Abstract
Background
Few studies have examined injuries resulting from practicing parkour. The current
study provides details on more parkour-related emergency department visits than existed
in the combined research literature.
Methods
Cross-sectional data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission‘s National Electronic
Injury Surveillance System were used to examine parkour-related injuries presenting
to U.S. emergency departments over a seven year period.
Results
Most parkour injuries were reportedly caused by landing or from striking objects.
Common diagnoses included fractures, sprains/strains, abrasions/contusions, and lacerations.
More than half of reported injuries (57.7%) affected the patients' extremities. In
this data, there appears to be a trend of increasing parkour injuries over time. Patients
as young as 8 years old have presented to emergency departments with parkour-related injuries in
recent years.
Conclusions
Given the relatively severe injuries obtained by youth participants, more research
is needed to guide injury prevention efforts. Understanding the nature of parkour-related
injuries may help inform prevention efforts. However, more systematic monitoring of
participation in parkour and related injuries is needed.
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Article Info
Publication History
Published online: April 18, 2017
Accepted:
April 18,
2017
Received:
March 16,
2017
Footnotes
☆Funding source: This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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