Comparison of Previously Injured Body Regions in Elite Freestyle and Greco-Roman Wrestlers

AbstractThe aim of this study was to compare the injured body regions that elite Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers suffered from and to determine the importance of injuries. 41 Freestyle and 51 Greco-Roman wrestlers, who were practicing in Turkish National Wrestling Team camps, participated in this study. ‘Chi Square’ and student t tests were used in statistical analyses. When examined injury status and body regions distribution between Freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestlers, significant difference was found in head and trunk injuries according to wrestling styles (p<0.05). No difference was found in upper/lower extremities and lesion/scrape and friction burns status of the wrestlers according to wrestling style (p>0.05). There was significant difference in trunk and upper extremity injuries with respect to weight category (p<0.05 and p<0.001). Significant difference was also found in nose injuries according to wrestling styles (p<0.05). When examined wrestling style and upper extremity injuries according to the number of injuries, there was found significant difference between two styles in muscle injuries, finger and wrist injuries (p<0.05). The difference between toe injuries in respect to the wrestling style was statistically significant (p<0.05). Results: Greco-Roman wrestlers experienced more injuries in trunk, head and nose compared to Freestyle wrestlers. Trunk, lower and upper extremity injuries varied depending on weight categories. Neck, back, lumbar and chest injuries were more common in Greco-Roman wrestlers. Freestyle wrestlers were more vulnerable to muscle injuries while Greco-Roman wrestlers were more vulnerable to finger and wrist injuries. It is recommended to improve some abilities excellently such as aerobic power, strength, balance and neuro-motor coordination in wrestling. Techniques should be taught well to the wrestlers, most risky extremities for injury have to be applied extra training and these extremities should be protected from injuries by several tapes, bandages or gears during exercise. Freestyle wrestlers ought to be more careful in diving move. Using ear protector in addition to preventive measures can be recommended during training in order to prevent temporal bone fractures and swellings.

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The Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Disorders Seen in Footballers with Regard to Dominant Foot Preference

Journal of Education and Learning ◽

10.5539/jel.v8n2p182 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 182

Author(s):

Halil Tanır ◽

Erkan Çetinkaya

Keyword(s):

Upper Extremity ◽

Musculoskeletal Disorders ◽

Lower Leg ◽

Left Knee ◽

Significance Level ◽

School Year ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Package Program ◽

Extremity Injuries ◽

Age Range

The aim of this study is to evaluate the musculoskeletal disorders observed in footballers with regard to dominant foot preference. The research sample consists of 40 volunteer male footballers with an age range of 14–18, who are students at Aydın İncirliova Sport High School in the school year of 2018–2019. “Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire Revised” developed by Elias et al. (1998) has been used in the study to determine the footballers’’ dominant foot preferences. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish by Özsu (2006). Musculoskeletal disorders observed in footballers have been determined by the Turkish version of the Cornell Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire. The questionnaire was translated into Turkish and made practicable for Turkish users by being tested by Erdinc and et al (2011). The data were evaluated with SPSS 22.0 package program in 95% confidence range and 0.05 significance level. With the statistical analysis done in the study, it has been determined that there has been no statistically significant difference between the footballers in terms of upper extremity injuries (p>0.05). When the injuries seen in lower extremities have been examined, it has been determined that there has been statistically significant difference in terms of injuries seen in left upper leg, left knee and left lower leg (p<0.05). Within the lights of the findings obtained in the study, it has been concluded that the dominant foot preferences of the footballers have not affected the injuries seen in upper extremity but they have affected the injuries seen in some regions of the lower extremity (left upper leg, left knee and left lower leg). In addition to the known preventive precautions to avoid injuries in young footballers, it can also be recommended to strengthen sufficiently not only the dominant foot but also the non-dominant one.

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Is There a Difference in Pain Management of Patients with Upper Extremity Injuries in Relation to Age?

10.28971/532015pc114 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Cheryl Pappas

Keyword(s):

Pain Management ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Chart Review ◽

Bone Fractures ◽

Retrospective Chart Review ◽

Pain Medication ◽

World Health ◽

Long Bone ◽

Long Bone Fracture ◽

Extremity Injuries

<p>Timely and appropriate analgesia for the treatment of long bone fractures is a primary goal of Emergency Departments. Despite incentives from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid and accreditation agencies studies have found the existence of pain management disparities. The purpose of this research study was to conduct a retrospective chart review to investigate if patients with an upper extremity long bone fracture received pain medication within 60 minutes of arrival to the ED and to identify if there was a difference in the pain management of patients, with identical injuries, by age. Katharine Kolcaba’s comfort theory was used to guide the implementation of this project. Pain medication was provided within 60 minutes in 63% of the participants aged 69 and under and 56% of those aged 70 and older. A larger disparity occurred between the groups being medicated appropriately according to the World Health Organization’s guidelines for pain management with 63% of participants aged 18-69 receiving the appropriate pain medication compared to 45 % of participants in the 70 and over age group. The APRN has the opportunity to educate the nurses and members of the interdisciplinary team through evidence based practice in the safe and effective methods for treating acute pain across the lifespan.</p>

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Injuries in Austrian football players: Are they an issue?

Sportverletzung · Sportschaden ◽

10.1055/s-0043-125000 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 33 (01) ◽

pp. 43-50

Author(s):

Felix Fischer ◽

Christian Hoser ◽

Cornelia Blank ◽

Wolfgang Schobersberger ◽

Caroline Hepperger ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lower Extremity ◽

Consensus Statement ◽

Football Players ◽

Muscle Injuries ◽

Match Play ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Risk Of Injury ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Load Characteristics ◽

Extremity Injuries

Abstract Purpose and Hypothesis With its load characteristics, the team sport of football places high physical demands on players and thus is associated with a high risk of injury. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to collect information about injuries suffered by football players in Austria during training or matches to enable participating clubs to learn about injuries. Methods One hundred and forty-five players from seven teams with age ranging from 16 to 38 years participated in this prospective study during the 2015/16 season. Injury surveillance was conducted according to the consensus statement of Fuller et al. (2006). Results During the period of study, a total of 83 injuries were recorded, which represents an overall incidence of 4.5 injuries/1000 hours (2.3 injuries/1000 hours in training and 14.2 injuries/1000 hours of match play). There was a significant difference for older age in injured players compared to non-injured players (p = 0.019). No differences in BMI were detected (p = 0.427). Ninety-four percent of all injuries occurred in the lower extremity, with the thigh (25.8 %), ankle (19.3 %) and knee (13.3 %) being the major locations of injuries. Muscle tendon injuries were the most common non-contact injuries (78.9 %). Conclusion Lower extremity injuries are the most common injury in Austrian football. The incidence of muscle injuries is high, especially injuries of the posterior thigh. There are promising preventive strategies for the most common injury types. The implementation of these strategies is essential in order to reduce the incidence or recurrence of these football injuries.

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Retrospective analysis of injury trends in recreational skiers and snowboarders in Erciyes Ski Centre

Pedagogics psychology medical-biological problems of physical training and sports ◽

10.15561/18189172.2018.0606 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (6) ◽

pp. 313-319

Author(s):

G. Özen ◽

E. Yilmaz ◽

H. Koç ◽

C. Akalan

Keyword(s):

Lower Extremity ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Injury Surveillance System ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

System A ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Body Location ◽

Spss Software ◽

Alpine Skiers ◽

Extremity Injuries

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the important differences in overall rates and frequency of injury cases and injury characteristics between the recreational alpine skiers and snowboarders in Erciyes Ski Centre. Methods: The data for this research was obtained from the Erciyes Ski Centre Injury Surveillance System. A total of 834 injury cases that ski patrols registered injury cases caused by recreational alpine skiing and snowboarding during the 2002 to 2017 winter seasons were respectively examined. The injury cases were grouped according to the skiing disciplines. All data were analysed using SPSS software. Results: Injury cases were 690 skiers (82.7%) and 144 snowboarders (17.3%). 397 (57.5%) male and 293 (42.5%) female were skiers and 91 (63.2%) male and 53 (36.8%) female were snowboarders. There was no statistically significant difference between the gender ratios in skiers and snowboarders (p > .05). Data analysis indicated that there were statistically significant differences in the ratios of lower and upper extremity injuries between skiers and snowboarders ( p < .05 ). Skiers suffered more lower extremity injuries while snowboarders suffered more upper extremity injuries ( p < .05 ). Contusion was the most common injuries type in both skiers and snowboarders ( p < .05) . Conclusions: The lower extremity injuries in skiers and the upper extremity injuries in snowboarders were more common with respect to body location of injuries. For both the recreational activities, contusion was the most common injury type.

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Corelational Analysis between the Occupational Competency Assessment and Early Return to Work in Upper Extremity Injuries

Rehabilitation Medicine ◽

10.3724/sp.j.1329.2017.01015 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 27 (1) ◽

pp. 15

Author(s):

Rongzhou ZHONG ◽

Jianing XU ◽

Jian DONG ◽

Xiaoyu SHI ◽

Taoli WANG ◽

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Keyword(s):

Return To Work ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Competency Assessment ◽

Early Return ◽

Extremity Injuries

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Upper extremity injuries in the victims of intimate partner violence

European Radiology ◽

10.1007/s00330-020-07672-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Richard Thomas ◽

George S. M. Dyer ◽

Paul Tornetta III ◽

Hyesun Park ◽

Rahul Gujrathi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Intimate Partner Violence ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Partner Violence ◽

Intimate Partner ◽

Extremity Injuries

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Lumbopelvic Control and the Development of Upper Extremity Injury in Professional Baseball Pitchers

The American Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/0363546520988122 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036354652098812

Author(s):

Kevin Laudner ◽

Regan Wong ◽

Daniel Evans ◽

Keith Meister

Keyword(s):

Upper Extremity ◽

Lower Limbs ◽

Group Differences ◽

Professional Baseball ◽

Extremity Injury ◽

Level Of Evidence ◽

Balance Task ◽

Upper Extremity Injury ◽

Baseball Pitchers ◽

Extremity Injuries

Background: The baseball-throwing motion requires a sequential order of motions and forces initiating in the lower limbs and transferring through the trunk and ultimately to the upper extremity. Any disruption in this sequence can increase the forces placed on subsequent segments. No research has examined if baseball pitchers with less lumbopelvic control are more likely to develop upper extremity injury than pitchers with more control. Purpose: To determine if baseball pitchers who sustain a chronic upper extremity injury have less lumbopelvic control before their injury compared with a group of pitchers who do not sustain an injury. Study Design: Cohort study; Level of evidence, 2. Methods: A total of 49 asymptomatic, professional baseball pitchers from a single Major League Baseball organization participated. Lumbopelvic control was measured using an iPod-based digital level secured to a Velcro belt around each player’s waist to measure anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) deviations (degrees) during single-leg balance with movement and static bridge maneuvers. During a competitive season, 22 of these pitchers developed upper extremity injuries, while the remaining 27 sustained no injuries. Separate 2-tailed t-tests were run to determine if there were significant differences in lumbopelvic control between groups ( P < .05). Results: There were no significant between-group differences for the stride leg (nondominant) during the bridge test in either the AP ( P = .79) or the ML ( P = .42) directions, or either direction during the drive leg bridge test ( P > .68). However, the injured group had significantly less lumbopelvic control than the noninjured group during stride leg balance in both the AP ( P = .03) and the ML ( P = .001) directions and for drive leg balance in both the AP ( P = .01) and the ML ( P = .04) directions. Conclusion: These results demonstrate that baseball pitchers with diminished lumbopelvic control, particularly during stride leg and drive leg single-leg balance with movement, had more upper extremity injuries than those with more control. Clinicians should consider evaluating lumbopelvic control in injury prevention protocols and provide appropriate exercises for restoring lumbopelvic control before returning athletes to competition after injury. Specific attention should be given to testing and exercises that mimic a single-limb balance task.

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ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES IN ADOLESCENT GYMNASTS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/2325967121s00117 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7_suppl3) ◽

pp. 2325967121S0011

Author(s):

Katie Kim ◽

Michael Saper

Keyword(s):

Lower Extremity ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Weight Bearing ◽

The Body ◽

Adolescent And Young Adult ◽

Body Region ◽

Lower Extremity Injuries ◽

Common Location ◽

Orthopedic Injuries ◽

Extremity Injuries

Background: Gymnastics exposes the body to many different types of stressors ranging from repetitive motion, high impact loading, extreme weight bearing, and hyperextension. These stressors predispose the spine and upper and lower extremities to injury. In fact, among female sports, gymnastics has the highest rate of injury each year. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to systematically review the literature on location and types of orthopedic injuries in adolescent (≤20 years) gymnasts. Methods: The Pubmed, Medline, EMBASE, EBSCO (CINAHL) and Web of Science databases were systematically searched according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to identify all studies reporting orthopedic injuries in adolescent and young adult gymnasts. All aspects of injuries were extracted and analyzed including location, type and rates of orthopedic injuries. Results: Screening yielded 22 eligible studies with a total of 427,225 patients. Twenty of 22 studies reported upper extremity injuries of which four specifically focused on wrist injuries. Eight studies reported lower extremity injuries. Nine studies reported back/spinal injuries. Seven studies investigated each body location of injury; one study reported the upper extremity as the most common location for injury and six studies reported the lower extremity as the most common location for injury. Of those seven studies, five (23%) reported sprains and strains as the most common injury. One study reported fractures as the most common injury. Conclusion: There is considerable variation in reported injury location. Some studies focused specifically on the spine/back or wrist. The type of gymnastics each patient participated in was also different, contributing to which area of the body was more heavily stressed, or lacking. Current literature lacks data to fully provide evidence regarding which body region is more frequently injured and the type of injury sustained.

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Reliability and validity of a computer game-based tool of upper extremity assessment for object manipulation tasks in children with cerebral palsy

Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering ◽

10.1177/20556683211014023 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 205566832110140

Author(s):

Anuprita Kanitkar ◽

Sanjay T Parmar ◽

Tony J Szturm ◽

Gayle Restall ◽

Gina Rempel ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cerebral Palsy ◽

Upper Extremity ◽

Performance Measures ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Computer Game ◽

Object Manipulation ◽

Manual Dexterity ◽

Assessment Tools ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Children With Cerebral Palsy

Introduction A computer game-based upper extremity (CUE) assessment tool is developed to quantify manual dexterity of children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). The purpose of this study was to determine test-retest reliability of the CUE performance measures (success rate, movement onset time, movement error, and movement variation) and convergent validity with the Peabody Developmental Motor Scale version 2 (PDMS-2) and the Quality of Upper Extremity Skills Test (QUEST). Methods Thirty-five children with CP aged four to ten years were tested on two occasions two weeks apart. Results CUE performance measures of five chosen object manipulation tasks exhibited high to moderate intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) values. There was no significant difference in the CUE performance measures between test periods. With few exceptions, there was no significant correlation between the CUE performance measures and the PDMS-2 or the QUEST test scores. Conclusions The high to moderate ICC values and lack of systematic errors indicate that the CUE assessment tool has the ability to repeatedly record reliable performance measures of different object manipulation tasks. The lack of a correlation between the CUE and the PDMS-2 or QUEST scores indicates that performance measures of these assessment tools represent distinct attributes of manual dexterity.

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