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Injury Prevention

Injury Prevention. Corey Gildea Fall 2007. Muscle Imbalance. The relationship between the tone or strength and length of the muscles around a joint Stronger will shorten and the opposite will lengthen Weakness causes faulty alignment or an imbalance Bilateral and unilateral

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Injury Prevention

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  1. Injury Prevention Corey Gildea Fall 2007

  2. Muscle Imbalance • The relationship between the tone or strength and length of the muscles around a joint • Stronger will shorten and the opposite will lengthen • Weakness causes faulty alignment or an imbalance • Bilateral and unilateral • Common example is low back pain can be contributed to a weak abdomen

  3. Screening • To recognize candidates for possible injury • Manual Muscle Testing • A muscle is isolated and tested for strength • Muscle length • Stretched to endpoint

  4. Screening

  5. Strengthening • The agonist needs to be lengthened • The antagonist needs to be trained to work again or strengthened • Statically then dynamically • Static requires both the agonist of that movement to be strengthened and the antagonist of that movement to be stretched lengthening the muscle • Dynamic exercises can be done in a variety of ways to contribute to the benefits needed

  6. Prevention • Education • Proper posture • Proper and equal weight lifting • Hamstring vs. quadriceps muscles • Stretching

  7. Technique • ACL Tears • Increased in females • Neuromuscular control • Head Injuries • Football or soccer

  8. Anti-Gravity Training • Phoenix Suns • Anti-gravity training • Chamber that pulls out air • Compression suit is worn to pull 80% of the athlete’s body weight off the exercise device • Simulates working on an exercise bike or treadmill at 9,000 ft.

  9. Anti-Gravity Training • Reduces injury • Towards the end of the season when athlete’s bodies are becoming fatigued • Average age in the NBA is 27 • Maintain cardiovascular endurance • Maintain leg strength

  10. Neck Resistance Training • Temple University • Reduce acceleration with head contact • Strengthening neck muscles will slow head down on contact

  11. Equipment • More equipment • In children to prevent commotio cordis and internal structure damage • Improving equipment • More reasonable

  12. Weight Lifting • Florida study • Best way to prevent injury • Non-lifters • Severe Upper body 78% • Severe Lower body 64% • Severe - athlete out 21+ days • Moderate – athlete out of competition 7-21 days • Well structured weight lifting program done properly is going to significantly decrease the rate of injury return

  13. Bibliography • Andrews, Harrison, and Wilk. Physical Rehabilitation of the Injured Athlete. 3rd ed. Philadelphia: Saunders, 2004. • Coro, Paul (2007). New Methods Keep Suns Healthy. azcentral.com. • Kendall, Florence P., Elizabeth K. McCreary, Patricia G. Provance, Mary M. Rodgers, and William A. Romani. Muscles Testing and Function with Posture and Pain. 5th ed. Baltimore: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005. • University of Florida (1997) Sports Scientists Say Weight Lifting Is Key in Preventing Severe Injuries. ScienceDaily.

  14. Bibliography • Wathen D., 1994, Muscle Balance. In Essentials of strength Training and Conditioning, 425 • www.nasm.org

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