Snowboard injuries, their cause and systematization

Daskanje na snijegu je popularan zimski sport koji pripada skupini ekstremnih sportova. Za razliku od gotovo svih ostalih sportova na snijegu, način na koji se daska za snijeg koristi je specifičan. Daskaš je okrenut smjeru kretanja bočno, ne frontalno kao u npr. alpskom skijanju ili skijaškom trčanju. Pritom su mu oba stopala fiksirana za dasku pa je teže zadržati ravnotežu. Zbog toga padovi mogu biti česti, a to je najvidljivije kod početnika.Veći broj padova rezultira i većim brojem ozljeda. Uz to, neke discipline daskanja na snijegu su se pokazale rizičnijima od drugih. Velik rizik od ozljeda prilikom bavljenja nekim sportom može naštetiti njegovoj popularnosti i usporiti njegov razvoj. Cilj ovog rada je istražiti mehanizme nastanka ozljeda prilikom daskanja na snijegu, sistematizirati znanje i rezultate dosadašnjih relevantnih istraživanja te uputiti na prevenciju ozljeda.Snowboarding has been proclaimed as the highest growing winter sport by popularity. When sliding downhill on the slope, snowboarder is strapped sideways. That is contrary to most other winter sports where you need to stand frontally in relation to your moving direction.In addition, both of snowboarders feet are strapped onto his snowboard. That position is not what most people are used to, which explains why are falls in snowboarding so frequent. This is most evident in begginer snowboarders. It is fair to assume that the greater number of falls will result in greater number of injuries. In addition, some snowboard disciplines are riskier than others. High risk of injuries can have negative effect on the popularitiy and further development of a certain sport. Aim of this paper is to explore the mechanisms of injuries in snowboarding, systematize the current knowledge and research results and offer prevention alternatives for safer snowboarding