Links between musculoskeletal screening and lower back/lower limb injury in Australian first class cricketers: A 3 year prospective study

2010 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. e43-e44
Author(s):  
K. Sims ◽  
M. Portus ◽  
M. Pfitzner ◽  
P. Farhart ◽  
J. Orchard
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Lower Back

Foot core strengthening: relevance in injury prevention and rehabilitation for runners

2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation ◽  
Plantar Fascia ◽  
Core Stability ◽  
Tibialis Posterior ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Plantar Fasciopathy ◽  
Intrinsic Foot Muscles

The human foot is a flexible structure characterized by a pronounced medial longitudinal arch (MLA) that compresses and recoils during running. That process is actively driven by the intrinsic foot muscles and requires a proper stability of the MLA. This introduces the concept of foot core stability. Because the intrinsic foot muscles are often neglected by clinicians and researchers, the purpose of this article is to provide some guidelines for incorporating foot core training in prevention or rehabilitation programmes for runners. The intrinsic foot muscles play a key role in postural control and maintain balance during single leg stance by controlling the height of the MLA and the foot pronation. During running, these muscles lengthen eccentrically during the absorption phase and subsequently shorten as the arch recoils during the propulsive phase, functioning in parallel to the plantar fascia. As a consequence, the dysfunction or weakness of the MLA active support may lead to injuries (e.g. plantar fasciopathy, Achilles or Tibialis posterior tendinopathy, metatarsalgia or medial tibial stress syndrome), due to numerous biomechanical cascades and mechanisms. In order to counteract or prevent these impairments, there are two ways for enhancing the foot core stability. Firstly in terms of volitional control of the intrinsic foot muscles, the “short foot exercise” must be practiced. Secondly strengthening sessions using neuromuscular electrical stimulation of these muscles seem to be a promising strategy in order to support the MLA and control the pronation during running. Practically, the foot core strengthening protocol may beneficiate not only the runners affected by excessive pronation related injuries but also those who sustained a long term lower limb injury and may be affected by a detraining process. In addition we warmly recommend integrating this protocol in any lower limb injury prevention programme or strength and conditioning plan for runners.

scholarly journals Forensic Engineering Assessment Of Safety For Stand Up Forklifts

2008 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard M. Ziernicki ◽  
Railsback Benjamin T.
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Safety Engineering ◽  
Engineering Analysis ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Jury Verdict ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Forensic Engineering

Forklifts Operated From A Stand Up Position Rather Than A Seated Position Offer A Significant Advantage To Increase Warehouse Capacity. Stand Up Lift Trucks Can Be Operated In Warehouse Aisles As Narrow As 8 Feet. In Contrast, Traditional Sit Down Lift Trucks Typically Require Aisles Approximately 11 Feet Wide. This Paper Will Detail The Hazards Of Horizontal Intrusion And Lower Limb Injury For The Operators Of Stand Up Lift Trucks, Review Standards Related To Operator Protection Against Horizontal Intrusion And Lower Limb Injury, Summarize A Safety Engineering Analysis Of The Stand Up Lift Truck Design Including Guarding To Mitigate The Hazards, And Present Three Cases Tried To Jury Verdict Regarding Injury Accidents On Stand Up Lift Trucks.

Posture of rugby league players and its relationship to non-contact lower limb injury: A prospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Edward Langdon ◽  
Suzanne J. Snodgrass ◽  
Jodi L. Young ◽  
Andrew Miller ◽  
Robin Callister
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Rugby League ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury

A randomized trial of preexercise stretching for prevention of lower-limb injury

2000 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 271 ◽  
Author(s):  
RODNEY PETER POPE ◽  
ROBERT DALE HERBERT ◽  
JOHN DENNIS KIRWAN ◽  
BRUCE JAMES GRAHAM
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Trial ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury
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