Pub Date : 2024-04-09DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.006
Giacomo Farì , Francesco Quarta , Sara Clelia Longo , Laura Masiero , Vincenzo Ricci , Daniele Coraci , Laura Caforio , Marisa Megna , Maurizio Ranieri , Giustino Varrassi , Andrea Bernetti
Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the mechanism of falls in male elite wheelchair basketball (WB) players and to analyse the falls characteristics considering their classification score which ranges from 1.0 to 4.5 and it is related to their functional capacity and particularly to their volume of action.
Design
A cross-sectional video analysis was conducted using European para championships 2023official match videos.
Setting
Players of the sample team were divided into 2 groups according to their classification point: low-point players (LPP) and high-point players (HPP). Every occurred fall was systematically analysed focusing on falling related characteristics and game circumstances.
Participants
Twelve WB players of the Italian national team.
Main outcome
Number of falls and mechanism of falls.
Results
The results showed a higher number of falls for HPP and highlighted a statistically significant differences between LPP and HPP for the fall direction, the playing time and the first anatomical site in contact with the floor.
Conclusion
Results reported significant differences between LPP and HPP in terms of mechanism of fall. Further studies should focus on the development of new preventive training strategies tailored to WB players with different levels of impairments to reduce fall related injuries.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-06DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.04.001
Karoline Baptista Vianna , Letícia Oscar Ribas , Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues , Gabriela Bissani Gasparin , Luciana De Michelis Mendonça , Bruno Manfredini Baroni
Objectives
To describe the perceptions of physiotherapists and the injury prevention practices implemented within elite women's football clubs in Brazil.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
Online survey.
Participants
Head physiotherapists from 32 Brazilian elite clubs.
Main outcome measures
Structured questionnaire.
Results
Physiotherapists identified ACL rupture as the primary target for prevention. The top-five perceived injury risk factors included ‘early return to sport after injury’, ‘workload too high’, ‘previous injury’, ‘poor sleep/rest’, and ‘muscle strength/power deficit’. ‘Adoption of return to sport criteria’ was almost unanimously recognized as a very important preventive strategy. ‘Poor infrastructure’ was elected as the main barrier to implementing prevention programs. From a practical standpoint, at least two-third of clubs implemented multi-component exercise interventions for injury prevention. These interventions typically encompassed flexibility/mobility, balance/proprioception, lumbo-pelvic stability, and agility exercises, alongside exposure to sprinting. Strength training routines typically included traditional, functional, and eccentric exercises. Most teams also employed other prevention strategies, including adoption of return to sport criteria, internal workload monitoring, post-exercise recovery modalities, preseason risk factor screening, and application of rigid strapping tapes.
Conclusions
This study provided unprecedented insights into the physiotherapists' perceptions and injury prevention practices implemented within elite women's football clubs.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-05DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.005
Myles C. Murphy , Brady Green , Igor Sancho Amundarain , Robert-Jan de Vos , Ebonie K. Rio
Objective
Determine the capacity of individual items on the Tendinopathy Severity Assessment – Achilles (TENDINS-A), Foot and Ankle Outcome Score (FAOS), and Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment – Achilles (VISA-A) to differentiate patients with mild and severe tendon-related disability in order to provide clinicians the best questions when they are consulting patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
The discrimination index was determined for each TENDINS-A, FAOS, and VISA-A item to determine if items could discriminate between mild and severe disability. A Guttman analysis for polytomous items was conducted.
Results
All 62 tems from the TENDINS-A, FAOS, and VISA-A were ranked with the best items relating to pain with physical tendon loading, time for pain to settle following aggravating activities and time for the tendon to ‘warm-up’ following inactivity.
Conclusions
Pain with loading the Achilles tendon, time for pain to settle following aggravating activity, as well as time taken for the tendon symptoms to subside after prolonged sitting or sleeping are the best questions indicative of the severity of disability in patients with Achilles tendinopathy. These questions can assist clinicians with assessing baseline severity and monitoring treatment response.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-29DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.004
Jane Grayson , David Hillard , Alanna Antcliff , Cliffton Chan , Elizabeth Nightingale , Evangelos Pappas
Background
The aim was to investigate the effect of the KNEE program on postural control as measured by the modified Star Excursion Balance test (mSEBT) in Australian club level netball players.
Methods
Two netball teams from Netball NSW Premier-League were recruited and randomized to complete either the KNEE program or a traditional warm-up. Cumulative, anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral directions of the mSEBT were measured for both limbs at baseline, 8-weeks, and 5-months. Linear mixed models were used to assess the effect of the intervention on mSEBT outcomes.
Results
When compared to a traditional warm-up, the KNEE program led to improvements in postural control in the PM direction of the mSEBT at 8 weeks (R: p = 0.005; L = 0.016) and 5 months (R: p = 0.006 and L: p = 0.026). For the cumulative score, there was a main effect of time with significant improvements between baseline and subsequent time points (p < 0.03), but there was no effect of group or interaction. No significant changes were found in ANT and PL directions.
Conclusion
The KNEE program when implemented as a warm-up prior to training and match-play can improve postural control in the PM direction which is integral to Netball.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-21DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.003
Rachel Lau, Swarup Mukherjee
Objective
To develop and validate the Youth Overuse Injury Questionnaire (YOvIQ).
Design
A cross-sectional study.
Setting
Online platforms.
Participants
Two content experts (in sports injury epidemiology and in sports science and medicine) and seven end-users (youth volleyball athletes) provided feedback during development of the YOvIQ. 227 competitive youth athletes across 14 different sports assessed the psychometric properties of the YOvIQ.
Main outcome measures
Participants completed both YOvIQ and the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Overuse Injury Questionnaire (OSTRC-O2) for anatomical areas of the shoulder, elbow, lower back, knee, and ankle/foot. Validity was assessed via convergent validity. Reliability was assessed using internal consistency estimation and interclass correlation coefficient.
Results
Following feedback from content experts, examples and quantitative symbolization were added to the options in YOvIQ, with positive feedback from end-users. Convergent validity between YOvIQ and the OSTRC-O2 was demonstrated with non-significant differences (P ≥ .05) and significant correlations (P < 0.001) for prevalence and severity scores. YOvIQ demonstrated internal consistency for prevalence (Cronbach's alpha coefficient >0.70) and moderate-to-good reliability for severity scores (ICC: 0.51 to 0.88) for shoulder, lower back, and knee.
Conclusions
The YOvIQ is a valid and reliable instrument to identify overuse injuries to the shoulder, lower back, and knee in youth athletes.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.002
Lucy S. Kember , Gregory D. Myer , Rhodri S. Lloyd
Objective
To analyse interlimb kinetics and asymmetries during the tuck jump assessment (TJA), before and after kinetic stabilization, to identify injury risk in healthy female athletes.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
Laboratory.
Participants
Twenty-five healthy females (age 21.0 ± 1.83 yrs; height 1.68 ± 0.06 m; body mass 69.4 ± 10.7 kg).
Main outcome measures
Kinetics were measured during 10-s trials of the TJA and absolute asymmetries compared, before and after kinetic stabilization using paired sample t-tests. Statistical parametric mapping (SPM) compared vertical ground reaction force (VGRF) data for each limb during the jumping cycles before and after stabilization.
Results
Small to moderate increases in interlimb asymmetries were observed after stabilization for VGRF, relative vertical leg stiffness, average loading rate, total and propulsive impulse, peak braking and propulsive force (p < 0.05). SPM revealed significant interlimb differences between 77-98% and 83–99% of ground contact for the jumping cycles pre- and post-stabilization respectively.
Conclusions
Larger asymmetries were evident after kinetic stabilization, with increased VGRF in the non-dominant limb. We speculate that participants sacrificed interlimb landing symmetry to achieve kinetic stability, which may reflect a primal landing strategy that forgoes movement quality. Assessing lower limb biomechanics using the TJA should involve examining kinetic stability and interlimb kinetic asymmetries.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-18DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.03.001
Fırat Kara , Gülbin Ergin Gedik , Ertan Şahinoğlu
Objective
To investigate the associations of glenohumeral internal (IR) and external rotation (ER), horizontal adduction (HA), and thoracic spine rotation ranges of motion (ROM), isometric muscle strength of the shoulder rotators, and trunk muscle endurance with the Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST), the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-UQ), and the Upper Limb Rotation Test (ULRT) in overhead athletes.
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Settings
Laboratory.
Participants
One hundred twenty-one athletes were enrolled.
Main outcome measures
Independent variables were: IR, ER, HA, and thoracic spine rotation ROMs, isometric muscle strength of glenohumeral IR and ER muscles, and trunk muscle endurance. Dependent variables were: CKCUEST, YBT-UQ, ULRT.
Results
IR ROM of the nondominant side was associated with the CKCUEST, the YBT-UQ, and the ULRT. IR muscle strength of the dominant side was associated with the CKCUEST and the ULRT. Trunk flexor and lateral endurance of the dominant side were associated with the CKCUEST and the YBT-UQ, respectively.
Conclusions
Many of the physical parameters influencing scores on the CKCUEST and the YBT-UQ are different. Common parameters influence the CKCUEST and ULRT scores, yet more parameters influence the CKCUEST score. We suggest the combined use of the CKCUEST and the YBT-UQ in overhead athletes.
目的:研究肱骨内旋和外旋(IR)、水平内收(HA)和胸椎旋转运动范围(ROM)、肩部旋转肌等长肌力以及躯干肌肉耐力与闭合动能链上肢稳定性测试(CKCUEST)、上四分之一Y平衡测试(YBT-UQ)和上肢旋转测试(ULRT)在高空运动员中的相关性。横断面研究。实验室。共招募了 121 名运动员。独立变量为IR、ER、HA 和胸椎旋转 ROM、盂肱 IR 和 ER 肌肉的等长肌力以及躯干肌肉耐力。因变量为CKCUEST、YBT-UQ、ULRT。非优势侧的 IR ROM 与 CKCUEST、YBT-UQ 和 ULRT 相关。优势侧的红外肌力与 CKCUEST 和 ULRT 相关。优势侧的躯干屈肌和侧向耐力分别与 CKCUEST 和 YBT-UQ 相关。影响 CKCUEST 和 YBT-UQ 分数的身体参数是不同的。此外,影响 CKCUEST 分数的体力参数比影响 ULRT 分数的体力参数更多,也更不同。我们建议在高抬腿运动员中联合使用 CKCUEST 和 YBT-UQ。
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Pub Date : 2024-03-06DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.02.006
Kayla D. Seymore , Patrick Corrigan , Haraldur B. Sigurðsson , Ryan T. Pohlig , Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Objectives
To determine the relationships between (1) Achilles tendon pain and loading symmetry, and (2) number of running bouts and symptom severity, during two weeks of outdoor running in individuals with Achilles tendinopathy.
Design
Prospective, observational study.
Setting
Biomechanics laboratory and outdoors.
Participants
Seventeen runners with Achilles tendinopathy in the return-to-sport phase of rehabilitation.
Main outcome measures
Symptom severity was recorded with the Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment-Achilles (VISA-A) questionnaire. Running bouts and Achilles tendon pain during runs were recorded with daily training logs. Ground contact time was collected during runs with wearable sensors. Linear mixed modeling determined if the relationship between Achilles tendon pain and ground contact time symmetry during running was moderated by consecutive run days. Multiple regression determined the relationship between number of running bouts and change in VISA-A scores over two weeks, adjusted for run distance.
Results
Greater ground contact time on the contralateral leg corresponded to increased ipsilateral tendon pain for each consecutive run day (b = −0.028, p < 0.001). Number of running bouts was not associated with 2-week changes in VISA-A scores (p = 0.672).
Conclusions
Pain during running is associated with injured leg off-loading patterns, and this relationship strengthened with greater number of consecutive run days. Number of running bouts was not related to short-term symptom severity.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-05DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.02.007
Brian J. Eckenrode , David M. Kietrys , Allison Brown , J. Scott Parrott , Brian Noehren
Objective
To investigate the effects of a high frequency strengthening program on function, pain, and pain sensitization in female runners with chronic patellofemoral pain (PFP).
Design
Cross-sectional study.
Setting
University laboratory.
Participants
Thirty female runners (mean age 32 ± 8.1 years) with chronic PFP completed an 8-week home strengthening program.
Main outcome measures
Variables assessed at baseline, 8-weeks, and 12 weeks included single leg step down test (SLSD), pain, Anterior Knee Pain Scale (AKPS), University of Wisconsin Running Injury and Recovery Index (UWRI), and quantitative sensory testing.
Results
There was large and statistically significant improvement at 8 and 12 weeks for average knee pain (ηp2 = 0.334, p < 0.001), worst knee pain (ηp2 = 0.351, p < 0.001), SLSD (ηp2 = 0.161, p = 0.001), AKPS (ηp2 = 0.463, p < 0.001), and UWRI (ηp2 = 0.366, p < 0.001). A medium to large effect and statistically significant improvement in pressure pain threshold testing was found for all local and remote structures (ηp2 range, 0.110 to 0.293, range p < 0.001 to p = 0.009) at 8 and 12 weeks.
Conclusions
There was a significant decrease in local and remote hyperalgesia via mechanical and thermal pain sensitivity testing in female runners with chronic PFP. There was a large effect and significant improvement in self-reported pain and function.
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Pub Date : 2024-03-01DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2024.02.005
Timothy A. Sayer , Nicky van Melick , Jerome Riera , Jeremy Jackson , Adam Bryant , Rob Bogie , Nicholas Cross , Pascal Edouard , Alexandre Rambaud
Objective
To determine return to running criteria currently used by physiotherapists following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury.
Design
Self-reported online international survey.
Methods
An online survey of physiotherapists across Australia, the Netherlands and France.
Results
A total of 476 respondants participated in the survey across Australia (n = 153), the Netherlands (n = 162), and France (n = 161). For return to running criteria following a non-operative approach, the majority of respondents chose swelling (40.55%, n = 193/476), pain (38.24%, n = 182/476), knee extensor strength (34.34%, n = 163/476), single leg squat (31.93%, n = 152/476) and knee flexor strength (29.83%, n = 142/476). After ACL reconstruction, the highest responses were also swelling (41.18%, n = 196/476), pain (37.18%, n = 177/476), knee extensor strength (37.18%, n = 177/476) and single leg squat (33.19%, n = 158/476). From the identified themes the most common cutoff variables were pain between 0 and 3/10, swelling < grade 1+ and limb symmetry on strength and hop tests >70 %.
Conclusion
Physiotherapists in Australia, France, and the Netherlands use many different return to running criteria and most of them use more than one criterion. Despite this, there was little consensus on the cut-off physiotherapists use to apply these criteria.
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