Download or read book A Comparison of Dynamic Postural Control Measures Obtained with the Y Balance Test Kit Among Selected National Collegiate Athletic Association Student Athletes written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to compare normalized reach distance scores as measured by the Y-Balance Test Kit between student-athletes participating in selected National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sports at East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. Participants were between 18 and 22 years of age and included baseball (10), men's volleyball (8), softball (5), and lacrosse (4) volunteers who were free from predisposing factors or lower extremity injuries. Testing sessions consisted of a five minute cycling warm up, leg length assessment, and Y-Balance Test. In this study injuries occurred in baseball (2), lacrosse (1), men's volleyball (1), and softball (0). Right and left limb measurements were determined to be reliable. The results indicated that females reached further than males in all directions. In addition, men's volleyball players had the lowest reach normalized score. Results from this study suggest that gender and sport may play a role in postural control.
Download or read book Examining the Functional Movement Screen and Y Balance Test Scores in a Cohort of Intercollegiate Athletes Before and After a Trainign Intervention written by Jenna E. Liljeberg and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The number of lower extremity (LE) injuries in Division-I collegiate student-athletes has consistently increased over the past 10 years. Given these steady trends, a reliable screening tool is essential to predict an athlete's risk of injury in order to enhance the safety and performance of this population. Even though research surrounding the FMS and YBT have been mixed, very few studies have looked at the effect of these test scores over time and its effect on strength. The primary purpose of this study was to compare both YBT and FMS scores in NCAA Division-I student-athletes before and after a supervised strength and conditioning-based intervention. This prospective cohort study had 122 participants (42 males, 80 females) (age=19.6 ± 1.1, height 174.3 ± 8.2, mass 70.4 ± 9.4). Each participant completed the FMS, YBT, squat max, and bench press max testing at three separate time periods over a 17-month span. Of the total number of participants, those that obtained a LE injury were classified as LE injured (n=50) and those that were not, were classified as healthy (n=72). A one-way analysis of variance was used to compare scores between the two screening tools; a Tukey post-hoc was used to determine where significant differences took place across time. A two-group growth curve was used for the study's second aim and third aim to determine if there was a difference between YBT and FMS scores of athletes who have or have not sustained LE injuries, as well as to compare maximum squat and bench press test results in student-athletes before, during, and after a strength and conditioning-based intervention. The following variables showed a significant difference over time: anterior difference (ANT Diff) (p
Download or read book Sports Related Concussions in Youth written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past decade, few subjects at the intersection of medicine and sports have generated as much public interest as sports-related concussions - especially among youth. Despite growing awareness of sports-related concussions and campaigns to educate athletes, coaches, physicians, and parents of young athletes about concussion recognition and management, confusion and controversy persist in many areas. Currently, diagnosis is based primarily on the symptoms reported by the individual rather than on objective diagnostic markers, and there is little empirical evidence for the optimal degree and duration of physical rest needed to promote recovery or the best timing and approach for returning to full physical activity. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth: Improving the Science, Changing the Culture reviews the science of sports-related concussions in youth from elementary school through young adulthood, as well as in military personnel and their dependents. This report recommends actions that can be taken by a range of audiences - including research funding agencies, legislatures, state and school superintendents and athletic directors, military organizations, and equipment manufacturers, as well as youth who participate in sports and their parents - to improve what is known about concussions and to reduce their occurrence. Sports-Related Concussions in Youth finds that while some studies provide useful information, much remains unknown about the extent of concussions in youth; how to diagnose, manage, and prevent concussions; and the short- and long-term consequences of concussions as well as repetitive head impacts that do not result in concussion symptoms. The culture of sports negatively influences athletes' self-reporting of concussion symptoms and their adherence to return-to-play guidance. Athletes, their teammates, and, in some cases, coaches and parents may not fully appreciate the health threats posed by concussions. Similarly, military recruits are immersed in a culture that includes devotion to duty and service before self, and the critical nature of concussions may often go unheeded. According to Sports-Related Concussions in Youth, if the youth sports community can adopt the belief that concussions are serious injuries and emphasize care for players with concussions until they are fully recovered, then the culture in which these athletes perform and compete will become much safer. Improving understanding of the extent, causes, effects, and prevention of sports-related concussions is vitally important for the health and well-being of youth athletes. The findings and recommendations in this report set a direction for research to reach this goal.
Download or read book Fatigued Stability in High School Athletes written by Cathy Bieber Parrott and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Purpose/Significance: Dynamic postural stability is needed for quick change of direction and jumping during sport. Reduced postural stability in athletes is associated with injury. Studies of collegiate athletes show the ability to maintain postural stability is compromised when fatigued. Less is known about fatigue effects in high school athletes. The purpose of this research was to investigate high school athletes to determine if fatigued postural stability declines. Methods: 260 high school (injury free) athletes participating in basketball, baseball/softball, lacrosse, soccer or track were recruited. Postural stability testing occurred using the Lower Quarter Y Balance Test (YBT-LQ) prior to, and after fatigue induced by sport specific training, designed by the team coach during a typical practice session. The YBT-LQ measured reach distances of the moving leg in 3 directions during single leg stance of the non-moving leg using standardized procedures with athletes wearing their sport shoes. Fatigue was defined as a level 14 on the Borg Rating of Perceived Exertion. Findings: Hypothesis testing did not find a reduction in fatigued postural stability except for clinically unimportant change in the anterior direction. Male and female adolescent athletes performed similarly indicating no sex difference in fatigued postural stability. Only lacrosse athletes showed reduced reach distance when fatigued indicating partial support of hypothesis 3. Another outcome of the study is the creation of normative fatigue data for adolescent athletes participating in 6 sports at 7 schools in Ohio. Implication: This study begins to answer the call for population specific normative data sets of postural stability. It also adds to the body of knowledge about fatigue induced postural stability that is age, sex and sport specific. A limitation of this study's findings is the possibility that coach led practice sessions did not induce enough fatigue to effect postural stability compared to fatigue induced during actual play.
Download or read book CDC Injury Research Agenda written by National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (U.S.) and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Basketball Sports Medicine and Science written by Lior Laver and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 1018 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is designed as a comprehensive educational resource not only for basketball medical caregivers and scientists but for all basketball personnel. Written by a multidisciplinary team of leading experts in their fields, it provides information and guidance on injury prevention, injury management, and rehabilitation for physicians, physical therapists, athletic trainers, rehabilitation specialists, conditioning trainers, and coaches. All commonly encountered injuries and a variety of situations and scenarios specific to basketball are covered with the aid of more than 200 color photos and illustrations. Basketball Sports Medicine and Science is published in collaboration with ESSKA and will represent a superb, comprehensive educational resource. It is further hoped that the book will serve as a link between the different disciplines and modalities involved in basketball care, creating a common language and improving communication within the team staff and environment.
Download or read book Kids Sports and Concussion written by William Paul Meehan III and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive summary of sport-related concussion for parents, coaches, and athletes that considers the physics behind the injury, identifies what can be done to reduce the risk of its occurrence, and describes how to respond to a suspected concussion. Concussion injury among athletes continues to be a subject of great concern. Increasing attention and research is focusing on the most vulnerable of athletes—children. What strategies can be taken to best protect young athletes in sports from grammar school football leagues to high school hockey and soccer teams from concussion? How do we treat youngsters who suffer head injuries in sports? What are the ethical considerations in allowing children to play such sports, given the risks to still-developing brains? In this updated and expanded guide, William Meehan, MD, explains simply and clearly how coaches, parents, and others who work with young athletes can recognize concussion; best help children and youths recover from concussion injuries; and take steps to become proactive to prevent concussion. Readers will learn what causes a sport-related concussion; what happens to brain cells during a concussion; and why concussion, which in the past was dismissed as a trivial injury, is taken so much more seriously now. The book explains how to decrease the risk of concussion; addresses the potential for cumulative effects from multiple concussions, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy; and discusses the ethical dimensions of deciding whether an athlete with multiple concussions should continue to participate in high-risk sports.
Download or read book Kinematic Patterns on the Star Excursion Balance Test and Y balance Test and Postural Stability in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability written by Jupil Ko and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Background: The star excursion balance test (SEBT) and Y-balance test (YBT) are similar tests that have been commonly applied to assess dynamic postural stability deficits in the Chronic Ankle Instability (CAI) population. However, they could in fact require different task performance and/or movements to assess dynamic postural stability, as they use different measuring techniques and one uses a platform. The purposes of this study were to determine if there is a significant difference in performance in the kinematic patterns of CAI and control groups on the SEBT and the YBT, and to determine if there is a significant difference in dynamic postural control stability between the groups while performing the SEBT. Methods: 70 participants (35 in the CAI and 35 in the control group) performed in the Anterior (AN), Posteromedial (PM), and Posterolateral (PL) directions of the SEBT (on the single force plate) and the YBT. Also, the kinematics of hip, knee, and ankle joint in sagittal, frontal, and transverse planes were calculated and analyzed. Center of Pressure (COP) data with a sampling rate of 180Hz were collected while performing the SEBT. Findings: Compared with the control group, the CAI group achieved significantly shorter reach distance in the AN and PM reach directions on the SEBT. On the YBT, the CAI group had significantly shorter reach distance in the PM and PL directions compared with the control group. In the CAI group, participants had significantly greater reach distance in the PL direction on the YBT compared with the SEBT. Comparing performance on the SEBT and YBT within each group, significant differences in angular displacement and joint angle at the point of maximum reach at the hip, knee, and ankle in 3 planes were observed. The CAI group had significantly lower A-P COPSD (cm) and COPA-95 (cm2) than the control group while performing the SEBT in the AN, PM, and PL reach directions. Interpretation: Clinicians and researchers should not apply these dynamic postural control tasks interchangeably or compare reach distances from one task to another. Also, clinicians may need to incorporate rehabilitation techniques to challenge COP control during dynamic balance tasks.
Download or read book Classics in Movement Science written by Mark L. Latash and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2001 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classics in Movement Science begins with a through and provocative introductory chapter on the beginnings of movement science, which sets the stage for the rest of the book. It presents 13 classical papers from famous scientists.
Download or read book Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2019-08-31 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) provides disability benefits through the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs. To receive SSDI or SSI disability benefits, an individual must meet the statutory definition of disability, which is "the inability to engage in any substantial gainful activity [SGA] by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months." SSA uses a five-step sequential process to determine whether an adult applicant meets this definition. Functional Assessment for Adults with Disabilities examines ways to collect information about an individual's physical and mental (cognitive and noncognitive) functional abilities relevant to work requirements. This report discusses the types of information that support findings of limitations in functional abilities relevant to work requirements, and provides findings and conclusions regarding the collection of information and assessment of functional abilities relevant to work requirements.
Download or read book Educating the Student Body written by Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2013-11-13 with total page 503 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
Download or read book Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Physical fitness affects our ability to function and be active. At poor levels, it is associated with such health outcomes as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Physical fitness testing in American youth was established on a large scale in the 1950s with an early focus on performance-related fitness that gradually gave way to an emphasis on health-related fitness. Using appropriately selected measures to collected fitness data in youth will advance our understanding of how fitness among youth translates into better health. In Fitness Measures and Health Outcomes in Youth, the IOM assesses the relationship between youth fitness test items and health outcomes, recommends the best fitness test items, provides guidance for interpreting fitness scores, and provides an agenda for needed research. The report concludes that selected cardiorespiratory endurance, musculoskeletal fitness, and body composition measures should be in fitness surveys and in schools. Collecting fitness data nationally and in schools helps with setting and achieving fitness goals and priorities for public health at an individual and national level.
Download or read book Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology written by Kevin Norton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fully updated, revised and consolidated into one single volume, the fourth edition of Kinanthropometry and Exercise Physiology offers the best theoretically contextualised, practical resource for instructors and students available. Incorporating substantial sections on kinanthropometry, exercise physiology, energy systems and the application of science in health and high performance settings, the book covers the basics of measurement in exercise science through to advanced methods, and includes brand new chapters on: Pre-exercise screening and health risk stratification Functional movement assessment Point of care testing Anthropometry standards Anaerobic power and capacity History of exercise for health benefits Monitoring training loads in high-performance athletes Measuring game style in team sports Offering on-line access to newly developed exercise science measurement tools through the Exercise Science Toolkit – www.exercisesciencetoolkit.com – no other book offers such a complete resource, from the science of kinanthropometry and exercise physiology to their applications in health and performance, through practical, interactive learning. This book is an essential companion for students on any sport and exercise science-related degree programme and any instructor leading practical, laboratory-based classes.
Download or read book Neuromuscular Training and Adaptations in Youth Athletes written by Urs Granacher and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2018-11-02 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Frontiers Research Topic entitled "Neuromuscular Training and Adaptations in Youth Athletes" contains one editorial and 22 articles in the form of original work, narrative and systematic reviews and meta-analyses. From a performance and health-related standpoint, neuromuscular training stimulates young athletes' physical development and it builds a strong foundation for later success as an elite athlete. The 22 articles provide current scientific knowledge on the effectiveness of neuromuscular training in young athletes.
Download or read book WHO guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour written by and published by World Health Organization. This book was released on 2020-11-20 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Research Methods in Human Development written by Paul C. Cozby and published by WCB/McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1989 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For undergradute social science majors. A textbook on the interpretation and use of research. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
Download or read book Nutritional Supplements in Sports and Exercise written by Mike Greenwood and published by Humana Press. This book was released on 2015-09-04 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new text presents the most up-to-date research based information regarding popular sport/performance nutrient dense diets and nutritional supplements and their constituents that directly or indirectly utilize them. Previous chapters have been fully revised and new chapters have been added to cover important cutting edge topics. New chapters include: (1) Carbohydrate Utilization and Disposal in Strength/Power Training & Sports, (2) Exercise for Athletes with Diabetes, and (3) Beyond the Obvious: Future Innovations in Sports Nutrition. The volume is divided into four sections: (1) The Industrial Nature of the Supplement Game; (2) Nutritional Basics First; (3) Specialized Nutritional Strategies & Supplements; and (4) Present and Future Directions of Nutritional Supplements. Editors and authors are co-founders, board members or members of the International Society of Sports Nutrition and or current/former doctoral students from the Exercise and Sport Nutrition Laboratory located at Texas A&M University. Nutritional Supplements in Sports and Exercise, Second Edition presents cutting edge information and is valuable to sports nutritionists, exercise physiologists, strength and conditioning/personal trainers, athletic trainers, athletic coaches, registered dietitians, and college/professional sport affiliates.
