scholarly journals Integrative Neuromuscular Training in Young Athletes, Injury Prevention, and Performance Optimization: A Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 3839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sañudo ◽  
Sánchez-Hernández ◽  
Bernardo-Filho ◽  
Abdi ◽  
Taiar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Performance Optimization ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Neuromuscular Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Young Athletes

The aim of this systematic review was to evaluate the current evidence by assessing the effectiveness of integrative neuromuscular training programs in injury prevention and sports performance in young athletes. Different data sources were analyzed up to January 2018. Eligible studies contained information on population (young athletes), intervention (neuromuscular training), comparator (control group or another exercise intervention), outcomes (injury prevention or sport performance), and study design (randomized trials or prospective studies). The trials were restricted based on the language (English) and for publication date (after January 1st, 2007). Fourteen randomized controlled trials were included: Seven included dynamic stability-related outcomes. Three assessed the coordination performing fundamental movements and sport-specific skills, while other five studies analyzed muscle strength and two assessed plyometric tests. Agility was evaluated in three studies and speed tests were also considered by four studies. Finally, fatigue resistance in three studies and injury risk in four were assessed. This review provides evidence that integrative neuromuscular training programs can enhance performance and injury prevention in young athletes, taken into account that adherence to the training program is adequate. Collectively, well-designed, randomized studies are necessary to collaborate with the present findings.

scholarly journals Effect of Plyometric Training on Sport Performance in Adolescent Overhead Athletes: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Leyla Eraslan ◽  
Birgit Castelein ◽  
Valentien Spanhove ◽  
Ceren Orhan ◽  
Irem Duzgun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
Sprint Performance ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Training Intervention ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Plyometric Training ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Overhead Athletes ◽  
Mesh Terms

Context: Plyometric training has been shown to be beneficial in adolescent overhead athletes. However, existing research on the effects of plyometrics on sport performance has been limited. Objective: To systematically review the current literature to investigate whether plyometric training intervention improves upper- and lower-body sport performance. Data Sources: Two electronic databases (MEDLINE and Web of Science) were searched using specific Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms up to February 2019, and hand-searching was performed by looking to relevant studies that were cited in other studies. Study Selection: A total of 932 items were identified and were further assessed for the eligibility in the systematic review. For a study to be eligible, each of the following inclusion criteria had to be met: (1) participants were aged 13 to 18 years and selected from a sports or athletic population and the study (2) involved the evaluation of a plyometric training intervention with an aim to improve sports performance; (3) must have included a control intervention and/or control group; (4) included a quantitative objective measure of sport performance variables concerning throwing, jumping, running, and sprinting; and (5) was published in English. Study Design: Systematic review. Level of Evidence: Level 3. Data Extraction: A first screening was conducted based on title and abstract of the articles. In the second screening, the full text of the remaining articles was evaluated for the fulfillment of the inclusion criteria. Results: A total of 14 studies were included in this review. The methodological quality of the included studies ranged from low to moderate. There is moderate evidence that plyometric training intervention improves throwing and jumping performances. There is also preliminary evidence that plyometric training intervention improves sprint performance. Conclusion: The current evidence suggests that sport performance consisting of throwing capacity, jumping ability, and sprint performance significantly improved due to plyometric training interventions in adolescent overhead athletes.

Neuromuscular training injury prevention strategies in youth sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (13) ◽  
pp. 865-870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn A Emery ◽  
Thierry-Olivier Roy ◽  
Jackie L Whittaker ◽  
Alberto Nettel-Aguirre ◽  
Willem van Mechelen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Youth Sport ◽  
Neuromuscular Training ◽  
Prevention Strategies

Hyaluronic acid for post sinus surgery care: systematic review and meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 131 (S1) ◽  
pp. S2-S11 ◽  
Author(s):  
E Fong ◽  
M Garcia ◽  
C M Woods ◽  
E Ooi
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Hyaluronic Acid ◽  
Endoscopic Sinus Surgery ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Adhesion Formation ◽  
Sinus Surgery ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Secondary Outcome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Patient Reported

AbstractBackground:Wound healing after endoscopic sinus surgery may result in adhesion formation. Hyaluronic acid may prevent synechiae development. A systematic review was performed to evaluate the current evidence on the clinical efficacy of hyaluronic acid applied to the nasal cavity after sinus surgery.Methods:Studies using hyaluronic acid as an adjunct treatment following endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis were identified. The primary outcome was adhesion formation rates. A meta-analysis was performed on adhesion event frequency. Secondary outcome measures included other endoscopic findings and patient-reported outcomes.Results:Thirteen studies (501 patients) met the selection criteria. A meta-analysis of adhesion formation frequency on endoscopy demonstrated a lower risk ratio in the hyaluronic acid intervention group (42 out of 283 cases) compared to the control group (81 out of 282) of 0.52 (95 per cent confidence interval = 0.37–0.72). Hyaluronic acid use was not associated with any significant adverse events.Conclusion:Hyaluronic acid appears to be clinically safe and well tolerated, and may be useful in the early stages after sinus surgery to limit adhesion rate. Further research, including larger randomised controlled trials, is required to evaluate patient- and clinician-reported outcomes of hyaluronic acid post sinus surgery.

scholarly journals Effect of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Injury Prevention and Sports Performance of Female Badminton Players

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Wei Zhao ◽  
Changquan Wang ◽  
Yan Bi ◽  
Lianxu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Risk Group ◽  
Sports Injury ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Sport Performance ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Neuromuscular Training ◽  
Movement Screening ◽  
The Asymmetry

Objectives. Investigate the effects of integrated neuromuscular training (INT) on injury prevention and the performance of professional female badminton athletes by comparing their preintervention and postintervention tests. The study hypothesized that integrated neuromuscular training can improve the asymmetry and improve the sport performance of female badminton players. Methods. According to pretest value based on functional movement screening, 38 participants were divided into a high-risk group (HG) and a low-risk group (LG) with 22 and 16 people in each group. Two groups of athletes took part in an 8-week INT program consisting of four 90-min sessions each week. The asymmetries in movement, physical fitness, and special abilities were tested before and after the intervention. Independent sample t -test was used for the statistical analysis. Results. This research found indicated that 8 weeks of INT influenced FMS scores in both groups (HG and LG). The change of inline lunge ( E S H = 0.42 , E S L = 0.21 ) and trunk stability push-up ( E S H = − 0.58 , E S L = − 0.20 ) showed significant differences ( P < 0.05 ), and the change of the FMS scores ( E S H = 0.81 , E S L = 0.65 ), deep squat ( E S H = 0.6 , E S L = 0.3 ), and rotation stability ( E S H = − 0.65 , E S L = − 0.72 ) showed very significant differences ( P < 0.01 ). Compared to the pretest, most of the physical fitness parameters improved significantly in the HG and LG groups except strength index, and special abilities of the HG and LG group women badminton athletes showed a substantial increase. Conclusion. Integrated neuromuscular training can effectively improve the asymmetry of female badminton athletes’ limbs, prevent sports injury, and improve the athlete’s performance ability. However, athletes in different risk groups have certain differences in the degree of improvement in their motor skills.

scholarly journals Potentially Effective Drugs for the Treatment of COVID-19 or MIS-C in Children: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zijun Wang ◽  
Siya Zhao ◽  
Yuyi Tang ◽  
Zhili Wang ◽  
Qianling Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Cohort Studies ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Invasive Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Series Study

Abstract Introduction: The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of using potential drugs: remdesivir and glucocorticoid in treating children and adolescents with COVID-19 and intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) in treating MIS-C. Methods: We searched seven databases, three preprint platform, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Google from December 1, 2019, to August 5, 2021, to collect evidence of remdesivir, glucocorticoid, and IVIG which were used in children and adolescents with COVID-19 or MIS-C. Results: A total of nine cohort studies and one case series study were included in this systematic review. In terms of remdesivir, the meta-analysis of single-arm cohort studies have shown that, after the treatment, 54.7% (95%CI, 10.3% to 99.1%) experienced adverse events, 5.6% (95%CI, 1.2% to 10.1%) died, 27.0% (95%CI, 0% to 73.0%) needed extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or invasive mechanical ventilation. As for glucocorticoids, the results of the meta-analysis showed that the fixed-effect summary odds ratio for the association with mortality was 2.79 (95%CI, 0.13 to 60.87), and the mechanical ventilation rate was 3.12 (95%CI, 0.80 to 12.08) for glucocorticoids compared with the control group. In terms of IVIG, most of the included cohort studies showed that for MIS-C patients with more severe clinical symptoms, IVIG combined with methylprednisolone could achieve better clinical efficacy than IVIG alone.Conclusions: Overall, the current evidence in the included studies is insignificant and of low quality. It is recommended to conduct high-quality randomized controlled trials of remdesivir, glucocorticoids, and IVIG in children and adolescents with COVID-19 or MIS-C to provide substantial evidence for the development of guidelines.

scholarly journals Clinical Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Bone Regeneration in Oral Implantology. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 894
Author(s):  
Sonia Egido-Moreno ◽  
Joan Valls-Roca-Umbert ◽  
Juan Manuel Céspedes-Sánchez ◽  
José López-López ◽  
Eugenio Velasco-Ortega
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Stem Cells ◽  
Mesenchymal Stem Cells ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Bone Regeneration ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cell Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Native Bone

In bone regeneration, obtaining a vital bone as similar as possible to native bone is sought. This review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of stem cells in maxillary bone regeneration for implant rehabilitation and to review the different techniques for obtaining and processing these cells. A systematic review and meta-analysis were performed using the Pubmed/Medline (NCBI), Cochrane, Scielo, and Scopus databases, without restriction on the publication date. The following Mesh terms were used, combined by the Boolean operator “AND”: “dental implants” AND “stem cells” AND “bioengineering”. Applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, five articles were obtained and three were added after manual search. The results from the meta-analysis (18 patients) did not provide significant differences despite the percentage of bone formed in the maxillary sinus, favoring the stem cell group, and the analysis of the percentage of residual Bio-Oss® showed results favoring the control group. Stem cell regeneration usually shows positive vascular and viable bone formation. In conclusion, using mesenchymal stem cells in bone regeneration provides benefits in the quality of bone, similar or even superior to autologous bone, all this through a minimally invasive procedure.

The Psychological Experience of Physiological Childbirth: A Protocol for a Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Leahy-Warren ◽  
Marianne Nieuwenhuijze ◽  
Maria Kazmierczak ◽  
Yael Benyamini ◽  
Margaret Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Reference Lists ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Screening Process ◽  
Psychological Experience ◽  
Physiological Childbirth

PURPOSE: The purpose of this systematic review of the literature is to look at the current evidence of the psychological experience of physiological childbirth.BACKGROUND: Childbirth is a dynamic process in which the fetal and maternal physiology interacts with the woman’s psychosocial context, yet this process is predominantly evaluated using objective, physical measures. Simultaneously, childbirth is also a profound psychological experience with a deep impact in women that is physical, psychological, and social. The description of the psychological processes and experiences that happen during physiological childbirth will likely improve the care women receive during childbirth as health care professionals and carers will have a greater understanding of the process.METHODS/DESIGN: The electronic databases MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES, SocINDEX, and Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection will be searched using the EBSCOhost platform to identify studies that meet the inclusion criteria. No language or publication date constraints will be applied. Articles that pass the 3-stage screening process will then be assessed for risk of bias and have their reference lists hand searched.DISCUSSION: By synthesizing the results of the studies, this systematic review will help illuminate gaps in the literature, direct future research, and inform policymakers.

scholarly journals Current paediatric orthopaedic practice in hereditary multiple osteochondromas of the forearm: a systematic review

SICOT-J ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamer A. EL-Sobky ◽  
Shady Samir ◽  
Ahmed Naeem Atiyya ◽  
Shady Mahmoud ◽  
Ahmad S. Aly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Patient Characteristics ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Publication Date ◽  
Disease Characteristics ◽  
Multiple Osteochondromas ◽  
Paediatric Orthopaedic ◽  
Ulnar Lengthening

Introduction: This systematic review aims to answer three research questions concerning the management of hereditary multiple osteochondromas of forearm in children: What is the best available evidence for the currently employed surgical procedures? What patient characteristics are associated with better prognosis? What disease characteristics are associated with better prognosis? Methods: We searched the literature using three major databases with no publication date restrictions. To enhance search sensitivity and maintain precision we used keywords/subject terms correlating with patient population, problem and interventions. We used strict inclusion/exclusion criteria to improve validity evidence. Results: The search process yielded 34 eligible studies with a total of 282 patients (315 forearms). We comprehensively analysed study and patient demographics and interventions and outcomes. Eleven studies (32%) had a long-term follow-up and 31 studies (91%) were retrospective. Of the total number of forearms, ulnar lengthening +/− associated procedures was used in 210 forearms (66.7%), isolated osteochondroma excision in 65 forearms (20.6%) and isolated distal radius hemiepiphysiodesis in 15 forearms (4.7%) among others. Discussion: Ulnar lengthening can restore radiologic anatomy, improve appearance and to a lesser extent objective clinical parameters like joint range of motion on the short/intermediate term. Isolated osteochondroma excision can relief pain and satisfy cosmetic concerns occasionally. There is poor evidence to suggest that surgery improves quality of life or function. Predictors of surgical success in regard to patient and disease characteristics remain elusive. Natural history and prospective randomized control studies where the control group receives no treatment should be rethought. They have the potential for bias control and identification of the ideal surgical candidate. The complex interplay between the confounding variables has undermined the capability of most studies to provide well-grounded evidence to support and generalize their conclusions. Valid quality of life scales should supplement objective outcome measures.

scholarly journals Prevention of childhood unintentional injuries in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0243464
Author(s):  
Anna Tupetz ◽  
Kaitlyn Friedman ◽  
Duan Zhao ◽  
Huipeng Liao ◽  
Megan Von Isenburg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Unintentional Injuries ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Middle Income Countries ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Low And Middle Income

Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability among children. Numerous injury prevention strategies have been successful in high-income countries, but the majority of unintentional injuries happen to children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This project aims to delineate the childhood injury prevention initiatives in LMICs. For inclusion, peer-reviewed articles needed to address unintentional injury, include children <18, assess a prevention-related intervention, contain a control group, and be published after 1988. Two pairs of reviewers evaluated articles independently to determine study eligibility. 74 articles were included. 30 studies addressed road traffic injuries, 11 drowning, 8 burns, 3 falls, 8 poisonings, and 21 an unspecified injury type. The findings show positive effects on injury outcome measures following educational interventions, the need for longer follow-up periods after the intervention, the need for effectiveness trials for behavior change, and the need for an increase in injury prevention services in LMICs. This is the first systematic review to summarize the prevention initiatives for all types of childhood unintentional injuries in LMICs. Increased attention and funding are required to go beyond educational initiatives with self-reported measures and little follow-up time to robust interventions that will reduce the global burden of unintentional injuries among children.

scholarly journals Facilitated group work for people with long-term conditions: a systematic review of benefits from studies of group-work interventions

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (682) ◽  
pp. e363-e372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret Jackson ◽  
Daniel Jones ◽  
Judith Dyson ◽  
Una Macleod
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Group Work ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Long Term Conditions ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Current Evidence Base ◽  
Randomised Controlled

BackgroundAbout 15.4 million people in the UK live with a long-term condition. Of the health and social care spend, 70% is invested in caring for this population. Evidence suggests that group-work interventions offer patient support, improved outcomes, and reduce the costs of care.AimTo review the current evidence base examining the effectiveness of group work in long-term physical disease where such groups are facilitated by healthcare professionals.Design and settingSystematic review and narrative synthesis of studies of group-work interventions led by health professionals for adults with specified long-term illnesses.MethodMEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, and Cochrane databases were systematically searched using terms relating to group work and long-term conditions. Studies were included if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) with a control group that did not include group work.ResultsThe 14 included studies demonstrated a high degree of heterogeneity in terms of participant characteristics, interventions, and outcome measures and were of varying quality. The studies demonstrated some statistically significant improvements in pain, psychological outcomes, self-efficacy, self-care, and quality of life resulting from intervention.ConclusionThis review demonstrates significant benefits resulting from group participation, in adults with long-term disease. Results were mixed and some benefits were short-lived. Nevertheless, these results suggest that group work should be more widely used in the management and support of adults with long-term illness. There is a need for larger and better-quality studies to explore this potentially important area further.

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