascular Health (Prof. Sanjay Sharma) – intro by Prof. Jürgen Steinacker http://bit.ly/1GnB22k
Day 2:
• SSM Conference 2015 2.1: Training in Extreme Hot and Cold (Prof. Mike Tipton) – intro by Dr Ann Redgrave http://bit.ly/1GGBUk8
• SSM Conference 2015 2.2: Rib Stress Fractures (Dr Anders Vinther) – intro by Dr Fiona Wilson http://bit.ly/1IEOjV4
• SSM Conference 2015 2.3: What We Know Makes the Boat Go Faster from 150 Years of Research (Prof. Stephen Seiler) – intro by Prof. Henning Bay Nielsen http://bit.ly/1GnB2zs
• SSM Conference 2015 2.4: Cardiac Case Study (Prof. Henning Bay Nielsen) – intro by Dr Ann Redgrave http://bit.ly/1L9WQ5S
• SSM Conference 2015 2.5: Analytics – What’s It All About? (Dr Laurie Miles) http://bit.ly/1LarSYd
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Dr Anders Vinther explains how a Rib Stress Fracture (RSF) is a relatively frequent, severe and well documented overuse injury in elite rowers. The incidence of RSF has been estimated to be approximately 9 %, but prospective studies with rigorous injury surveillance of larger groups of rowers are needed to confirm this.
The burden of RSFs lies primarily in the severity as most reported cases needed 6-8 weeks of rest, rehabilitation and gradual return to rowing before a full return was possible. Anecdotal reports of non-union of RSF emphasize the necessity of “playing it safe” regarding a timely, symptom dependent return to training and competition.
Speaker Biography
Dr Anders Vinther (RPT, PhD) whilst employed as the Danish National Rowing Team Physiotherapist (1999-2002) took on the role of Research Physiotherapist at Herley University Hospital in 2000, where he continues to work. Since then he has taught on the School of Physiotherapy in Copenhagen’s Sports Medicine course and the Masters’ Sports Science programme at Lund University. Dr Vinther was appointed by the Danish Society of Sports Physiotherapy’s Clinical Evidence Review Board as an author, supervisor and board member in 2011.
His research has focussed specifically on rib stress fractures in elite rowers with this area as the focus of his Physiotherapy research assignment (EMG analysis of thoracic muscles in ergometer rowing), MSc (EMG and 2D video analysis) and PhD (Rib stress fractures in elite rowers) theses.
Improving Performance Naturally: Sports Science & Medicine Conference for the World’s Leading Sports Scientists and Medical Practitioners in Rowing
The Sports Science & Medicine Conference was held for the first time at the SAS UK & Ireland company headquarters in Marlow. The conference had delegates attend from a variety of Sports Science and Medical disciplines, who travelled from within the UK and around the world – all attracted by an exciting programme which boasts an impressive list of speakers from the leading edge of research and practice. The event was supported by UK Sport and FISA and proved to be a great success.
The conference proceedings will be published online on the BMC Sport Science, Medicine & Rehabilitation website, check here for updates: http://www.biomedcentral.com/bmcsportsscimedrehabil
Explore our video playlist to look at other talks from our esteemed speakers, see below for the schedule:
Day 1:
• SSM Conference 2015 1.0: Welcome (Jean-Christophe Rolland) – intro by Rosie Mayglothling http://bit.ly/1Fiputj
• SSM Conference 2015 1.1: Injury Prevention and Performance – Are They Mutually Exclusive? What Science Tells Us (Prof. Alison McGregor) – intro by Prof. Jo Hannafin http://bit.ly/1HJ8hPW
• SSM Conference 2015 1.2: Protecting the Clean Athlete, Protecting Health (Dr Richard Budgett OBE) – intro by Prof. Greg Whyte http://bit.ly/1C8eHSp
• SSM Conference 2015 1.3: Current Issues within FISA and the Medicine and Science World (Dr Alain Lacoste) – intro by Dr Tomislav Smoljanovic http://bit.ly/1JPwxld
• SSM Conference 2015 1.6: Altitude: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Prof. Greg Whyte) – intro by Gianni Postiglione http://bit.ly/1MVKGLT
• SSM Conference 2015 1.7: Endurance Sport and Cardio Vascular Health (Prof. Sanjay Sharma) – intro by Prof. Jürgen Steinacker http://bit.ly/1GnB22k
Day 2:
• SSM Conference 2015 2.1: Training in Extreme Hot and Cold (Prof. Mike Tipton) – intro by Dr Ann Redgrave http://bit.ly/1GGBUk8
• SSM Conference 2015 2.2: Rib Stress Fractures (Dr Anders Vinther) – intro by Dr Fiona Wilson http://bit.ly/1IEOjV4
• SSM Conference 2015 2.3: What We Know Makes the Boat Go Faster from 150 Years of Research (Prof. Stephen Seiler) – intro by Prof. Henning Bay Nielsen http://bit.ly/1GnB2zs
• SSM Conference 2015 2.4: Cardiac Case Study (Prof. Henning Bay Nielsen) – intro by Dr Ann Redgrave http://bit.ly/1L9WQ5S
• SSM Conference 2015 2.5: Analytics – What’s It All About? (Dr Laurie Miles) http://bit.ly/1LarSYd
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