Bowlegs and Intensive Football Training in Children and Adolescents

Thaller, Peter Helmut; Fürmetz, Julian; Chen, Fuhuan; Degen, Nikolaus; Manz, Kirsi; Wolf, Florian

doi:10.3238/arztebl.2018.0408

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“…As climbers undergo less weight-bearing training than runners, the climber with a low BMI may be at greater risk for low bone mineral density (BMD) than the runners studied. For young athletes the impact of low BMI and thereby lowBMD combined with high levels of training may give rise to an increase in bone deformities and epiphysial stress fractures 23 24. In the long term the overall fitness and ability to train hard over longer periods of time is probably of higher importance than keeping a low BMI over time.…”

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Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing

Grønhaug

2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectivesTo assess possible associations between performance level (achieved level of difficulty), chronic injuries and body mass index (BMI) in sport climbing.MethodRetrospective survey.SettingWeb-based questionnaire.Participants667 active climbers (385 reported having chronic injuries).Outcome measureBMI, performance level in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender.StatisticsDescriptive statistics and general linear model(GLM) performed with SPSS V.25 for windows.ResultNo associations were found between level of performance in sport climbing, onset of a climbing-related injury, preferred style of climbing, education, gender and BMI.ConclusionBMI is not associated with climbing-related chronic injury or level of performance in climbing. The average BMI of climbers up to the elite level is similar to that of a lower rate of performance.Clinical relevanceThe findings in this study suggest that there is no need for maintaining a low BMI to be able to reach elite levels in climbing.

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Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing

Grønhaug

2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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“…Football (soccer) is the most commonly played sport at both elite and grassroots level in many countries. [2] A survey found that football is by far the most popular sport among male children and adolescents. Alignment in the knee joint is a key indicator of the load distribution, and asymmetry of weight bearing is a cause to threat postural control.…”

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“…It also affects the risk of medial osteoarthritis disease progression, because imbalanced medial transmission of weight increases the medial compression force on the medial compartment of the knee joint. [1,2,5] It decreases functional status, and increases the risk of injuries, falls, or collision. the SEBT is a series of single-limb squats using the non-stance limb to reach maximally to touch a point along 1 of 8 designated lines on the ground.…”

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“…Football is the most popular sport in the world and is performed by men and women, children and adults with different levels of expertise. [2] Football performance depends upon a myriad of factors such as technical/biomechanical, tactical, mental and physiological areas. It is one of the most commonly played sport at both elite and grassroots level in India.…”

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“…Approximately 3-11 % of children sustain injuries while participating in various sports, especially soccer. Playing soccer regularly exposes the knee joint to load and torque stresses that contribute to genu varum in the lower limbs [1,2] Shojaedin et al and Dynamic Balance in Female Students and concluded that genu varum was the only deformity that had an effect on the static and dynamic balance. [6] These results support the hypothesis that a high amount of stress and strain imposed on a joint during growth through intensive practice of a sport may contribute to a growth deformity Due paucity of literature comparing the prevalence of Genu varum with impaired balance in football players this study must be undertaken The Study was reviewed by the ethical committee Permission to conduct the Study was taken from the football club.…”

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Comparison of Dynamic Balance in Football Players with and without Genu Varum Using Star Excursion Balance Test

Shah¹,

Palkar²

2021

Int J Health Sci Res

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Background and Aims: Genu Varum is an angular deformity of the knee that is responsible for the alteration of the forces at the knee so that the line of force shifts farther medially from the knee joint centre intensifying the medial compartment load and creating a medial joint reaction force that is nearly three and a half times that of the lateral compartment. Football is a high intensity sport that places inordinate amounts of load and torque on the knee joint making it more susceptible to growth deformities in the developing age groups. Genu varum is a predisposing factor to lateral instability which affects dynamic balance. This study consists of a comparison in dynamic balance between professional football players, those without a knee deformity and those with genu varum deformity using the Star excursion balance test. Methodology: A comparative study was conducted among 40 elite level football players and they were divided into two groups one of which consisted football players without a knee deformity and the other group which comprised of football players with genu varum. Genu varum was calculated using the intercondylar distance measure. Star excursion balance test was used to assess dynamic balance of each individual and their average distances were calculated for each direction in the test. Results: The Reach Distances in the anterior direction showed no significant difference (P>0.05) between the control and Group Bs whereas significant differences (P<0.05) were obtained in the Posteromedial and Posterolateral directions. Conclusion: There was no significant difference in reach distances in the anterior direction but significant differences in the reach distances were observed in the posteromedial as well as the posterolateral direction suggesting that genu varum deformity does affect the dynamic balance in elite level football players. Key words: Genu Varum, Football Players, Dynamic Balance, Star excursion balance test.

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Klinische Ganganalyse

Böhm¹

2022

Sportwissenschaft

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Bowlegs and Intensive Football Training in Children and Adolescents

Cited by 19 publications

References 31 publications

Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing

Lean and mean? Associations of level of performance, chronic injuries and BMI in sport climbing

Comparison of Dynamic Balance in Football Players with and without Genu Varum Using Star Excursion Balance Test

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