noun phrase · neutral
injury prevention
/ˈɪndʒəri prɪˈvɛnʃən/IN·ju·ry pre·VEN·tion
actions, practices, or strategies intended to stop injuries from occurring.
Examples
“Effective injury prevention includes correct technique and adequate warm‑ups.”
“The club invested in injury prevention workshops for youth coaches.”
“Stretching before exercise is a basic injury prevention measure.”
Band 8 sentence
“Youth programmes should prioritise evidence‑based injury prevention to keep participation rates high and reduce long‑term problems.”
Collocations
- injury prevention strategies
- focus on injury prevention
Word family
Common mistakes
They try to prevent of injuries.→They try to prevent injuries.
Injury preventions are important.→Injury prevention is important.
Say it for a higher band
5prevent injuries→6preventing injuries→7+injury prevention
Synonyms
injury avoidance
Easily confused
injury management
“Good injury management helped him return to play sooner.”
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In Sport & Exercise
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