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Gait Initiation Mechanics In Concussed Varsity Athletes, Adam Harper
Gait Initiation Mechanics In Concussed Varsity Athletes, Adam Harper
Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive)
Concussions are a common and potentially serious injury that affects athletes across multiple sports. More than ever concussions are now at the forefront of sport-related research.
Current research indicates that in a cohort of Canadian junior hockey players examined during the 2009-2010 season showed a rate of concussion at 36.5% of all athletic injuries (Echlin et al., 2010). This rate of concussion injury indicates that proper evaluations and examination tools are key to successful management of concussions. The objective of this study was to determine whether a functional task such as gait initiation is able to quantify stability difference following …
Training Strategies And Movement Assessments In Athletes And Non-Athletes, Matthew David Lewis
Training Strategies And Movement Assessments In Athletes And Non-Athletes, Matthew David Lewis
Theses and Dissertations--Kinesiology and Health Promotion
This dissertation is composed of three manuscripts based on two studies related to training and assessment methods used to evaluate change and overall quality in measures of performance, postural control, and functional movement. Study one evaluated the effect of sand training on athletic performance and postural control. Study two investigated the effect of scoring strata of the deep squat (DS) component of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) on the weight-bearing lunge test (WBLT), Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), and Lateral Flexion Test (LFT) in 101 male and female college students.
Study one results included significant overall improvements of the five …