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WORKSHOP REPORT: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-RELATED 
INJURIES PREVENTION IN ADOLESCENTS. WHAT DO WE 

KNOW?

Piran, Slovenia, October 6, 2021

The Institute for Kinesiology Research at ZRS Koper participates in the internati-
onal project Prevention of physical activity injuries in adolescents (PARIPRE), led by 
the University of Prešov, Slovakia. A total of eight partners, of which on the Slovenian 
side the Slovenian Sports Union and the National Institute of Public Health are also 
collaborators, are investigating risk factors and prevention programs to reduce injuries 
in 12-to-18-year-olds.

At the workshop we presented scientific background on the importance of preventi-
ve measures for different stakeholders. Altogether 79 participants from seven countries 
joined the workshop. The program started with opening remarks from prof. dr. Rado 
Pišot and prof. dr. Boštjan Šimunič from Science and Research Centre Koper, organi-
zers of the workshop. This was followed by remarks from Vesna Marinko (Ministry of 
Health RS) who underlined the importance of the topic of physical activity-related inju-
ries prevention in adolescence. Then a project presentation was given by Peter Bakalár 
from the University of Prešov (Slovakia). 



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Regular physical activity and sport is one of the most recognized determinants of 
health protection, particularly for the prevention of major chronic non-communicable 
diseases. In adolescents, physical activity and sport contribute to healthy musculo-
skeletal, cardiovascular, respiratory, immune, and metabolic development and help 
maintain physical fitness and healthy body mass. It is also associated with several 
psychological and social benefits. Appropriate physical and sporting activity have 
no harmful effects, but there is an increased risk of injury during exercise, especially 
in high-intensity sports, but also in low-intensity physical activity if we are poorly 
prepared for it. Therefore, the prevention of physical activity and sport- related inju-
ries and the identification of risk factors must be an integral part of the promotion of 
physical activity and sport. An increased risk of injury is also posed by the physical 
inactivity that is now prevalent in the modern sedentary lifestyle, which has been 
exacerbated during this COVID-19 era.

This talk was followed with the presentation of sport injuries epidemiology by prof. 
dr. Jari Parkkari from UKK Institute (Finland). No less than 47% of children are injured 
at least once in a year, with 50% of injuries occurring in sports clubs, 30% in recreati-
onal activities and 20% at school. Boys are more prone to injury than girls. Sports club 
membership is an underlying risk factor for hospitalization of children after injury, whi-
ch must be considered as a logical cause-effect relationship. If we disregard the current 
situation with COVID-19 (where we can see a sharp decrease in participation in sports 
clubs), we have observed an increase in the number of people involved in sports clubs 
(in Finland from 46% in 2010 to 62% in 2016 and in Slovenia even 82% in 2019). On 
the other hand, the physical inactivity of children and young people (at school, at home, 
during leisure time) is also increasing at an extreme rate, which also affects the increase 
in the number of injuries during physical and sporting activity and represents a major 
public health problem.

Afterwards, dr. Mari Leppänen from UKK Institute (Finland) presented Sport Injury 
Prevention Strategies and Measures and a draft of Recommendations for the prevention 
of physical activity-related injuries in adolescents. The latter were discussed among 
various stakeholders and their comments were considered and incorporated in the final 
version of the recommendations that was prepared following the workshop. The re-
commendations were later published in a scientific journal, sent to stakeholders and are 
available at the webpage: https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_
PARIPRE_Recommendations.pdf.

Boštjan Šimunič

https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_PARIPRE_Recommendations.pdf
https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_PARIPRE_Recommendations.pdf


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POROČILO DELAVNICE: PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-RELATED 
INJURIES PREVENTION IN ADOLESCENTS. WHAT DO WE 

KNOW?

Piran, Slovenija, 6. oktober 2021

Inštitut za kineziološke raziskave ZRS Koper sodeluje v mednarodnem projektu 
Physical activity-related injury prevention in adolescents (PARIPRE), ki ga vodi uni-
verza v Prešovu, Slovaška. Osem partnerjev, od katerih na slovenski strani sodelujeta 
še Športna unija Slovenije in Nacionalni inštitut za javno zdravje, proučuje dejavnike 
tveganja in preventivne programe zmanjševanja poškodb pri mladostnikih, starih od 12 
do 18 let.

Na delavnici smo predstavili znanstvena izhodišča preventivnih ukrepov za različne 
deležnike preventive športnih poškodb. Delavnice se je udeležilo 79 udeležencev iz 
sedmih držav. Po uvodnih nagovorih prof. dr. Rada Pišota in prof. dr. Boštjana Šimuni-
ča iz Znanstveno-raziskovalnega središča Koper je pomembnost teme poudarila Vesna 
Marinko z Ministrstva za zdravje. Sledila je predstavitev projekta s strani vodje izr. 
prof. dr. Petra Bakalárja iz univerze v Prešovu (Slovaška). Redna gibalna/športna ak-
tivnost je med najbolj prepoznanimi dejavniki varovanja zdravja, predvsem za prepre-
čevanje vodilnih kroničnih nenalezljivih bolezni. V mladosti gibalna/športna aktivnost 
prispeva k zdravemu razvoju skeletno-mišičnega, srčno-žilnega, dihalnega, imunskega 
in presnovnega sistema, pomaga vzdrževati telesno pripravljenost in primerno tele-



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sno maso. Povezana je tudi s številnimi psihološkimi in socialnimi koristmi. Ustrezna 
gibalna/športna aktivnost nima škodljivih učinkov, pri ukvarjanju z njo pa se pojavi 
povečano tveganje za poškodbe, predvsem med visoko intenzivnimi športi in tudi med 
nižje intenzivnimi gibalnimi aktivnostmi, če smo slabo pripravljeni nanje. Zato morata 
biti preprečevanje poškodb pri gibanju in športu in prepoznavanje dejavnikov tveganja 
sestavna dela spodbujanja gibalne/športne aktivnosti. Povečano tveganje za poškodbe 
pomeni tudi gibalna neaktivnost, ki je značilna za današnji prevladujoči sedentarni ži-
vljenjski slog, ki se v času covida-19 še krepi. 

Aktualne podatke o športnih poškodbah pri mladih je predstavil prof. dr. Jari Par-
kkari z inštituta UKK (Finska). Kar 47 % otrok se poškoduje vsaj enkrat v letu dni, pri 
čemer se 50 % poškodb zgodi v športnih klubih, 30 % med prostim časom in 20 % med 
šolskim časom. Dečki so poškodbam bolj podvrženi kot deklice. Članstvo v športnih 
klubih je temeljni dejavnik tveganja za hospitalizacijo otrok po poškodbi, kar pa je tre-
ba jemati kot logično vzročno-posledično razmerje. Če odmislimo trenutne okoliščine 
s covidom-19 (ko beležimo velik upad vključenosti v športne klube), smo bili v zadnjih 
letih priča povečevanju števila vključenih v športne klube (na Finskem s 46 % v letu 
2010 na 62 % v letu 2016 in v Sloveniji celo na 82 % v letu 2019), hkrati pa se izjemno 
povečuje tudi gibalna neaktivnost otrok in mladostnikov (v šolah, doma, v prostem 
času), kar tudi vpliva na povečevanje števila poškodb med gibalno/športno aktivnostjo 
in je velik javnozdravstveni problem.

V glavnem delu je dr. Mari Leppanen z inštituta UKK predstavila osnutek strategij 
in priporočil Sport Injury Prevention Strategies and Measures in Recommendations 
for the prevention of physical activity-related injuries in adolescents. Med interaktivno 
delavnico smo natančno pregledali vse ukrepe priporočil in jih posodobili. Po končani 
delavnici smo projektni partnerji naredili čistopis priporočil, jih objavili v znanstveni 
reviji in z njimi seznanili vse deležnike športnih poškodb. Priporočila so na voljo na 
spletni strani: https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_PARIPRE_
Recommendations.pdf.

Boštjan Šimunič

https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_PARIPRE_Recommendations.pdf
https://www.paripre.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2021_PARIPRE_Recommendations.pdf

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