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Filter by:The aim of this study is to evaluate the speech performance of professional rugby players when using custom-fitted mouthguards over a six-month period. Consented players will be given custom-fitted mouthguards and they will be instructed on the use and care of the mouthguards. At five time points: baseline, immediately following mouthguard use (T1), one-week after- (T2), one-month after- (T3) and six-month after use (T4), participants are required to pronounce four selected phonemes. Three recordings will be made for each phoneme. Spectrspectrographic analysis will be performed to assess the acoustic characteristics of the sound. Concurrently, they will be asked to fill up a questionnaire on self-assessment of oral impairments. Throughout the six-month period, the compliance of wearing mouthguards and the occurrence of dental trauma during training will be monitored on-site by the researcher or if not available, an assigned coach. A 24-hour helpline will be provided as a surveillance tool to monitor problems with mouthguards and dental trauma.
Introduction. Lower limb injuries are characteristic of rugby players. Core exercises aim to improve ankle stability. The ankle bandage in 8 is used in the approach to injuries to provide better stability in the joint. Objectives. To assess the effectiveness of an intervention through motor control and bandage on lower limb stability in rugby players from 18 to 40 years old. Study design. Randomized, single-blind clinical study with a follow-up period. Methodology. Twenty-five rugby players will be recruited to be randomized to the two study groups: experimental (specific exercises for the Core area and ankle bandage) and control (Core motor control). The intervention will last 4 weeks, with 2 weekly sessions of 15min each. The study variables will be: core motor control (measured with plate test, trunk flexion test and modified Biering-Sorensen test) and the stability of the lower limbs (measured with Double Heel Rise and Single Heel Rise test). A descriptive analysis will be carried out calculating the main statistical characteristics. Through an analysis of Shapiro-Wills the normality of the study groups will be calculated, and through an analysis with the parametric tests of t-student and ANOVA of repeated measures, we will evaluate the difference after the evaluations in both groups and the intra-e intersubject, respectively. Expected results. Increased motor control of the core and stability of lower limbs.