Estimated injuries and costs avoided with implementing a neuromuscular prevention strategy during one soccer season in Alberta
| Policy | Outcome | Current study (2006–2007 indoor season) | Projection (Alberta one season) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuromuscular prevention strategy | Number of players | 380 | 58 100 |
| Total number of injuries | 50 | 7645 | |
| Public cost, $C | 2271 | 347 224 | |
| Private cost, $C | 9856 | 1 506 931 | |
| Total cost, $C | |||
| Base case analysis | 21 957 | 3 357 110 | |
| Sensitivity analysis without intervention costs | 12 164 | 1 859 812 | |
| Standard warm-up | Number of players | 364 | 58 100 |
| Total number of injuries | 79 | 12 610 | |
| Public cost, $C | 10 956 | 1 748 746 | |
| Private cost, $C | 26 850 | 4 285 673 | |
| Total cost, $C | 37 806 | 6 034 419 | |
| Estimates projected on Alberta population | Number of injuries avoided with prevention strategy | 4965 | |
| Public cost of implementing prevention strategy versus standard warm-up, $C | −1 401 522 | ||
| Private cost of implementing prevention strategy versus standard warm-up, $C | −2 778 743 | ||
| Total cost of implementing prevention strategy versus standard warm-up, $C | |||
| Base case analysis | −2 677 309 | ||
| Sensitivity analysis without intervention costs | −4 174 608 | ||