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Practical Precooling Strategies And Cycling Time Trial Performance, Megan L. Ross Jan 2012

Practical Precooling Strategies And Cycling Time Trial Performance, Megan L. Ross

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

Whole-body precooling can improve endurance exercise performance, especially in the heat; however there are logistical considerations that restrict the use of various precooling strategies prior to actual competition. Precooling is proposed to collectively reduce deep skin and body temperature and in effect, increase the heat storage capacity of an athlete, thereby allowing a greater amount of work to be completed prior to attainment of a critical core temperature. While there is a sound theoretical basis for implementing precooling to improve cycling time trial performance in the heat, the practicalities of employing effective precooling strategies in the field warrant further investigation. …

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Monitoring Neuromuscular Fatigue In High Performance Athletes, Kristie-Lee Taylor Jan 2012

Monitoring Neuromuscular Fatigue In High Performance Athletes, Kristie-Lee Taylor

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

With improving professionalism of sports around the world, the volume and frequency of training required for competitive performances at the elite level has increased concurrently. With this amplification in training load comes an increased need to closely monitor the associated fatigue responses, since maximising the adaptive response to training is also reliant on avoiding the negative consequences of excessive fatigue. The rationale for the experimental chapters in this thesis was established after considering survey responses regarding current best practice for monitoring fatigue in high performance sporting environments (Chapter 3). On the basis of the results, vertical jump assessments were selected …

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Acute Effects Of Whole Body Vibration And Vertical Jump Height, Patrick Mckee Jan 2012

Acute Effects Of Whole Body Vibration And Vertical Jump Height, Patrick Mckee

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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Perceptions Of The 2011-2012 Caate Site Visitors For Athletic Training Educational Programs In Illinois, Tiffany Louise Green Jan 2012

Perceptions Of The 2011-2012 Caate Site Visitors For Athletic Training Educational Programs In Illinois, Tiffany Louise Green

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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Physical Activity And Household Food Insecurity As Important Predictors Of Health Status In Eiu Students, Tatjana Magoc Jan 2012

Physical Activity And Household Food Insecurity As Important Predictors Of Health Status In Eiu Students, Tatjana Magoc

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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The Prevalence Of Risk Factors Associated With The Female Athlete Triad Among Eastern Illinois University Female Cross Country Runners, Rachel Renee Snow Jan 2012

The Prevalence Of Risk Factors Associated With The Female Athlete Triad Among Eastern Illinois University Female Cross Country Runners, Rachel Renee Snow

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

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Effect Of Honey On Anaerobic Performance In Male Collegiate Soccer Players, Katelyn G. Woolfolk Jan 2012

Effect Of Honey On Anaerobic Performance In Male Collegiate Soccer Players, Katelyn G. Woolfolk

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author's abstract: Carbohydrate supplementation has been associated with increased performance in aerobic and anaerobic activity. Honey, specifically, has shown to increase performance in aerobic exercise as well as provide other health benefits. The purpose of this study was to see if honey, a natural substance, has a positive effect on anaerobic performance, rates of perceived exertion, and gastrointestinal distress. Subjects consisted of 18 healthy, Division 1 collegiate male soccer players (19.39 ± 0.85 yr, 75.39 ± 7.97 kg). All had no allergies and were cleared for participation by a certified athletic trainer. Subjects were randomly assigned to one of three …

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The Development Of A Distance Learning Program: Sport Management Education, Alan Kornspan, Sean Cai, Michael Duve, Victor Pinheiro Dec 2011

The Development Of A Distance Learning Program: Sport Management Education, Alan Kornspan, Sean Cai, Michael Duve, Victor Pinheiro

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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History Of Sport And Performance Psychology, Alan Kornspan Dec 2011

History Of Sport And Performance Psychology, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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The Use Of Exergaming With Developmentally Disabled Students, Sean Cai, Alan Kornspan Dec 2011

The Use Of Exergaming With Developmentally Disabled Students, Sean Cai, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: Incidence And Neuropsychological Changes, Paul Echlin, Elaine Skopelja, Rachel Worsley, Shiroy Dadanchanji, Rob Lloyd-Smith, Jack Taunton, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson Dec 2011

A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: Incidence And Neuropsychological Changes, Paul Echlin, Elaine Skopelja, Rachel Worsley, Shiroy Dadanchanji, Rob Lloyd-Smith, Jack Taunton, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson

Andrew M. Johnson

Object. The primary objective of this study was to measure the incidence of concussion according to a relative number of athlete exposures among 25 male and 20 female varsity ice hockey players. The secondary objective was to present neuropsychological test results between preseason and postseason play and at 72 hours, 2 weeks, and 2 months after concussion. Methods. Every player underwent baseline assessments using the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool-2 (SCAT2), Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Test (ImPACT), and MRI. Each regular season and postseason game was observed by 2 independent observers (a physician and a nonphysician observer). Players with a …

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A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: Metabolic Changes In Ice Hockey Players., Emilie Chamard, Hugo Theoret, Elaine Skopelja, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson, Paul Echlin Dec 2011

A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: Metabolic Changes In Ice Hockey Players., Emilie Chamard, Hugo Theoret, Elaine Skopelja, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson, Paul Echlin

Andrew M. Johnson

Object. Despite negative neuroimaging findings using traditional neuroimaging methods such as MRI and CT, sports-related concussions have been shown to cause neurometabolic changes in both the acute and subacute phases of head injury. However, no prospective clinical study has used an independent physician-observer design in the monitoring of these changes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of repetitive concussive and subconcussive head impacts on neurometabolic concentrations in a prospective study of two Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) ice hockey teams using MR spectroscopy (MRS). Methods. Forty-five ice hockey players (25 men and 20 women) participated in this …

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A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: White Matter Integrity In Ice Hockey Players, Inga Koerte, David Kaufmann, Elisabeth Hartl, Sylvain Bouix, Ofer Pasternak, Marek Kubicki, Alexander Rauscher, David Li, Shiroy Dadachanji, Jack Taunton, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson, Paul Echlin, Martha Shenton Dec 2011

A Prospective Study Of Physician-Observed Concussion During A Varsity University Hockey Season: White Matter Integrity In Ice Hockey Players, Inga Koerte, David Kaufmann, Elisabeth Hartl, Sylvain Bouix, Ofer Pasternak, Marek Kubicki, Alexander Rauscher, David Li, Shiroy Dadachanji, Jack Taunton, Lorie Forwell, Andrew Johnson, Paul Echlin, Martha Shenton

Andrew M. Johnson

Object. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of repetitive head impacts on white matter integrity that were sustained during 1 Canadian Interuniversity Sports (CIS) ice hockey season, using advanced diffusion tensor imaging (DTI). Methods. Twenty-five male ice hockey players between 20 and 26 years of age (mean age 22.24 ± 1.59 years) participated in this study. Participants underwent pre- and postseason 3-T MRI, including DTI. Group analyses were performed using paired-group tract-based spatial statistics to test for differences between preseason and postseason changes. Results. Tract-based spatial statistics revealed an increase in trace, radial diffusivity (RD), and …

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The Development Of Academic Preparation In Sport Management: An Historical Description, Alan Kornspan Dec 2011

The Development Of Academic Preparation In Sport Management: An Historical Description, Alan Kornspan

Alan S Kornspan

No abstract provided.

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Coordinative Variability And Overuse Injury, Joseph Hamill, Christopher Palmer, Richard E.A. Van Emmerik Dec 2011

Coordinative Variability And Overuse Injury, Joseph Hamill, Christopher Palmer, Richard E.A. Van Emmerik

Richard E.A. van Emmerik

Overuse injuries are generally defined as a repetitive micro-trauma to tissue. Many researchers have associated particular biomechanical parameters as an indicator of such injuries. However, while these parameters have been reported in single studies, in many instances, it has been difficult to verify these parameters as causative to the injury. We have investigated overuse injuries, such as patella-femoral pain syndrome, using a dynamical systems approach. Using such methods, the importance of the structure of coordinative variability (i.e. the variability of the interaction between segments or joints) becomes apparent. We view coordinative variability as functionally important to the movement and different …

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