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Asian Journal of Sports Medicine

Sports Medicine Research Center, TUMS

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https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34606

Acute Injuries in Student Circus Artists with Regard to Gender Specific Differences

Authors

Eileen M. Wanke2,*, Moira McCormack3, Franziska Koch1, Alice Wanke4, David A. Groneberg2
2Institute of Occupational Medicine, Social Medicine and Environmental Medicine, Goethe-University, Germany
3The Royal Ballet Company, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, UK
1Dance Medicine Department, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Berlin, Germany
4Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Department Nursing and Management, Germany
*Corresponding Author: Department Dance Medicine, Institute of Occupational Medicine, Charit, University Berlin, Thielallee 73. 14195 Berlin, Germany., eileen.wanke@charite.de. Email: eileen.wanke@charite.de
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine:Vol. 3, issue 3; 153-160
Published online:Aug 31, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Dec 19, 2011
Accepted:Mar 25, 2012
How to Cite:Wanke EM, McCormack M, Koch F, Wanke A, Groneberg DA. Acute Injuries in Student Circus Artists with Regard to Gender Specific Differences. Asian J Sports Med. 2012;3(3):34606. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34606

Abstract

Purpose:

Student circus artists train as both artists and athletes with their bodies holding the key to professional success. The daily training load of student circus artists is often associated with maximum physical and psychological stress with injuries posing a threat to a potential professional career. The purpose of this study is the differentiated analysis and evaluation of work accidents in order to initiate the development of injury preventive programs.

Methods:

The 17 years of data were obtained from standardized anonymous work accident records of the Berlin State Accident Insurance (UKB) as well as a State Artist Educational School (n = 169, Male: 70; Female: 99) from student artists. Evaluation and descriptive statistics were conducted with Excel 2007 and PASW Statistics 18.

Results:

The injury risk seems to be relatively low (0.3 injuries/1000h). There are gender specific differences as to the location of injuries. Only 7% of the accidents demand a break of more than 3 days. Injury patterns vary depending on the activity and the employment of props/equipment. 75.2% of work accidents have multifactorial and 24.8% exogenous causes.

Conclusions:

Because physical fitness is all important in the circus arts there are numerous options for injury prevention programs that should be realized subject to gender-specific differences. Follow-ups on chronic complaints and a more individual approach are indispensable due to the very specific activities in the circus arts.

Highlights

KeywordsPerforming ArtistsOccupational AccidentsSexPrevention

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© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.

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