Coughlan Garrett F, Delahunt Eamonn, O'Sullivan Eoghan, Fullam Karl, Green Brian S, Caulfield Brian M
Medical Department, Irish Rugby Football Union, Dublin, Ireland.
School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Population Science, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland; Institute for Sport and Health, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Phys Ther Sport. 2014 Nov;15(4):249-53. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2013.11.005. Epub 2013 Dec 1.
To evaluate performance on selected reach directions of the Start Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) in an elite underage rugby union population, and determine if differences exist between the forward and back position units. This information may have implications for the application of this test in player injury prevention and management.
Descriptive study.
Gymnasium at an elite junior rugby union screening camp.
102 healthy male elite rugby union players (age = 17.9 ± 1.1 years, height = 1.83 ± 0.07 m, body mass = 90.5 ± 11.3 kg).
Participants were assessed on the Anterior (A), Posterior-medial (PM), and Posterior-lateral (PL) reach directions of the SEBT.
Normative data for SEBT performance in the A, PM and PL reach directions were established for an elite junior rugby union population. No significant differences in dynamic postural stability were observed between the forward and back position units.
This study provides normative SEBT data on an elite junior rugby union population, which enables clinicians to compare player dynamic postural stability and has implications for use in the prevention and management of player injuries.
评估精英未成年橄榄球联盟运动员在起始偏移平衡测试（SEBT）特定伸展方向上的表现，并确定前锋和后卫位置单元之间是否存在差异。这些信息可能对该测试在运动员损伤预防和管理中的应用具有启示意义。
描述性研究。
精英青少年橄榄球联盟筛查营地的体育馆。
102名健康的男性精英橄榄球联盟运动员（年龄 = 17.9 ± 1.1岁，身高 = 1.83 ± 0.07米，体重 = 90.5 ± 11.3千克）。
对参与者进行SEBT的前向（A）、后内侧（PM）和后外侧（PL）伸展方向的评估。
建立了精英青少年橄榄球联盟人群在SEBT的A、PM和PL伸展方向上表现的规范数据。在前锋和后卫位置单元之间未观察到动态姿势稳定性的显著差异。
本研究提供了关于精英青少年橄榄球联盟人群的SEBT规范数据，这使临床医生能够比较运动员的动态姿势稳定性，并对运动员损伤的预防和管理具有应用意义。
