The authors say that, while helmets reduce head injuries and their use should be encouraged, in the context of existing safety campaigns, the impact of legislation seems to be minimal.

Cyclists are vulnerable road users and head injuries among cyclists account for 75% of cycling related deaths.

But debate exists about whether or not helmet legislation is an effective strategy to reduce serious head injuries among cyclists of all ages.

So a team of researchers based in Canada examined changes in the rate of cycling related head injuries associated with helmet legislation in young people and adults, while accounting for baseline trends in the rate of cycling injuries.

Between 1994 and 2008, there were 66,716 hospital admissions for cycling related injuries, 30% of which were head injuries.

During this time, there was a substantial and consistent fall in the rate of hospital admissions for cycling related head injuries across Canada.

Reductions were greatest in provinces with helmet legislation. However, the researchers point out that admission rates were falling before the implementation of provincial helmet legislation and, after taking baseline trends into account, did not seem to change in response to legislation.

“When baseline trends in cycling related injury rates were considered, the overall rates of head injuries were not appreciably altered by helmet legislation,” they say.

They conclude: “While helmets reduce the risk of head injuries and we encourage their use, in the Canadian context of existing safety campaigns, improvements to the cycling infrastructure, and the passive uptake of helmets, the incremental contribution of provincial helmet legislation to reduce hospital admissions for head injuries seems to have been minimal.”

Source: bmj.com

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Sport is associated with intense emotions and this webinar will look at both emotions and emotion regulation in athletes.

Split into two parts, the first focuses on what emotions athletes want to feel, how they get into this psychological state and how a practitioner might assist with this process.

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Unfortunately, with all the health benefits that come from a regular running routine also come the increased risk of orthopedic injury.

In fact, it has been shown that up to 24% of runners will sustain an injury severe enough to cause them to stop running for seven or more days.

Of these injuries, the knee is the most frequently injured region of the body, with anterior knee pain (AKP) being a prevalent diagnosis.

As with any overuse injury, several factors contribute to the development of AKP, such as training errors, biomechanical faults, and anatomical abnormalities.

A new study published in the Journal of Applied Biomechanics reveals that two biomechanical factors that are frequently implicated in the development of AKP are “excessive” and/or “prolonged” pronation.

In this injury paradigm, excessive and/or prolonged pronation are thought to keep the tibia internally rotated as the knee begins to extend, thus disrupting the “screw home mechanism.”

Source: The Journal of Applied Biomechanics

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