Sibel Bozgeyik, Gizem Irem Kinikli, Yusuf Topal, Muharrem Gökhan Beydagi, Egemen Turhan, Hasan Erkan Kilinç, Hande Güney-Deniz
{"title":"Supervised exercises have superior effects compared to home-based exercises for patients with knee osteoarthritis following platelet-rich plasma injection.","authors":"Sibel Bozgeyik, Gizem Irem Kinikli, Yusuf Topal, Muharrem Gökhan Beydagi, Egemen Turhan, Hasan Erkan Kilinç, Hande Güney-Deniz","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102920","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102920","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the study was to compare the effectiveness of physiotherapist-supervised and home-based exercises after platelet-rich-plasma (PRP) injection in knee osteoarthritis (OA). Thirty women (mean age = 57.83 ± 7.26 years; mean weight = 72.13 ± 15.54 kg; mean height = 158.40 ± 4.49 cm; mean body mass index = 28.75 ± 6.18 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) were included. Patients randomized either supervised or home-basedexercise-group after PRP. Both groups performed 6-week (3 times/week) exercise. Pain, hip and knee muscle strength, and knee functions were assessed before and after exercise. The median improvement in the pain from baseline to 6<sup>th</sup> week was 3.80 (2.85-5.55) point in-supervised-exercise-group while it was 0.60 (-0.10-2.55) point in home-based-exercise-group (p = 0.002). The median improvement in knee function was 22.91 (13.02-30.20) in supervised-exercise-group overtime (p < 0.001). There was no improvement in knee function following home-based exercises (p = 1.000). The supervised-exercise-group revealed a significant improvement in hip (median difference = 32.00 (8.30-88.95), p = 0.011); quadriceps (median difference = 32.10 (21.65-60.05), p = 0.001) and hamstring (median difference = 27.90 (7.95-37.65), p = 0.022) strength overtime. The physiotherapist-supervised exercises after PRP had better effects on pain and knee function than the home-based exercises.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40536998","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohammad Fallah Mohammadi, Komeil Dashti Rostami, Sedighe Shabanzadeh, Sayed Esmaeil Hosseininejad, Salman Ghaffari, Abbey Thomas
{"title":"Does core stability training improve hopping performance and kinetic asymmetries during single-leg landing in anterior cruciate ligament reconstructed patients?","authors":"Mohammad Fallah Mohammadi, Komeil Dashti Rostami, Sedighe Shabanzadeh, Sayed Esmaeil Hosseininejad, Salman Ghaffari, Abbey Thomas","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102919","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Safe return to sport (RTS) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) surgery is important. Core stabilization is common within rehabilitation, but its influence on hopping performance and single-leg landing kinetics among athletes post-ACLR is unclear. Twenty-four male professional athletes who had ACL reconstruction surgery (time since surgery = 11.47 ± 1.55 months) were recruited and randomly assigned to exercise (n = 12) and control (n = 12) groups. Exercise group received an 8-week core stability exercise program. Limb symmetry index (LSI) for single-leg hop for distance (SLH) and triple hop (TRH) tests, and single-leg landing kinetics (multidirectional ground reaction forces) were measured pre- and post-intervention. In post-test, the participants in exercise group were more symmetrical in SLH (P = .04, CI = 0.01-7.68) and TRH (P = .01, CI = 0.28-11.1) distances. They also improved their LSI values for vertical ground reaction force (vGRF), though not significantly (P < .05). LSI for anteroposterior (a-p) and mediolateral (m-l) GRFs remained unchanged for participants of both groups. Our findings indicate the positive effect of core exercise on decreasing between-limb asymmetries during SLH and TRH tests. Our results demonstrate that despite lack of change in kinetics, functional performance is more symmetrical following core stability training.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40610012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mabliny Thuany, Douglas Vieira, Volker Scheer, Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Aïna Chalabaev, Pantelis T Nikolaidis, Katja Weiss, Beat Knechtle, Thayse Natacha Gomes
{"title":"Fear of failure in Brazilian runners.","authors":"Mabliny Thuany, Douglas Vieira, Volker Scheer, Nejmeddine Ouerghi, Aïna Chalabaev, Pantelis T Nikolaidis, Katja Weiss, Beat Knechtle, Thayse Natacha Gomes","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102921","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102921","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aims to investigate the fear or failure (FoF) in Brazilian runners of both sex, performance levels and age categories, as well as to verify the relationship between FoF and socioeconomic status (SES). Sample size as composed by 916. Age, sex, body height, body weight, SES, and running pace were self-reported. The Multidimensional Questionnaire of FoF was applied in an online platform. Running pace, and SES were categorized and processed through multivariate analysis and Spearman correlations, with the p-value set at 0.05. Female runners with better performance (2.13 ± 0.74) and younger (2.16 ± 0.80), as a well as male runners with worse performance (2.04 ± 0.69) and older (2.04 ± 0.89) presented the highest values of FoF. Among women, SES was negatively associated with FoF (r = -0.144; p = 0.006), while a positive association between running pace and SES was observed among men (r = 0.290; p < 0.001). Non-professional Brazilian runners presented low values of FoF.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40612864","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yavuz Lima, Nevzad Denerel, Sergen Devran, Simon Rice, Bülent Bayraktar
{"title":"Which athletes are more vulnerable to mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 crisis? A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Yavuz Lima, Nevzad Denerel, Sergen Devran, Simon Rice, Bülent Bayraktar","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102917","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The present study evaluated the mental health (MH) of athletes according to a range of variables, including SARS-CoV-2 infection status and sport-specific factors. An online survey was sent to 1636 Turkish professional athletes incorporating standardized scales assessing athlete-specific stress, depression, and anxiety. A total of 579 professional athletes (29% SARS-CoV-2 positive) participated in the study. While female athletes reported higher anxiety scores than males (p < 0.01), the depression scores of the athletes who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 were significantly higher than athletes who were not infected (p = 0.03). Higher athlete-specific stress, depression, and anxiety scores were associated with participating in an individual sport, experiencing chronic pain, severe sports injury history, and performance concerns (all p < 0.01). MH symptoms in athletes were associated with being infected with SARS-CoV-2, female gender, participating in an individual sport, and performance concerns. MH assessments should be undertaken with athletes to detect vulnerabilities and enable appropriate and timely MH interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40612842","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yasemin Guzel, Muhammed M Atakan, Jose L Areta, Huseyin H Turnagol, Sukran N Kosar
{"title":"Ten weeks of low-volume walking training improve cardiometabolic health and body composition in sedentary postmenopausal women with obesity without affecting markers of bone metabolism.","authors":"Yasemin Guzel, Muhammed M Atakan, Jose L Areta, Huseyin H Turnagol, Sukran N Kosar","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2113877","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2113877","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine the effects of walking exercise to induce a mild energy deficit and to improve body composition and metabolic status in postmenopausal women (PMW) with obesity as means of minimizing endocrine disruption and maintaining bone health. Twenty-four PMW with obesity (age: 55.0 ± 3.7 y, BMI: 32.9 ± 4.2 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, percent body fat: 46.2 ± 3.6%) were randomly assigned into either exercise (n = 12) or control (n = 12) groups. Exercise group participated in a-10 week supervised progressive walking programme and control group maintained regular habits. Pre- and post-training assessments included body composition, bone mass, peak oxygen uptake (<math><mrow><mrow><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></mrow></math>O<sub>2peak</sub>), osteocalcin, bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP), type I collagen cross-linked C-telopeptide (CTX)glucose, glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c)), leptin and adiponectin. Results: Following the training program, body weight (2.6%; <i>p</i> < 0.001), fat mass (4.5%; <i>p</i> = 0.002), resting glucose (6.8%; <i>p</i> = 0.017), and HbA1c (3.7%; <i>p</i> = 0.047) decreased, while relative <math><mrow><mrow><mover><mi>V</mi><mo>˙</mo></mover></mrow></mrow></math>O<sub>2peak</sub> (16%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) increased in the exercise group. Leptin, adiponectin, CTX, osteocalcin or BAP did not change in either group. In conclusion, small dose of aerobic exercise improves key markers of metabolic health in PMW with obesity without negatively affecting markers of bone metabolism.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40632730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jyotpal Singh, Chase J Ellingson, Cody A Ellingson, Parker Scott, J Patrick Neary
{"title":"Cardiac cycle timing and contractility following acute sport-related concussion.","authors":"Jyotpal Singh, Chase J Ellingson, Cody A Ellingson, Parker Scott, J Patrick Neary","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102918","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102918","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cardiac sequelae following sport-related concussion are not well understood. This study describes changes in the cardiac cycle timing intervals and contractility parameters during the acute phase of concussion. Twelve athletes (21 ± 2 years, height = 182 ± 9 cm, mass = 86 ± 15 kg, BMI = 26 ± 3 kg/m<sup>2</sup>) were assessed within 5 days of sustaining a diagnosed concussion against their own pre-season baseline. A non-invasive cardiac sensor (LLA Recordis<sup>TM</sup>) was used to record the cardiac cycle parameters of the heart for 1 minute during supine rest. Cardiac cycle timing intervals (Isovolumic relaxation and contraction time, Mitral valve open to E wave, Rapid ejection period, Atrial systole to mitral valve closure, Systole, and Diastole) and contractile forces (Twist force and Atrial systole: AS) were compared. Systolic time significantly decreased during acute concussion (p = 0.034). Magnitude of AS significantly increased during acute concussion (p = 0.013). These results imply that concussion can result in altered systolic function.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40516514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jamie Salter, Ross Julian, Stijn V Mentzel, Alastair Hamilton, Jonathan D Hughes, Mark De St Croix
{"title":"Maturity status influences perceived training load and neuromuscular performance during an academy soccer season.","authors":"Jamie Salter, Ross Julian, Stijn V Mentzel, Alastair Hamilton, Jonathan D Hughes, Mark De St Croix","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102916","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102916","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Commonly we see large within-age-group variations in physique, including body mass, stature, and percentages of predicted adult height, which suggests that age-specified training loads are flawed. Aims were to investigate how maturation impacts training load and neuromuscular response within academy soccer and to provide recommendations for practitioners. Fifty-five male soccer players (age 14.5 ± 1.2 years; stature 172 ± 10 cm; body mass 59.8 ± 10 kg; 94.1 ± 1.8% predicted adult height) reported differential ratings of perceived exertion (AU) across a season. Neuromuscular performance (countermovement jump, reactive strength index, absolute and relative leg stiffness) was measured at three time points across the season. Perceived exertion and neuromuscular performance were examined using linear mixed modelling, supplemented with non-clinical magnitude-based decisions. Analysis indicates every 5% increase in maturity status results in players perceiving overall session intensity 6.9 AU lower and 13.9 AU lower for a 10% maturity shift. Both 5% and 10% changes in maturity most likely resulted in higher countermovement jump, with likely to very likely differences observed for RSI and ABS. Maturity substantially influences neuromuscular performance over the season. Therefore, maturity-specific load prescription may prevent significant within age-group differences in accumulated load, possibly reducing injury risk and/or burnout.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40634276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Avinash Chandran, Adrian J Boltz, Benjamin L Brett, Samuel R Walton, Hannah J Robison, Christy L Collins, Johna K Register-Mihalik, Jason P Mihalik
{"title":"Patterns and predictors of concussion symptom presentations in NCAA athletes.","authors":"Avinash Chandran, Adrian J Boltz, Benjamin L Brett, Samuel R Walton, Hannah J Robison, Christy L Collins, Johna K Register-Mihalik, Jason P Mihalik","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2105218","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2105218","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sport-related concussion (SRC) is a complex injury, and SRCs are notably prevalent among National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) athletes. We analysed SRCs and associated exposure data collected within the NCAA Injury Surveillance Program during 2014-2019. A total of 1,709 SRCs were reported with complete symptom profiles during the study period (Women's sports n = 499; Men's sports n = 1,210). Event type and academic class year most commonly predicted specific symptom presentations among athletes in men's sports, while symptom presentation among athletes in women's sports was most commonly predicted by class year and sport classification. We observed 78 and 69 significant pairwise symptom dependencies in men's and women's sports athletes, respectively; odds of longer symptom resolution time were higher with greater counts of symptoms with strongest cross-domain associations. Our findings highlight several contextual predictors of specific symptom presentations and identify parsimonious symptom subsets that may indicate protracted recovery among men's and women's sports athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40663252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lauren Haworth, Robyn Aitkenhead, David Grecic, Ambreen Chohan
{"title":"Understanding experience, knowledge and perceived challenges related to bra fit for sports participation: a scoping review.","authors":"Lauren Haworth, Robyn Aitkenhead, David Grecic, Ambreen Chohan","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102922","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2102922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The breasts are reported as the fourth largest barrier to participation in physical activity (PA). This scoping review provides a comprehensive understanding of experiences, knowledge and challenges relating to bra fit and sports participation. The search strategy was adopted by the Preferred Reporting Items for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines and multiple databases were searched. All research was in English and within the last 20 years. Exclusion criteria excluded reviews, male participants and the inability to locate or access full-text articles. The JBI critical appraisal tool assessed methodological quality. Twenty-three studies were included. Key themes from the studies are breast motion during PA, sports bra design, perceived barriers to participation in PA and education/knowledge of breast support and bra fit. Increasing breast support reduces breast movement during PA yet breast motion and bra fit are still the most common breast concerns for females. This is likely influenced by poor breast knowledge, leading to poor breast support choices. Future research should explore to what extent breast motion, knowledge and bra fit influences sport participation, and this research should include a more diverse range of adult ages, cup sizes, ethnicities and PA levels to provide a wider understanding.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2024-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40607414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexa E Walter, James R Wilkes, Madeleine Scaramuzzo, Tesa Johns-Bostick, Scott Lynch, Wayne Sebastianelli, Peter Seidenberg, Tim Bream, Semyon M Slobounov
{"title":"Head acceleration event exposure and cognitive and functional outcomes: a comparison of multiple football seasons.","authors":"Alexa E Walter, James R Wilkes, Madeleine Scaramuzzo, Tesa Johns-Bostick, Scott Lynch, Wayne Sebastianelli, Peter Seidenberg, Tim Bream, Semyon M Slobounov","doi":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2090249","DOIUrl":"10.1080/15438627.2022.2090249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Athletes in contact sports are exposed to repetitive impacts as an inherent part of sport. There is concern over the accumulative effect; however, much is still unknown regarding their short-term effects. This study investigated impact accumulation and outcomes over three seasons (2015, 2017, 2019) in NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision players. Impacts were recorded using helmet accelerometers, and virtual reality testing (VR) was done across the season. Incidence rates for impacts (total; ≥25 G to <80 G; ≥80 G) all significantly differed by season (<i>p</i> < 0.05). VR scores changed across the seasons, specifically significant decreases in spatial memory (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in 2015, significant changes in balance and spatial memory (<i>p</i> < 0.05) in 2017, and no significant changes in 2019. Linear regressions predicting VR change score by impact incidence rate were nonsignificant. Monitoring exposure to impacts and changes in outcomes is useful; however, results are fluid, and many factors could indirectly have protective effects on athletes.</p>","PeriodicalId":20958,"journal":{"name":"Research in Sports Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77406376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}