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Filter by:The current common clinical methods cannot truly reflect the biomechanical status of the knee joint. Based on the foot-knee coupling mechanism, the simple and practical dynamic gait touch information provided by the 3D force platform are closely related to the knee biomechanics. The purpose of this study is to investigate the disease feature recognition, computer-aided diagnosis and rehabilitation assessment based on the gait touch information related to lower limb injuries.
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) may complicate the activities of sporty subjects that participate in sports that involves upper extremities activities, such as baseball, tennis, swimming, rowing, volleyball, rugby football, and weightlifting. Disability and postintervention recovery related to TOS treatment and possible surgery may have a significant impact in the overall performance abilities of athletes. This study aims to detect the early predisposition of athletes to TOS onset, by means of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis of thoracic outlet region.
In this observational case series the investigators would like to investigate wether or not the strenuous activity exerted on over head athletic athletes (ie. javelin throwers, discus throwers) may incite injury on their shoulders. The investigators understood that these athletes had to perform repeated throwing motions and yet reports on their effects are very limited. This condition in the long run may contribute to injury and affecting performance of the athletes. The investigators found that these relationships have not been looked at closely by others and largely overshadowed by athletes in other fields; such injury patterns had been described in details in baseball pitchers but not in other athletes.
Evaluating the use of peri-operative blood flow restriction therapy surrounding anterior cruciate ligament tear
Background: To assess the impact of pre-season clinical measures and rotator muscles strength on the risk of significant shoulder injury (SSI) in elite adolescent badminton players Design: Prospective cohort study Participants: Nine elite adolescents badminton players were included and followed from September 2018 to May 2019. Independent variables: A pre-season visit consisted in clinical and isokinetic shoulder strength testing. Isokinetic internal and external rotator shoulder muscles strength was tested at 60, 120 and 240°/s. Conventional and functional (eccentric-to-concentric) ratios (FR) were calculated. SSI collection was performed by an experienced sport physician.
Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) display neuromuscular deficits such as altered control of posture and gait when compared with healthy controls. These deficits may be attributed to muscle inhibition occurring after a surrounding joint structure has been damaged. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is the application of high-intensity intermittent electrical stimuli to generate muscle contractions that may overcome inhibition, and which is coupled with a functional task such as gait. The current study aims to investigate the short and immediate effects of FES on gait parameters and postural control in subjects with CAI. Prior to intervention, treadmill gait will be evaluated using a motion analysis system, and postural control will be evaluated in a series of tests that measure balance, reaction time to ankle perturbation and stabilization ability after jump-landing. Then, a 20 minutes gait training with an FES device will be applied. Immediate effects of the training on gait parameters will be assessed. For medium-term effects evaluation, subjects will return for additional 7 training sessions (2 per week for 4 weeks), following by a complete measurements acquisition as prior to intervention. At six months follow-up, subjects will be contacted for collecting subjective outcomes.
Purpose: To compare standard or technology integrated workshop delivery on coaches' measured ability to and confidence in recognizing for errors for key components of exercises in a soccer neuromuscular training (NMT) warm-up. Research in this area is needed to measure how effective NMT warm-up workshops are on educating coaches and if technology integration into the workshop improves their understanding as these measures are unknown to date. Background: Injury prevention strategies such as using a NMT warm-up has been successful in reducing injuries (Emery, Roy, Whittaker, Nettel-Aguirre, & van Mechelen, 2015). NMT warm-up workshops are provided to educate coaches however there are adoption issues for the coaches (van Reijen, Vriend, van Mechelen, Finch, & Verhagen, 2016). An effective workshop is designed to enhance a coaches' self-efficacy and have a practical portion to work through the exercises (Emery, 2015; Steffen et al., 2013). iPad applications such as the Move Improve application are utilized to enhance peer to peer learning and provide feedback for the subject performing the exercise. Research Plan: A randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be performed with clubs from the Calgary Minor Soccer Association (CMSA). Coaches from the recruited clubs will be randomized to attend one of two types of workshops : 1) intervention group (technology integrated coach NMT warm-up workshop) and 2) control group (standard NMT warm-up workshop.The control workshop is a two-hour workshops that includes an information period, on field instruction and partnered practice for all soccer NMT exercises. The technology-based workshop which is a two-hour workshop that includes on field exercise instruction and then partnered practice with use of the Move Improve mobile application for all soccer NMT exercises. All coaches (n=100; 50 per group) prior to the workshop commencing interested participants with be asked to fill out the consent form, the soccer NMT demographic information form and the Soccer NMT warm-up exercise self-efficacy questionnaire. Following the workshop, coaches will be asked to complete Soccer NMT warm-up exercise self-efficacy questionnaire again and the soccer NMT warm-up exercise test.
Achieving the correct quantity and quality of sleep is essential for the health and recovery processes of the athlete; night rest is often negatively influenced by many variables, including: high training loads, long-range trips, evening competitions, and / or high levels of anxiety and stress. High training loads can therefore have negative influences both on sleep but also on the risk of injury in athletes. Understanding and studying, in different sports, how sexual / masturbatory activity can influence sleep has primary importance for athletic and medical staff of athletes with the ultimate aim of preserving sports performance and reducing the risk of injuries. The primary objective of this experimentation is to explore the perceived relationship between sexual activity (or masturbation), sleep quality and sleep latency in a population of athletes.
Hypothesis of the clinical study: There are differences between the Water Polo Group and the Non-Water Polo Group in terms of shoulder parameters and core (lumbopelvic) parameters and there are differences between the throwing and non-throwing sides in terms of shoulder parameters in Water Polo Group.
Objective: To determine the incidence and characteristics of injuries in elite badminton players over a competitive season. Design: 12-months prospective cohort study Setting: The French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP). Participants: Twenty international elite badminton players Independent variables: The type, the location, the occurrence of the injury (match or training), the footwork type, the type of shot and the perceived fatigue were collected. Main Outcome Measures: Injury incidence rates were calculated per 1000 hours of play (Hop).