Pickering Rodriguez Elizabeth C, Watsford Mark L, Bower Rob G, Murphy Aron J
a Faculty of Health , University of Technology Sydney , Moore Park , Australia.
b School of Science and Technology , University of New England , Armidale , Australia.
Sports Biomech. 2017 Sep;16(3):361-373. doi: 10.1080/14763141.2017.1319970. Epub 2017 May 29.
The aim of this study was to provide contemporary information on injury rates in an elite and sub-elite netball population and to explore the relationship between lower body stiffness and lower body injuries. One elite and two sub-elite teams of female netballers (n = 29) performed the vertical hop test to assess active lower body stiffness (K) and myometry to assess quasi-static stiffness. Lower body injuries were monitored via self-reporting and liaison with physiotherapists. Twelve lower body non-contact injuries were sustained by 10 players, equating to 11.29 lower body injuries per 1,000 exposure hours. The most commonly injured sites were the calf (33%) and ankle (25%). No significant differences between K of injured and non-injured players were reported, however, injured elite players recorded significantly higher season mean quasi-static stiffness in the soleus (p = 0.037) and Achilles (p = 0.004) than non-injured elite players. Elite and sub-elite netball players recorded a higher injury incidence than previous reports of injuries in recreational netballers. Within the constraints of the study, relatively high stiffness of the soleus and Achilles appears to be related to lower body non-contact injury incidence in female netballers, particularly at the elite level. These results provide a basis for development of injury prevention strategies.
本研究的目的是提供关于精英和次精英无挡板篮球运动员群体损伤率的当代信息，并探讨下肢僵硬度与下肢损伤之间的关系。一支精英和两支次精英女子无挡板篮球队（n = 29）进行了纵跳测试以评估主动下肢僵硬度（K），并进行了肌长度测量以评估准静态僵硬度。通过自我报告以及与物理治疗师的沟通来监测下肢损伤情况。10名运动员发生了12次下肢非接触性损伤，相当于每1000暴露小时有11.29次下肢损伤。最常受伤的部位是小腿（33%）和脚踝（25%）。报告显示，受伤和未受伤运动员的K值没有显著差异，然而，受伤的精英运动员比未受伤的精英运动员在比目鱼肌（p = 0.037）和跟腱（p = 0.004）的赛季平均准静态僵硬度显著更高。精英和次精英无挡板篮球运动员的损伤发生率高于之前关于业余无挡板篮球运动员损伤情况的报告。在本研究的限制范围内，比目鱼肌和跟腱相对较高的僵硬度似乎与女子无挡板篮球运动员的下肢非接触性损伤发生率有关，尤其是在精英水平。这些结果为制定预防损伤策略提供了依据。
