2019 Fiscal Year Annual Research Report
Improving lower extremity injury prevention through risk identification
| Project/Area Number |
17H04756
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| Research Institution | Ritsumeikan University |
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Principal Investigator |
寺田 昌史 立命館大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 講師 (50779064)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
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| Keywords | Multifactorial / Breathing Exercises / Lower Extremity Injury |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
AIM1: To strength our prediction model for lower extremity (LE) injury established in 2017 and 2018, we continued to perform the prospective study to determine a predictive role of multidirectional measures of physical function for LE injury (the number of participants were 707 players). The most important predictor variables included star excursion balance test, hip internal rotation range of motion, Q-angle, and toe flexor strength. Various measures of physical function predicted a risk of LE injury, indicating that it is important to evaluate physical function with multidirectional clinical tools in order to establish a targeted prevention program to reduce risk of LE injury.
AIM2 and 3: Athletes were allowed to select participation in breathing-based training or abstaining from prevention. Athletes, who participated in a 8-week breathing-based training, improved their dynamic balance, strength, and plantar cutaneous sensitivity following the prevention program. However, no improvement in physical function was observed in athletes that selected abstaining the prevention program.
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| Research Progress Status |
令和元年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
令和元年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。
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