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Identifying Cognitive And Postural Deficits Through Re-Baseline Evaluations, Brian J. Mizeski

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Introduction: Baseline evaluations provide vital information for clinicians, as they are a representation of an athlete’s healthy clinical state. It has been recommended when an athlete sustain a concussion, they be administered a re-baseline evaluation, as the effects of a single concussion are not well documented. Limited literature was found which examines re-baseline examinations following a concussion. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate cognitive and postural deficits, in athletes who sustained a concussion, at the conclusion of the athletic season. Methods: 38 concussed athletes (CONC) were matched on sport and gender with 38 healthy …

Student-Athletes' Knowledge Of Athletic Trainers' Scope Of Practice, Jessica Pearson

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Context: As a member of the sports medicine team, athletic trainers serve athletes through injury prevention, evaluation, and rehabilitation. While it is imperative for members of the sports medicine team to have knowledge of scope of practice of athletic trainers, it may also be important for athletes as well, so that the athletic trainers can be properly utilized by all parties. Although previous research has been completed on how athletes’ sport profile and satisfaction of care relate, no previous studies were identified that assessed athletes’ knowledge of athletic trainers’ scope of practice.

Objective: Determine student-athletes’ knowledge of athletic …

การทำงานของกล้ามเนื้อรอบข้อสะโพกและความสูงจากพื้นของเท้าขณะวิ่งเปลี่ยนทิศทางในคนที่มีและไม่มีภาวะความไม่มั่นคงของข้อเท้าเรื้อรัง, วรพงษ์ คงทอง

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

ภาวะความไม่มั่นคงของข้อเท้าเรื้อรัง (CAI) เป็นผลมาจากการเกิดข้อเท้าแพลงซ้ำ และคนที่มีภาวะ CAI ยิ่งมีความเสี่ยงสูงที่จะเกิดข้อเท้าแพลงซ้ำได้อีก การระบุถึงการเปลี่ยนแปลงที่เกิดขึ้นบริเวณรอบข้อสะโพกร่วมกับการระบุตำแหน่งของเท้าในคนที่มีภาวะ CAI ขณะมีการเคลื่อนไหว จะเป็นประโยชน์ในการฟื้นฟูคนที่มีภาวะ CAI ได้อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพมากขึ้น ดังนั้นในการศึกษานี้จึงมีวัตถุประสงค์ที่จะศึกษาการทำงานของกล้ามเนื้อรอบข้อสะโพก (hip muscle activities) และความสูงจากพื้นของเท้า (foot clearance) ในช่วง terminal swing phase ขณะวิ่งเปลี่ยนทิศทางในคนที่มีและไม่มีภาวะ CAI โดยมีผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยเป็นนักกีฬาที่มีภาวะ CAI 22 คน และนักกีฬาที่ไม่มีภาวะ CAI 22 คน ทุกคนจะได้รับการติด surface electrode EMG ที่กล้ามเนื้อรอบข้อสะโพกข้างที่มีภาวะ CAI ในกลุ่ม CAI และข้างถนัดในกลุ่ม control เพื่อบันทึกข้อมูล muscle activity และติด reflective marker ที่ขาท่อนล่างและเท้าทั้งสองข้าง เพื่อบันทึกความสูงจากพื้นของเท้า จากนั้นผู้เข้าร่วมวิจัยวิ่งเปลี่ยนทิศทางด้วยความเร็ว 3.5 - 5 เมตรต่อวินาที ผลการศึกษาพบว่า percent change of muscle activation ของกล้ามเนื้อ Adductor Magnus กล้ามเนื้อ Gluteus Medius และกล้ามเนื้อ Tensor Fascia Latae มีความแตกต่างกันอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (p < 0.05) ระหว่างกลุ่ม CAI และกลุ่ม control และค่าความสูงจากพื้นของเท้าในกลุ่ม CAI มีค่าน้อยกว่ากลุ่ม control อย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (p < 0.05) ผลการศึกษาทำให้ทราบว่า คนที่มีภาวะ CAI มีความสูงจากพื้นของเท้าต่ำกว่าคนที่ไม่มีภาวะ CAI ขณะวิ่งเปลี่ยนทิศทาง ส่งผลให้กล้ามเนื้อรอบข้อสะโพกทำงานมากขึ้นเพื่อชดเชยภาวะดังกล่าว และเพื่อลดความเสี่ยงในการเกิดข้อเท้าแพลงซ้ำ ดังนั้นในโปรแกรมการฟื้นฟูผู้ป่วยที่มีภาวะ CAI จึงควรให้ความสำคัญกับการฝึกกล้ามเนื้อรอบข้อสะโพก รวมถึงการให้ความสำคัญกับตำแหน่งของเท้าในขณะเคลื่อนไหวด้วย

Kinematic Repeatability Analyses Of Multi-Segment Foot Motion In University-Level Ballet Dancers, Sarah Carter, Nahoko Sato, Luke Hopper

ECU Posters

Background:

Dancers are susceptible to overuse foot and ankle injuries, however there is a lack biomechanical studies examining foot mechanics to explain the causality of these injuries. The purpose of this study was to determine the intra and inter-assessor repeatability of a modified Rizzoli Foot Model (RFM) for ballet dancers.

Methods: Six university-level ballet dancers performed the following trials in randomized order, natural stance, turnout plié and stance, and two dynamic trials; turnout rise and flex-point-flex movement. A twelve-camera motion capture system were used to track fourteen reflective markers and one triad on the following segments: shank, entire foot, hindfoot, …

The Reliability Of The Navicular Drop Test And Its Transferability To Dynamic Movement, Joshua Krispin

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Background: Navicular drop can be defined as the distance the navicular tuberosity moves from a standing weight bearing to a standing neutral position, as the subtalar joint moves from a relaxed position to a neutral position. Navicular drop is an important measurement for clinicians used to describe foot function, pronation, and excessive movement seen in several pathologies. Objective: The purpose of this study is to see if navicular drop is influenced by mode or speed of locomotion, if it is will there be other influences such as the forefoot and heel soft tissue, and will those factors influence those measures. …

Concussion Knowledge And Understanding In Ghsa Guardians, Chloe C. Salway

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Context: Concussions are a serious injury that could result in both short and long-term consequences, particularly if not recognized and managed appropriately. Concussion education has been implemented, mostly as a result of Concussion legislation. Coach and athlete concussion education has been evaluated in the literature, however the literature is scarce on parental concussion education.

Purpose: To assess concussion knowledge and understanding in guardians of Georgia High School Association (GHSA) student-athletes that completed the GHSA concussion awareness form, in comparison to those that received additional concussion education.

Methods: This study utilized a prospective cross-sectional descriptive research design. Participants were GHSA guardians …

The Effect Of Sport Participation On Bone, Maggie M. Minett

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Mechanical loading – or physical activity – is essential in the bone remodeling process as well as optimizing the densitometric and geometric properties of bone throughout the lifespan. Participation in sports is a common mode of physical activity that can enhance bone mass accrual at younger ages and facilitate bone mass maintenance at older ages. Research suggests that sport participation continued from adolescence into high school and college provides added benefits on aBMD and cortical bone measures and these benefits remain 10-15 years after retirement from sport. However, in most studies, the higher rates of bone loss after sport cessation …

Associations Between Personality Style, Perceptions Of Health Coaching And Percent Of Starting Weight In Meal Replacement Program Participants, Anne E. Sawyer

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Purpose: To determine if personality style and an individual’s perception of their health coaching experience impact their ability to lose weight and/or maintain weight loss. Methods: An electronic survey was distributed to 20,000 current and past meal replacement program participants. Personality style was assessed via the Ten Item Personality Inventory, providing individual perceptions of each of the Big Five personality domains (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, emotional stability, and openness to experience). The Working Alliance Inventory (Short Revised) was used to assess three key perceptions of health coaching: 1) agreement on the goals of coaching (goal), 2) agreement on the tasks of …

Knowledge And Behavioral Patterns Of Youth Ice Hockey Parents Regarding Sport Concussion: A Pilot Study, Jeff G. Konin, Delaney Horsley

Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice

Purpose: There is an abundance of available concussion education programs for parents of youth ice hockey players. Parents play a vital role in recognizing signs and symptoms of a concussion sustained by a child, and therefore their knowledge and retention of such information is deemed to be very important. The purpose of the pilot survey is identify the general knowledge parents of youth ice hockey players possess regarding concussion. Methods: A survey of a sample of convenience was utilized. Forty-five parents (40 to 49 years of age) of youth ice hockey players were asked to complete a one-page survey to …

Effect Of Electrolyzed High-Ph Alkaline Water On Blood Viscosity In Healthy Adults., Joseph J. Weidman, Ralph E. Holsworth, Bradley Brossman, Daniel J. Cho, John St Cyr, Gregory Fridman

Student Papers, Posters & Projects

BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown fluid replacement beverages ingested after exercise can affect hydration biomarkers. No specific hydration marker is universally accepted as an ideal rehydration parameter following strenuous exercise. Currently, changes in body mass are used as a parameter during post-exercise hydration. Additional parameters are needed to fully appreciate and better understand rehydration following strenuous exercise. This randomized, double-blind, parallel-arm trial assessed the effect of high-pH water on four biomarkers after exercise-induced dehydration.

METHODS: One hundred healthy adults (50 M/50 F, 31 ± 6 years of age) were enrolled at a single clinical research center in Camden, NJ and …

Wearable Imu For Shoulder Injury Prevention In Overhead Sports, Samir A. Rawashdeh, Derek A. Rafeldt, Timothy L. Uhl

Physical Therapy Faculty Publications

Body-worn inertial sensors have enabled motion capture outside of the laboratory setting. In this work, an inertial measurement unit was attached to the upper arm to track and discriminate between shoulder motion gestures in order to help prevent shoulder over-use injuries in athletics through real-time preventative feedback. We present a detection and classification approach that can be used to count the number of times certain motion gestures occur. The application presented involves tracking baseball throws and volleyball serves, which are common overhead movements that can lead to shoulder and elbow overuse injuries. Eleven subjects are recruited to collect training, testing, …

The Relevance Of Sex Differences In Performance Fatigability, Sandra K. Hunter

Exercise Science Faculty Research and Publications

Performance fatigability differs between men and women for a range of fatiguing tasks. Women are usually less fatigable than men, and this is most widely described for isometric fatiguing contractions and some dynamic tasks. The sex difference in fatigability is specific to the task demands so that one mechanism is not universal, including any sex differences in skeletal muscle physiology, muscle perfusion, and voluntary activation. However, there are substantial knowledge gaps about the task dependency of the sex differences in fatigability, the involved mechanisms, and the relevance to clinical populations and with advanced age. The knowledge gaps are in part …

Cleveland Clinic Summer Scholars Program, Monica Singh

Trick to the Treat of Internships and Research

No abstract provided.

A Comparison Of Cervical And Trunk Musculoskeletal Characteristics Between Female And Male Army Helicopter Pilots, Takashi Nagai, Karen A. Keenan, John P. Abt, Timothy C. Sell, Brian W. Smalley, Michael D. Wirt, Scott M. Lephart

International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace

Introduction: Neck pain (NP) and low back pain (LBP) are prevalent among military helicopter pilots. Although there have been few studies on sex differences in the NP/LBP prevalence in this population, females are shown to be at a greater risk of NP/LBP in civilian studies. This disparity may be due to musculoskeletal characteristics differences that predispose females for NP/LBP. The purpose of this study was to compare cervical and trunk musculoskeletal characteristics between male and female pilots. Methods: A total of 8 female pilots (Age: 27.6 ± 4.2yrs, HT: 166.1 ± 7.7cm, WT: 67.9 ± 10.6kg) were tested, and they …

Management And Rehabilitation Strategies Following Ied Related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury In Civilian Settings - What To Expect And How To Optimize Recovery From Mtbi, Stefanie Podlog (Nee Schulte), Leslie W. Podlog, Wesley C. Kory Tsgt, William J. Brown Ltc

Athletic Training Collection

The wide array of psychological and physical responses following an IED bombing may reduce the likelihood that appropriate assessment and recovery from mTBI occur. Such a situation is problematic as mTBI itself may negatively influence the recovery from the traumatic event or associated injuries if not diagnosed and managed properly. Consequently, the overall aim of this article is to better inform healthcare practitioners, patients, and patients’ social support networkabout the nature of IED-related mild traumatic brain injuries. In so doing, we hope to facilitate enhanced assessment, management, and rehabilitation of this injury. In particular, the specific goals of the review …

Examining The Relationship Between Sport And Health Among Usa Women: An Analysis Of The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, Jennifer R. Pharr, Nancy L. Lough

Environmental & Global Health Faculty Research

Background Research has been conducted linking sports participation and health in childhood and adolescence; however, little is known about the contribution of sport to women's health. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between sport and women's health in the USA by analyzing data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Methods This study was a secondary data analysis of the 2013 national BRFSS survey. Unlike the BRFSS core component from previous years, in 2013, participants were questioned extensively about their physical activity behaviors. Seventy-six different activities were identified by the participants. Two researchers categorized the …

Preventing Sports Injuries, Chris Fagerness

Staff Work

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Inter-Rater Agreement Of The Visually Rated Single-Leg Squat Assessment, Christopher Ballance, Daniel Clifton, Eric Schussler, Angie Beisner, Jimmy Onate

Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Acute Aerobic Exercise On Hemostasis In Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients, Ryan A. Martin

Masters Theses, 2010-2019

Purpose: To determine the hemostatic response after acute aerobic exercise in Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA). Methods: Eighteen males were recruited from the university and local community. Individuals who presented evidence of cardiovascular, pulmonary, or metabolic disease were excluded. Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) > 5 was criteria for OSA. Subjects performed a treadmill exercise test at 35% and 70% predicted VO₂reserve during the morning hours. Pre exercise blood samples were obtained after 15 minutes supine rest and within two minutes following exercise. Repeated Measures ANOVA were performed for Factor VIII antigen, tPA antigen, tPA activity, and PAI-1 activity across two time …

An Epidemiological Look At Injuries Among High School Athletes Participating In A Variety Of Sports For Both Sexes, Emily H. Wills

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Physical activity is part of a healthy lifestyle, but participating in athletic activities like team sports can lead to injury. This study was designed to find the differences in types of high school sports injuries and how frequently these injuries occur among different sports and between males and females. A survey was given to members of the football, boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball teams of a central Appalachian high school. The highest rate of injury was found in girls’ basketball at 86.7%, followed by football at 85.2%, boys’ basketball at 70.6%, softball and volleyball each at 69.2%, …