A multifactorial approach to injury risk in elite Australian footballers

Marcus Colby

doi:10.4225/23/5b3990d846961

A multifactorial approach to injury risk in elite Australian footballers

Marcus Colby

School of Human Sciences

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The primary aim of this thesis was to investigate the multifactorial causes of non-contact injury within elite Australian footballers. Results suggested a multivariate (rather than univariate) approach may significantly improve predictive accuracy of injury risk models, by accounting for interaction and/or moderating effects of contributing factors. By applying these results, sports medicine/science practitioners may better define 'risk profiles' for individual players to guide injury prevention practices. Overall, the thesis findings encourage practitioners to embrace the complexity of injury association and prediction, and ensure decisions designed to reduce injury risk are made on a context-specific basis.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Dawson, Brian, Supervisor Peeling, Peter, Supervisor
Award date	7 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4225/23/5b3990d846961
Publication status	Unpublished - 2018

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