Lower-Extremity Overuse Injury and Use of Foot Orthotic Devices in Women’s Basketball

2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (2) ◽  
pp. 172a-172
Author(s):  
Walter L. Jenkins
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Overuse Injury ◽  
Orthotic Devices ◽  
Women's Basketball ◽  
Foot Orthotic

Lower-Extremity Overuse Injury and Use of Foot Orthotic Devices in Women’s Basketball

2006 ◽  
Vol 96 (5) ◽  
pp. 408-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter L. Jenkins ◽  
Susanne G. Raedeke
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Overuse Injury ◽  
Density Ratio ◽  
Incidence Density ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Orthotic Devices ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Injury Rates ◽  
Foot Orthotic

One hundred thirty-two female basketball players were observed for lower-extremity overuse injury between 1993 and 2004. Athletes studied between 1993 and 1996 did not receive foot orthotic devices and composed the control group. The treatment group comprised athletes studied between 1996 and 2004. Athletes in the treatment group were given a foot orthotic device before participation in basketball. Data analysis included lower-extremity overuse injury rates and the effect of foot orthotic devices on lower-extremity overuse injury rates by means of an incidence density ratio. The control group had a lower-extremity overuse injury rate of 5.37 per 1,000 exposures, and the treatment group had a rate of 6.44 per 1,000 exposures. The incidence density ratio was not significant (P = .44). This study rejects the concept that foot orthotic devices may assist in prevention of lower-extremity overuse injury in female basketball players. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 96(5): 408–412, 2006)

Foot orthotic devices to modify selected aspects of lower extremity mechanics

1979 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 338-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
B.T. Bates ◽  
L.R. Osternig ◽  
B. Mason ◽  
L.S. James
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Orthotic Devices ◽  
Foot Orthotic

Abdominal Circumference Versus Body Mass Index as Predictors of Lower Extremity Overuse Injury Risk

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathaniel S. Nye ◽  
Drew S. Kafer ◽  
Cara Olsen ◽  
David H. Carnahan ◽  
Paul F. Crawford
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Overuse Injury ◽  
Injury Risk ◽  
Abdominal Circumference

scholarly journals The Effect of Shoe Design and Custom Foot Orthotic Intervention on Lower Extremity Dynamics in Female Runners

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S123
Author(s):  
Ashley S. Baker ◽  
Jack E. Taunton ◽  
Don C. McKenzie ◽  
Richard Beauchamp
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Shoe Design ◽  
Foot Orthotic

Sustained Improvements in Dynamic Balance and Landing Mechanics After a 6-Week Neuromuscular Training Program in College Women’s Basketball Players

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate R. Pfile ◽  
Phillip A. Gribble ◽  
Gretchen E. Buskirk ◽  
Sara M. Meserth ◽  
Brian G. Pietrosimone
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Dynamic Balance ◽  
Lower Extremity Injury ◽  
Extremity Injury ◽  
Basketball Players ◽  
Landing Mechanics ◽  
Women's Basketball ◽  
Over Time

Context:Epidemiological data demonstrate the need for lower-extremity injury-prevention training. Neuromuscularcontrol (NMC) programs are immediately effective at minimizing lower-extremity injury risk and improving sport-related performance measures. Research investigating lasting effects after an injury-prevention program is limited.Objective:To determine whether dynamic balance, landing mechanics, and hamstring and quadriceps strength could be improved after a 6-wk NMC intervention and maintained for a season.Design:Prospective case series.Setting:Controlled laboratory.Participants:11 Division I women’s basketball players (age 19.40 ± 1.35 y, height 178.05 ± 7.52 cm, mass 72.86 ± 10.70 kg).Interventions:Subjects underwent testing 3 times, completing the Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT), Landing Error Scoring System (LESS), and isometric strength testing for the hamstrings and quadriceps muscles. Pretest and posttest 1 occurred immediately before and after the intervention, respectively, and posttest 2 at the end of the competitive season, 9 mo after posttest 1. Subjects participated in eighteen 30-min plyometric and NMC-training sessions over a 6-wk period.Main Outcome Measures:The normalized SEBT composite score, normalized peak isometric hamstrings:quadriceps (H:Q) ratio, and the LESS total score.Results:The mean composite reach significantly improved over time (F2,10 = 6.96, P = .005) where both posttest scores were significantly higher than pretest (70.41% ± 4.08%) (posttest 1 73.48% ± 4.19%, t10 = –3.11, P = .011) and posttest 2 (74.2% ± 4.77%, t10 = –3.78, P = .004). LESS scores significantly improved over time (F2,10 = 6.29, P = .009). The pretest LESS score (7.30 ± 3.40) was higher than posttest 1 (4.9 ± 1.20, t10 = 2.71, P = .024) and posttest 2 (5.44 ± 1.83, t10 = 2.58, P = .030). There were no statistically significant differences (P > .05) over time for the H:Q ratio when averaging both legs (F2,10 = 0.83, P = .45).Conclusions:A 6-wk NMC program improved landing mechanics and dynamic balance over a 9-mo period in women’s basketball players. NMC adaptations can be retained without an in-season maintenance program.

scholarly journals Lower Extremity Injuries in Young Floorball Players: A Prospective Study on Overuse Injuries

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Beischer ◽  
Sofia Ryman Augustsson
Keyword(s):  
Lower Extremity ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Overuse Injury ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Overuse Injuries ◽  
Lower Extremity Injuries ◽  
Trauma Research ◽  
Common Location ◽  
Extremity Injuries ◽  
A Prospective Study

Background: Overuse injuries in sports seem to be 1.5 to 2.5 times more common than traumatic injuries in the lower extremity (LE) in children and adolescents. Floorball is the most popular indoor sport in Sweden and is associated with many potential risks of injuries. However, to our knowledge, no previous studies have examined the appearance of injury in young floorball players. Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence of overuse injuries in LE in floorball players aged 15 or younger, with respect to frequency, location, and consequence of injury. Method: Fifty-seven players, from 9 different teams, participated (mean age 11±2 years). A modified version of Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center Overuse Injury Questionnaire was submitted every fourth week during five months in order to record overuse injuries in LE. An online survey software was used to send out the questionnaires. Results: A of 42 overuse injuries in 42% (24/57) of the cohort were found. The average monthly prevalence for all players, in any anatomical area, was 28% (95% confidence total interval 18%-38%). The most common location of injuries was the knee (43%), followed by the foot (40%). Conclusion: The present study shows, in accordance with other recent studies on children and adolescents that overuse injuries seem to be a common problem for young floorball players. Knee and foot appear to be the most common location for overuse injuries in this population. Prospective analyses of different mechanisms for overuse injury in youth athletes and the relation to growth-related overuse disorders is desirable.

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