Increased dorsiflexion a risk factor for lower limb injury in junior elite Australian football players

2017 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. e62
Author(s):  
C. Taylor ◽  
N. Tuddenham ◽  
C. Egan
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Australian Football

scholarly journals Could Targeted Exercise Programmes Prevent Lower Limb Injury in Community Australian Football?

2013 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 751-763 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nadine Andrew ◽  
Belinda J. Gabbe ◽  
Jill Cook ◽  
David G. Lloyd ◽  
Cyril J. Donnelly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Australian Football ◽  
Exercise Programmes

Predicting Noncontact Lower Limb Injury Using Lumbar Morphology in Professional Australian Football and Rugby League Players

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Hajek ◽  
Morgan D. Williams ◽  
Matthew N. Bourne ◽  
Llion A. Roberts ◽  
Norman R. Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Rugby League ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Australian Football

scholarly journals Relationship between Posture and Non-Contact Lower Limb Injury in Young Male Amateur Football Players: A Prospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6424
Author(s):  
Suzanne J. Snodgrass ◽  
Kathleen E. Ryan ◽  
Andrew Miller ◽  
Daphne James ◽  
Robin Callister
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Football Players ◽  
Lower Limb Injuries ◽  
Lower Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injury ◽  
Limb Injuries

Posture, a potentially modifiable injury risk factor, is considered important in injury screening/prevention in athletes, yet few studies investigate relationships between posture and injury. This prospective cohort study investigated whether static posture is associated with lower limb injury risk in male football players (n = 263). Nine aspects of static standing posture (left and right rearfoot, knee interspace, lateral knee, lumbar lordosis, thoracic kyphosis, scoliosis S and C, forward head) were assessed from photographs during the pre-season using the modified Watson and Mac Donncha scale, which was dichotomised for analysis (deviated or normal). Player characteristics (age, height, mass, body mass index, competition level), match/training exposure, and previous and in-season non-contact lower limb injuries were recorded. Binary logistic regression investigated relationships between posture and injury (previous and in-season). Eighty previous and 24 in-season lower limb injuries were recorded. Previous injury was not associated with any postural variable. In-season injury was associated with previous injury (OR = 3.04, 95% CI 1.20–7.68, p = 0.02) and having a normal thoracic curve compared to kyphosis (OR = 0.38, 95% CI 0.15–1.00, p = 0.05) but no other postural variables. Static postural deviations observed in male football players in the pre-season are not typically associated with non-contact lower limb injury risk; thus, they are unlikely to add value to pre-season screening programs.

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