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{"title":"Video Analysis of Elite American Football Athletes During Vertical Jump.","authors":"John L Grace, Meghan E Hancock, Madison L Malone, Bahman Adlou, Jerad J Kosek, Hannah R Houde, Christopher M Wilburn, Wendi H Weimar","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S481805","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OAJSM.S481805","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The National Football League (NFL) combine tests the athleticism of prospects competing for the draft. The vertical jump is included to test lower extremity power, yet the components which lead to the greatest performance remain elusive. Therefore, this study aimed to utilize a sample of elite athletes to analyze vertical jump components associated with increased performance and the relationship between vertical jump performance and rookie-year success.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Videos of 50 NFL prospects performing the vertical jump task were analyzed for various countermovement jump components. Regression analyses examined the components in relation to normalized jump height and rookie Approximate Value (AV) using an alpha level of 0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>After analysis, only the overall model for normalized jump height was statistically significant (R^2^ = 0.69, p = 0.002).</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>While no single variable predicted jump height, distinct strategies were evident between the top and bottom 25% performers based on component correlations. The regression model approached significance in predicting rookie AV (R^2^ = 0.94, p = 0.052), with notable components like heel pauses for skilled positions and greater knee flexion for linemen. By creating models that can predict jump height or AV, variables can be identified that can be used to improve one's jump height or, in the case of AV, that can be used to predict which draft prospects will perform better in the NFL.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"197-208"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-12-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11624661/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142803137","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exercise into Pain in Chronic Rotator Cuff-Related Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial with 6-Month Follow-Up.","authors":"Claudia Cavaggion, Alejandro Luque-Suarez, Lennard Voogt, Birgit Juul-Kristensen, Guy Wollants, Lucas Beke, Erik Fransen, Filip Struyf","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S483272","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OAJSM.S483272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Exercise therapy is the first-line treatment in rotator cuff-related shoulder pain (RCRSP), and diverse types of exercise seem effective. However, it is not still clear if painful exercise should be allowed or avoided during exercises. The objective of this study was to investigate if exercise into pain is more effective than no pain in RCRSP.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>A randomized controlled trial was conducted in a physiotherapy clinic in Belgium. Forty-three participants with chronic RCRSP were randomly allocated to G1 (exercising into pain) or G2 (exercising without pain) in a 12-week intervention with 6-month follow-up. Primary outcome was the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI); secondary outcomes were pain intensity, fear-avoidance beliefs, fear of pain, quality of life, strength, and range of motion. Outcomes were measured at baseline (T0), after 9 weeks (T1), 12 weeks (T2), and 6 months (T3) from the first session and analysed with linear mixed models.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>No between-group difference in SPADI (time-by-group interaction, p = 0.25) up to 6 months was found, with mean difference (G1-G2) at T1 = 5.78 (CI95%: -3.43,14.59; p = 0.33), at T2 = 0.93 (CI95%: -7.20,9.05; p = 0.82), at T3 = 4.15 (CI95%: -2.61,10.92; p = 0.33). No between-group differences were found for any other outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Pain provocation seems not to be necessary in RCRSP for achieving successful treatment effect in pain and disability reduction, fear-related beliefs, and quality of life up to 6 months.</p><p><strong>Trial registration: </strong>ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04553289.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"181-196"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11616428/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Achilles Tendon Pain in Male Professional Football Players - A Prospective Five-Season Study of 88 Injuries from the UEFA Elite Club Injury Study.","authors":"Markus Waldén, Mariann Gajhede Knudsen, Jan Ekstrand, Martin Hägglund, Pieter D'Hooghe, Håkan Alfredson, Håkan Bengtsson","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S493843","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OAJSM.S493843","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The objective was to describe the location, examination procedures, diagnoses, and treatment for gradual-onset Achilles tendon pain in male professional football (soccer) players.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Forty-seven teams were followed prospectively for at least one season from 2013/14 to 2017/18. Time-loss injuries were recorded by the teams' medical staffs. For all non-contact Achilles tendon injuries, a specific Achilles tendon form was sent to teams.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There were 88 time-loss injuries recorded with gradual-onset Achilles tendon pain amongst 72 players; 22 (25%) of them were severe lasting more than four weeks including one career-ending injury. The specific form was returned for 78 injuries (89%) with 55 cases (71%) having midportion and 23 cases (29%) insertional pain. There were 51 cases (65%) being examined with ultrasound and 29 cases (37%) with magnetic resonance imaging, both modalities being used in 18 cases (23%). Tendinopathy was the most frequently reported main diagnosis both for midportion and insertional pain with 60 cases (77%), but multiple diagnoses were recorded in 21 cases (27%). Surgery was performed in six cases (8%), and the majority of players were exposed to several non-surgical treatments in various combinations, with eccentric training and cryotherapy being most frequent with 52 cases (72%) each.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Tendinopathy was the most frequent diagnosis both for midportion and insertional pain. Imaging was carried out for most injuries. A majority of injuries were managed non-surgically, with eccentric training and cryotherapy being the most frequently applied treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"171-179"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11559445/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142631634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Quadriceps Muscle Geometry and Strength Throughout Maturation in National-Level Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Paul Ritsche, Ralf Roth, Thomas Bernhard, Lukas Nebiker, Eric Lichtenstein, Martino Franchi, Jörg Spörri, Oliver Faude","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S482796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S482796","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Adolescent soccer players experience distinct physiological changes due to chronological and biological maturation, impacting their soccer performance. Here, we explored age-related variations and associations between quadriceps geometry and strength in male national-level adolescent soccer players.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>We used ultrasonography to examine the regional architecture and morphology of the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles, and we assessed knee extension strength by isometric and isokinetic dynamometry. Players were categorized into four age groups: under (U) 15 (n=18, age=13.7±0.5 years), U16 (n=15, age=14.7±0.5), U17 (n=19, age=15.7±0.5), U18 (n=18, age=16.7±0.5) and U21 (n=25, age=18.5±0.5).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The absolute and relative strengths were higher in the U16 compared to U15 by 12-15% and 6-8%, 11-12% and 6-7% in the U17 compared to U16, 5-7% and -1-2% in the U18 compared to U17 and 0-15% and -1-11% in the U21 compared to U18 age groups, respectively. VL architecture did not change relevantly between the age groups. The muscle anatomical cross-sectional area (ACSA) of the VL and RF differed non-uniformly and muscle region-specific by 10-36%, with highest values in the U21 age group. Moderate correlations between the VL architecture and knee extension strength in both legs were observed only in the U16 age group. The quadriceps ACSA showed age-specific correlations with knee extension strength.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our findings highlight non-uniform differences in quadriceps muscle morphology and absolute and relative strength among male national-level adolescent soccer players in different age groups. The correlations observed between muscle morphology or architecture and strength were muscle, muscle region, leg and age dependent.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"159-170"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11498040/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142512730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How Athletic Swiss Patients Experience Their Return to Sports After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Results from a Retrospective Self-Assessment.","authors":"Dominik Herzog, Werner Vach, Thomas Schwamborn, Franziska Saxer","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S464765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S464765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) ruptures are frequent injuries, especially in athletes. Return to sports after reconstruction of the ligament is a frequently debated topic and of high relevance for these patients. It is mostly achieved at 9-12 months post-surgery. However, the risk of subsequent knee injuries is high and psychological factors play an important role in the process and success of returning to sports. Little is known about patients' perception of their journey returning to sports. This study aims to fill the gap.</p><p><strong>Material and methods: </strong>The study aimed to include patients treated surgically for an ACL injury over 5 years at a specialized sports-medicine clinic. Patients were surveyed on the impact of the injury on their lives, their return to sports experience, and medical history.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 100 (of 474) patients aged 35.9 years responded. Within 5 years, 19% experienced a reoperation and 23% a new knee injury. Overall, 83% of patients returned to their main sport, 72% reached their pre-injury level. However, 45% reported at least one distinct or severe consequence of their ACL injury. The ability to return to sports had more impact on the perception of the course of treatment than the experience of new injuries or surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The rate of successful return to sports was comparable to previous reports despite a higher average age in this cohort. A successful return to sports seems to be a major determinant for the perception of impact from the injury and may be more important than the avoidance of repeat trauma.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"141-158"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11481995/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142480459","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Differences in Mental Health Characteristics of Japanese Athletes in Outpatient Clinics Pre- and Post-Covid-19: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Observational Study.","authors":"Tatsuya Yamaguchi, Akari Kitahara, Kazuki Sato, Masaru Mimura","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S472643","DOIUrl":"10.2147/OAJSM.S472643","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the differences in characteristics between Japanese athletes who visited mental health outpatient clinics before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Athletes who visited various healthcare facilities between 2018 and 2022 were considered. The independent variable was the timing of outpatient mental health clinic visits-either before or after COVID-19. The primary outcome was the F classification based on the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision. We collected data on clinical psychiatric diagnoses, age, sex, referral pathway, and sports-related information such as the type of sport, level of contact, individual/team sport, involvement duration, and athletic competition level. Between-group comparisons were performed among the pre- and post-COVID-19 groups using the <i>t</i>-test, Mann-Whitney test, and chi-square test.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Eighty-six athletes (37 before COVID-19 and 49 after COVID-19) were deemed eligible for the study. No significant differences were detected between the pre- and post-COVID-19 groups. However, subgroup analyses revealed a significant increase in anxiety-related disorders among female athletes and in participation in individual sports among male athletes in the post-COVID-19 group compared with the pre-COVID-19 group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The increased anxiety among female athletes and the increased participation in individual sports among male athletes suggest that these groups should be a high-priority target for early intervention and prevention strategies. This study contributes to our understanding of how COVID-19 has affected the mental health of athletes seeking medical treatment in Japan, and it highlights which segments of the Japanese athlete population may be more vulnerable to mental health issues in the post-COVID-19 era. Although the sample size is small, this study also provides valuable insights for practitioners on how to target specific segments of the athlete population for the implementation of interventions aimed at mitigating the development of mental health issues after COVID-19.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"129-140"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11444074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142362443","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hyperthermia and Exertional Heatstroke During Running, Cycling, Open Water Swimming, and Triathlon Events.","authors":"Lawrence E Armstrong, Evan C Johnson, William M Adams, John F Jardine","doi":"10.2147/OAJSM.S482959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/OAJSM.S482959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Few previous epidemiological studies, sports medicine position statements, and expert panel consensus reports have evaluated the similarities and differences of hyperthermia and exertional heatstroke (EHS) during endurance running, cycling, open water swimming, and triathlon competitions. Accordingly, we conducted manual online searches of the PubMed and Google Scholar databases using pre-defined inclusion criteria. The initial manual screenings of 1192 article titles and abstracts, and subsequent reviews of full-length pdf versions identified 80 articles that were acceptable for inclusion. These articles indicated that event medical teams recognized hyperthermia and EHS in the majority of running and triathlon field studies (range, 58.8 to 85.7%), whereas few reports of hyperthermia and EHS appeared in cycling and open water swimming field studies (range, 0 to 20%). Sports medicine position statements and consensus reports also exhibited these event-specific differences. Thus, we proposed mechanisms that involved physiological effector responses (sweating, increased skin blood flow) and biophysical heat transfer to the environment (evaporation, convection, radiation, and conduction). We anticipate that the above information will help race directors to distribute pre-race safety advice to athletes and will assist medical directors to better allocate medical resources (eg, staff number and skill sets, medical equipment) and optimize the management of hyperthermia and EHS.</p>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"15 ","pages":"111-127"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11438465/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142332083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Physical Progress of a Professional Scottish Soccer Academy Over a Ten-Year Period","authors":"Thomas P Craig, Patrick Maughan, Michael Peter McArdle, David R Clark, Donald Reid","doi":"10.2147/oajsm.s477808","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/oajsm.s477808","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Background:</strong> Increases in high-intensity locomotor activity of match play have been recorded in elite soccer. This places an onus on academy practitioners to develop players for the future demands of the game. At an academy level, locomotor data are not available for analysis over a longitudinal period, and thus changes can only be assessed with physical attribute assessment. The aim of the present study is to establish if changes in physical capacity were observed in a professional Scottish soccer academy over a ten-year period.<br/><strong>Methods:</strong> A retrospective analysis was completed where linear mixed effect (LME) models were individually fitted to explain variation across each measure of physical capacity. Model selection was undertaken with likelihood ratio tests where the initial complex models were compared to simpler nested models to arrive at the final model by maximum likelihood.<br/><strong>Results:</strong> The main findings were that most recent players’ sprint test data revealed a significant improvement in 5m, 10m and 20m sprint performance, greater increases in CMJ performance in older age groups, and greater increases in YYIR1 performance at U13 and U14. Most physical results showed increased performance with greater relative height and weight.<br/><strong>Conclusion:</strong> Players recruited more recently to academies are fitter than they were previously. Reference values within clubs that establish first team requirements will contribute to appropriate planning and implementation of training.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Sweat to Strain: An Epidemiological Analysis of Training-Related Injuries in CrossFit®","authors":"Julia Elisabeth Lenz, Dominik Szymski, Jonas Krueckel, Johannes Weber, Felix Krieger, Thomas Karius, Rainer Meffert, Volker Alt, Kai Fehske","doi":"10.2147/oajsm.s469411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/oajsm.s469411","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;strong&gt;Purpose:&lt;/strong&gt; This study aims to conduct an epidemiological investigation into the types and causes of injuries during CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; training in Germany.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patients and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; Voluntary athletes from various German CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; gyms participated, providing personal information, training habits, and details on injuries through a standardized questionnaire.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Results:&lt;/strong&gt; The study involved 308 participants, with an equal sex split, a peak age of 20– 40, and a BMI of 24.3 ± 3.3 kg/m&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;. Most participants trained for over two years (49.4%), primarily in supervised groups. Motivations for engaging in CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; included health prevention (33.1%), athletic training (32.8%), and work-life balance support (17%). Injuries were reported by 28.6% of participants, with 61.4% experiencing single injuries. The majority of injuries (55.3%) occurred during the middle of workouts. Injury types included wounds (23.3%), contusions, sprains, or strains (cumulative 30.8%), and fractures (2.9%). Almost all injured individuals (96.5%) had a time-loss injury, with a return to sport ranging from a day to over three months. Treatments varied, with 50.6% not requiring medical intervention, 34.1% undergoing physiotherapy, 21.2% receiving medication and 8.2% needing surgery. Barbell exercises, notably Snatch and Clean, were main exercises with association to injuries, accounting for 36.3%. The Box Jump stood out as the exercise with the highest isolated injury prevalence (14.3%). Notable injury causes included falls during Pull-Ups and lumbar disc herniation linked to Deadlifts. Following injuries, 45.8% of participants made training adjustments.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/strong&gt; This study provides an epidemiological investigation into the types and causes of injuries during CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; training in Germany. The shoulder and knee joint exhibited the highest injury prevalence. Barbell exercises, box jumps, and bar pull-ups were identified as major exercises with association to injuries. Prevention through technical training and the incorporation of soft boxes could reduce the risk of injuries in CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt;.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Plain Language Summary:&lt;/strong&gt; This study looks at the types and causes of injuries during CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; training in Germany. A total of 308 CrossFit&lt;sup&gt;®&lt;/sup&gt; athletes took part, with an equal number of men and women, mostly aged 20-40, and an average BMI of 24.3 ± 3.3 kg/m². Most had trained for over two years, often in supervised groups, and were motivated by health, fitness, and balancing work and life.&lt;br/&gt;About 28.6% of participants reported injuries, mostly single injuries happening in the middle of workouts. The types of injuries included cuts, bruises, sprains, strains, and fractures, with the shoulder and knee being the most commonly affected areas. Notably, exercises involving barbells like the Snatch and Clean caused a significant num","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141932634","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Do Combined Oculomotor and Bimanual Coordination Exercises Instantly Stabilize Balance in Athletes?","authors":"Yuki Matsuura, Yosuke Sakairi, Haruki Sato, Koki Takiura","doi":"10.2147/oajsm.s472125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2147/oajsm.s472125","url":null,"abstract":"<strong>Purpose:</strong> This study examined the immediate effects of oculomotor and bimanual coordination exercises, as well as a combination of the two, on stability of balance in athletes.<br/><strong>Patients and Methods:</strong> Changes in center-of-gravity sway were measured in 30 college student athletes before and after the following three exercise conditions: 1) oculomotor exercises, 2) bimanual coordination exercises, and 3) a combination of oculomotor and bimanual coordination exercises (1+2). The order of these exercises was counterbalanced.<br/><strong>Results:</strong> The combination of exercises (condition 3) reduced large swaying during balancing and immediately increased postural stability. Moreover, the oculomotor and bimanual coordination exercises (conditions 1 and 2) immediately reduced large sway during balancing when performed independently. Thus, the present study revealed that the combination of oculomotor and bimanual coordination exercises immediately reduced accidental swaying during balancing and also improved postural stability.<br/><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This combination could be effective as an immediate balance adjustment method for athletes.<br/><br/><strong>Keywords:</strong> postural stability, warming up, balance training, oculomotor exercise, bimanual coordination exercise<br/>","PeriodicalId":51644,"journal":{"name":"Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141722176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}