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Fatigue Changes Biomechanical Variables In Drop Vertical Jump Performance In Competitive Basketball Players, Isabella Bruno, Caroline Linardos, Michala Rennels, Kristina Williams, Robin Dorociak, Jaydee Romick, Jason Brumitt

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

The drop vertical jump (DVJ) has been used as a tool to identify athletes at risk for injury. Initial studies have suggested an association between biomechanical variables and injury (1); however, subsequent research has demonstrated no relationship (2-4). Evaluating variables in fatigued athletes may help clinicians identify athletes at risk. Advances in motion capture technology now allow for assessment of variables after a fatigue protocol.

Does The Size-Weight Illusion Exist During Deadlift?, Dakota Kerbow, Luke Mallory, Robin Dorociak, Peter Jang, Andrew Meszaros

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose:

to assess whether the SWI exists during deadlift (whole body loading), and identify the mechanical factors that explain or overcome the illusion

Can Preseason Performance Tests Discriminate Injury Risk In Female Collegiate Volleyball Players, Justine Benner, Heidi Cooke, Colby Critchfield, Samantha Dunn, Sarah Eddy, Linda Froemming

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: Prior research has demonstrated a 4-fold greater risk of a non-contact time-loss lower quadrant injury in collegiate female VB players (3). The purpose of this study was to validate effectiveness of functional performance tests to discriminate injury risk in female collegiate volleyball players.

Patellar Tendonopathy In Collegiate Volleyball Athletes, Justine Benner, Heidi Cooke, Colby Critchfield, Samantha Dunn, Sarah Eddy, Linda Foremming

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Purpose: The first purpose was to identify the prevalence of patellar tendon abnormality in female collegiate volleyball players. The second purpose was to identify a potential association between kinetic measures during the drop vertical jump between those with tendon abnormality and those without in female collegiate volleyball athletes

Kinetic And Kinematic Analysis Of Male Collegiate Basketball Players With Patella Tendinosis, Dacia Heckendorf, Luke Hammer, Matthew Jeppson, Nicole Jones, Katherine Porter

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Patellar tendinopathy (PT) occurs in approximately 40% of elite jumping athletes. Players will typically play through the pain; however, if the condition is not successfully treated some are forced to retire from sport. Research has shown that there are no signs of chemical inflammation in the tendon, but rather the presence of a degenerative tendon with collagen disorientation and disorganization.

The Role Of Balance And Neck Strength In Youth Concussion, Chris Koch, Jenny Neudorfer, Peter Heuberger, Tel Winegar, Calvin Lee, Jarrett Fegel

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Concussion: A concussion is a trauma-induced alteration in mental status that may or may not involve loss of consciousness; this can include a direct blow to the head or a blow to the body resulting in the head and brain moving quickly back and forth (1).

Current Screen: Current concussion screen consists of: symptom checklist, cognitive assessment known as Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), and Balance Errors Scoring System (BESS) (2).

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine an assessment to screen an individual’s risk of sustaining a sport-related concussion.

Hypothesis: We hypothesized the SCAT 4, BESS, Four …

Are Preseason Functional And Biomechanical Measures Associated With Lower Quadrant Injury Risk In Division Iii Athletes?, Natalie Ellis, Jordan Petersen, Jordon Reyes, Victor Wilson, Cj Zita

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

A recent trend in sports medicine research is to determine risk of injury during sport based on preseason functional performance test (FPT) measures.

Equivocal findings associated with prior studies may leave PTs with uncertainty as to which FPT, or combination of FPTs, can best identify athletes who have a greater risk for injury.

Previous studies have utilized "low-tech" FPT measures: standing long jump (SLJ), single-leg hop (SLH), lower extremity functional test (LEFT), and the Y-balance test (YBT) (1,3,4).

These "low-tech" options may not be able to identify potential deficits that could be collected with "high-tech" measures (e.g., DVJ measures collected …

Preventing Running Injuries Using A Pre-Running Exercise Program (Prep): A Pilot Study, P. Jaques, T. Mcgrath, K. Rasmussen, J. Irwin, J. Winslow, M. Strong, G. Macias, Tyler Cuddeford

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

Hypothesis: An 8 week supervised PREP implemented prior to a 5k running program will reduce the incidence of RRI's among novice runners training for a 5k below the previously published incidence rates.

Pre- And Post-Season Physical And Cognitive Testing Of College Athletes Susceptible To The Effects Of Concussion, Audrey Berning, Elsa Klump, Hannah Burkhart, Jeneca Thomas, Stephanie Cahill

Student-Faculty Research - College of Physical Therapy

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