. . SPORTS MEDICINE : SPORTS: INJURIES : ENTERTAINMENT: CIRCUS: What the Circus Can Teach Us About Sports Injuries . . March 30, 2011, 12:01 am What the Circus Can Teach Us About Sports Injuries By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Well Tana Parker-Pope New York Times Health Blogshttp://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/30/ what-the-circus-can-teach-us-about-sports-injuries/
. A shorter URL for the above link: . http://tinyurl.com/4uaozkz . .Can the tears of a clown contribute to the twisted ankle of a clown? According to an offbeat new study of the psychological underpinnings of sports injuries, the answer is a guarded yes, depending on just what occasioned those tears.
.For the study, appearing in the April issue of The British Journal of Sports Medicine, researchers turned to a unique population of 47 athletes. Each had been, until recently, an elite competitor in gymnastics, trampoline, swimming or diving. But all were now retired from competition and hoping to join the circus. They had, in fact, entered a rigorous, specialized training program that could, if they succeeded, earn them a slot in a Cirque du Soleil troupe.
.Cirque du Soleil shows are exemplars of the modern theatrical circus, with the human body providing the magic, in lieu of elephants. Performers tumble, clown, dangle, contort and dance. It requires great athleticism, said Madeleine Hall a senior performance psychologist with Cirque du Soleil.
.When they arrived at the tryout camp, each newcomer completed a series of health questionnaires, including one that assessed feelings of stress, competence, preparedness and general mood. Then they trained for eight and a half hours a day, five days a week, for 16 weeks. Conditions were trying, Dr. Hallsaid. The athletes were beginners again after years of being among the best in the world at their sports.
.During the four months, more than half of the athletes sustained an injury severe enough to require a visit to the on-site physical trainer. Some injured themselves multiple times.
.Hoping to discern what traits separated the injury-prone from the impervious, Dr. Halland colleagues from McGill University in Montreal compared data from the athletes psychological questionnaires with their medical charts. What they found was that a persons level of confidence could significantly affect his or her risk of sustaining an injury.
. . The complete article may be read at the URL above. . .Psychological predictors of injuries in circus artists: an exploratory study
Ian Shrier1, Madeleine Hall Volume 45, Issue 5 Br J Sports MedBritish Journal of Sports Medicine 2011;45:433-436 doi:10.1136/bjsm.2009.067751
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