Injury types and frequency in Spanish inline hockey players

Moreno-Alcaraz, Víctor Jesús; Cejudo, Antonio; Baranda, Pilar Sainz de

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.01.003

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“…Indeed, previous studies have shown that these injuries might represent the most frequent types of injury in inline-hockey players [38,61]. Therefore, the great percentage of players with ROM limitations found in the current research may also be related to the high incidence of injury reported by inline hockey players compared to other athletes [62].…”

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“…Several authors have shown the importance of optimal flexibility in the hip, knee and ankle that allows greater knee flexion, hip flexion and ankle plantar flexion prior to push-off and keeping a greater forward lean of the trunk to increase the speed of skating [20,31]. However, this flexibility may not only be necessary to inline hockey performance; several injuries have been associated with reductions in ROMs, such as knee sprains, groin strains and low back pain [61,62]. Indeed, previous studies have shown that these injuries might represent the most frequent types of injury in inline-hockey players [38,61].…”

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Flexibility in Spanish Elite Inline Hockey Players: Profile, Sex, Tightness and Asymmetry

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Limited ranges of motion (ROM) have been considered as a relevant risk factor for team sports injuries. The main purposes of the current study were to describe the lower extremity ROM profile, muscular tightness and asymmetries in elite inline hockey players and to examine sex-related differences. Twenty professional inline hockey players from 2 Spanish National Teams (male and female) were measured of passive hip extension [HE], hip adduction with hip flexed 90° [HAD-HF], hip flexion with the knee flexed [HF-KF] and extended [HF-KE], hip abduction with the hip neutral [HAB] and hip flexed 90° [HAB-HF], hip external [HER] and internal [HIR] rotation, knee flexion [KF], ankle dorsiflexion with the knee flexed [ADF-KF] and extended [ADF-KE] ROMs of the dominant and non-dominant leg ROMs were taken. A paired t-test was carried out to assess asymmetries. ROM values were classified as “normal versus tightness”, and “normal versus asymmetry” according to the proposed reference values. The effect size for each variable was analyzed. Male team exhibited asymmetry in HF-KF (133.2° dominant vs. 129.8° non-dominant; p = 0.042; d = 0.7243 [moderate effect sizes]) and female team in ADF-KF (38.8° dominant vs. 41.0 non-dominant; p = 0.001; d = 0.6 [moderate effect sizes]) and HAB ROM (41.2° dominant vs. 38.8 non-dominant; p = 0.005; d = 1.1767 [moderate effect sizes]). Male players reported asymmetry in HAD-HF (n = 5), HER (n = 4) and HE (n = 3), whereas female players presented asymmetries in HER (n = 4), HE (n = 3) and KF (n = 2). Overall, 20–100% of all participants showed limited KF, HF_KE, HIR, HE, ADF_KF, HAD-HF, HF-KF, ADF_KE, HTR and HER ROM. The results of this study reinforce the requirement of prescribing exercises aimed at improving hip, knee and ankle ROM within everyday inline hockey practices. In addition, as some asymmetries were found, unilateral flexibility training should be considered where appropriate.

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Flexibility in Spanish Elite Inline Hockey Players: Profile, Sex, Tightness and Asymmetry

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“…The increased participation of IH players is likely to lead to an increase in the prevalence of injuries [ 2 ]. The injuries reduce athletic performance and produce lost time of training and competition for long periods [ 3 , 4 , 5 ].…”

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“…Previous studies have correlated inline hockey (IH) with a high risk of sport injury [ 3 , 4 , 5 ]. Hutchinson et al [ 4 ] and Moreno-Alcaraz, Cejudo, and Sainz de Baranda [ 3 ] showed an estimated game injury rate of 139 and 300 injuries per 1000 athlete-exposures, respectively. Varlotta et al [ 5 ] reported a game injury rate of 304.9 injuries per 1000 game hours.…”

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External and Total Hip Rotation Ranges of Motion Predispose to Low Back Pain in Elite Spanish Inline Hockey Players

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Low back pain (LBP) is a common ailment in competitive athletes. Although the association between limited range of motion (ROM) and prevalence of LBP has been widely investigated in other sports, there is no research about this topic in inline hockey (IH). The main purposes of this study in IH players were (1) to analyze the association between hip ROM and LBP and (2) to establish a diagnostic cutoff for ROM of high risk of LBP. Twenty elite IH players from the two Spanish National Teams (male and female) were assessed for passive maximum hip ROMs; the movement evaluated were the hip external [HER] and internal [HIR] rotation, hip flexion with flexed [HF-KF] and extended [HF-KE] knee, hip adduction with flexed hip [HAD-HF], hip abduction with neutral [HAB] and flexed [HAB-HF] hip, and hip extension [HE]. LBP was retrospectively monitored for the last 12 months before the date of ROM assessment by using a questionnaire. The data were analyzed via a binary logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curves. The 70% of players had developed LBP during the retrospective study period. Significant differences between LBP group and asymptomatic group for HER (p = 0.013, d [Cohen’s effect size] = 1.17) and hip total rotation [HTR] (p = 0.032, d [Cohen’s effect size] = 1.05) were observed. The cutoff points with the greatest discriminatory capacity were 56.5° for HER and 93° for HTR ROMs.

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