Physical, physiological and motor performance traits play substantial role in both volleyball (VB... more Physical, physiological and motor performance traits play substantial role in both volleyball (VB) and basketball (BB) competitions. The differences in these traits among University athletes in Ghana have not been reported. Hence, this study documents and compares the physical, physiological and motor performance traits of VB and BB university athletes. Purposive sampling technique involving thirty-five university athletes (24 males and 11 females) with mean age of 21.77 ± 2.03years was used. Height, weightn, waist and hip circumferences, waist to hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), shoulder muscular endurance (SME), abdominal muscular endurance (AME), left and right Arm Strength, Leg Power, Reaction time, Agility and Speed traits were measured. Descriptive statistics was used while analysis of variable was by paired t-test and significance was at p<0.05. Volleyball players significantly have better WHR, AMS and agility while Basketball athletes possess better SBP, SME and reaction time. Gender influence was significant in height, WHR, HR, SBP, SME, AME, LAS, RAS, speed, reaction time, power and agility. Athletes in both games do not have similar physical, physiological and motor performance traits. Volley Ball players had better abdominal muscular endurance, right-hand muscular strength, speed, power and agility while BB players had better shoulder muscular endurance and reaction time traits. These differences in traits should inform volleyball and basketball coaches in their selection.
Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal perform... more Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal performance. However, limited quantitative studies emphasising playing position, age and circumstance, and therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players have been conducted. This study hence describes (a) injury types based on playing position, age and circumstance, and (b) therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players. Athletes' case files containing medical teams' injury reports for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Ghana Football Association league seasons and a total of 209 injury cases of football players with age range of 19-30 years and mean age of 23.67±0.90 years were described. Ages 25-27(78, 37.32%) sustained more injuries while fracture lasted for 90 days. Eighty-eight (42.1%) athletes had contusion which lasted for between 3-28 days, Strain (37, 17.1%) and Sprain (23, 11.0%) were most prevalent. Midfielders sustained higher injury (83, 39.72%) of foul contact (186, 89.0%) circumstance. Frontal head (63, 30.2%) and Knee (43, 20.5%) were anatomical structures mostly hampered by injury. Significant differences exist in injury based on playing positions, causes and players' age (p<0.05). Therapeutic patterns of RICE (123, 58.85%, p<0.05), psychotherapy (122, 58.37%, p>0.05), analgesia (114, 54.55%, p<0.05) and tapping and wrapping (110, 52.65%, p<0.05) administered to injury sustained were significant. Given that RICE is the mostly used therapeutic pattern based on injury type, we recommend that all Ghana club owners should abundantly make portable cold application materials and methods available to medical teams for use during games. This could reduce the risk of acute injury and lessen early career termination of premier league soccer players.
Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal perform... more Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal performance. However, limited quantitative studies emphasising playing position, age and circumstance, and therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players have been conducted. This study hence describes (a) injury types based on playing position, age and circumstance, and (b) therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players. Athletes' case files containing medical teams' injury reports for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Ghana Football Association league seasons and a total of 209 injury cases of football players with age range of 19-30 years and mean age of 23.67±0.90 years were described. Ages 25-27(78, 37.32%) sustained more injuries while fracture lasted for 90 days. Eighty-eight (42.1%) athletes had contusion which lasted for between 3-28 days, Strain (37, 17.1%) and Sprain (23, 11.0%) were most prevalent. Midfielders sustained higher injury (83, 39.72%) of foul contact (186, 89.0%) circumstance. Frontal head (63, 30.2%) and Knee (43, 20.5%) were anatomical structures mostly hampered by injury. Significant differences exist in injury based on playing positions, causes and players' age (p<0.05). Therapeutic patterns of RICE (123, 58.85%, p<0.05), psychotherapy (122, 58.37%, p>0.05), analgesia (114, 54.55%, p<0.05) and tapping and wrapping (110, 52.65%, p<0.05) administered to injury sustained were significant. Given that RICE is the mostly used therapeutic pattern based on injury type, we recommend that all Ghana club owners should abundantly make portable cold application materials and methods available to medical teams for use during games. This could reduce the risk of acute injury and lessen early career termination of premier league soccer players.
The use of cryotherapy in injury management (IM) has been widely studied but report on track and ... more The use of cryotherapy in injury management (IM) has been widely studied but report on track and field athletes' (TFAs) perception in Ghana remains scarce. TFAs in Ashanti region of Ghana habitually sustained acute injuries due to competition stressors that typically affect peak performance like in other contact games. Despite been observed that sustained injuries accomplished cryotherapy treatment, TFAs' visit to non-clinical therapy nonetheless remain prominent. This cross-sectional study therefore documents the perceptions of TFAs on the use cryotherapy in IM. Ninety five [mean age = 22.26±1.10years, 59 (62.1%) males, 36(37.9%) females] TFAs camped at the Babayara Sports stadium Kumasi in preparation for 11 th African Games were purposively sampled. Self-structured and validated instrument on the use of cryotherapy in IM was administered to elicit TFAs perceptions. TFAs perceived the use of cryotherapy in IM as significant [F = 788.884, X 2 = 404.192, df = 94, p = .000].
Analysis and study of the posture of athlete is one of the most important aspects of evaluation d... more Analysis and study of the posture of athlete is one of the most important aspects of evaluation during pre-season. In overhead athletes, assessing the functionality of the scapula is one of the most important and interesting observations in postural manner. Postural asymmetries frequently remains as dysfunctional abnormalities that correlate with increase in risk factors for disease in the shoulder of athletes who involve in overhead sports. These asymmetries scapular posture are more pronounced in the upper limbs dominant for their repetitiveness gestural in game play. Test of static and dynamic evaluation have been presented in the literature to classify the presence of dyskinesia’s scapular between the Kibler’s test (lateral scapular slide test, LSST) that evaluates the postural modulation of the scapula in static positions clinically. Through this test, asymmetries side to side above the measurement of 1.5 cm may be classifiable as scapular dyskinesia after fifteen minutes of assessment on the field. We therefore recommend LSST to overhead game (volleyball) athletes’ technical teams as a functional assessment field test for scapula. It is simple within 15 seconds, repeatable and capable of detecting any scapular dysfunction in asymptomatic volleyball athletes.
Physical, physiological and motor performance traits play substantial role in both volleyball (VB... more Physical, physiological and motor performance traits play substantial role in both volleyball (VB) and basketball (BB) competitions. The differences in these traits among University athletes in Ghana have not been reported. Hence, this study documents and compares the physical, physiological and motor performance traits of VB and BB university athletes. Purposive sampling technique involving thirty-five university athletes (24 males and 11 females) with mean age of 21.77 ± 2.03years was used. Height, weightn, waist and hip circumferences, waist to hip ratio (WHR), body mass index (BMI), heart rate (HR), systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), shoulder muscular endurance (SME), abdominal muscular endurance (AME), left and right Arm Strength, Leg Power, Reaction time, Agility and Speed traits were measured. Descriptive statistics was used while analysis of variable was by paired t-test and significance was at p<0.05. Volleyball players significantly have better WHR, AMS and agility while Basketball athletes possess better SBP, SME and reaction time. Gender influence was significant in height, WHR, HR, SBP, SME, AME, LAS, RAS, speed, reaction time, power and agility. Athletes in both games do not have similar physical, physiological and motor performance traits. Volley Ball players had better abdominal muscular endurance, right-hand muscular strength, speed, power and agility while BB players had better shoulder muscular endurance and reaction time traits. These differences in traits should inform volleyball and basketball coaches in their selection.
Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal perform... more Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal performance. However, limited quantitative studies emphasising playing position, age and circumstance, and therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players have been conducted. This study hence describes (a) injury types based on playing position, age and circumstance, and (b) therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players. Athletes' case files containing medical teams' injury reports for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Ghana Football Association league seasons and a total of 209 injury cases of football players with age range of 19-30 years and mean age of 23.67±0.90 years were described. Ages 25-27(78, 37.32%) sustained more injuries while fracture lasted for 90 days. Eighty-eight (42.1%) athletes had contusion which lasted for between 3-28 days, Strain (37, 17.1%) and Sprain (23, 11.0%) were most prevalent. Midfielders sustained higher injury (83, 39.72%) of foul contact (186, 89.0%) circumstance. Frontal head (63, 30.2%) and Knee (43, 20.5%) were anatomical structures mostly hampered by injury. Significant differences exist in injury based on playing positions, causes and players' age (p<0.05). Therapeutic patterns of RICE (123, 58.85%, p<0.05), psychotherapy (122, 58.37%, p>0.05), analgesia (114, 54.55%, p<0.05) and tapping and wrapping (110, 52.65%, p<0.05) administered to injury sustained were significant. Given that RICE is the mostly used therapeutic pattern based on injury type, we recommend that all Ghana club owners should abundantly make portable cold application materials and methods available to medical teams for use during games. This could reduce the risk of acute injury and lessen early career termination of premier league soccer players.
Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal perform... more Athletes attach vital values to full recovery after injury based on the needs for optimal performance. However, limited quantitative studies emphasising playing position, age and circumstance, and therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players have been conducted. This study hence describes (a) injury types based on playing position, age and circumstance, and (b) therapeutic patterns used for the treatment of injured First Capital Plus Premier League soccer players. Athletes' case files containing medical teams' injury reports for 2012/2013 and 2013/2014 Ghana Football Association league seasons and a total of 209 injury cases of football players with age range of 19-30 years and mean age of 23.67±0.90 years were described. Ages 25-27(78, 37.32%) sustained more injuries while fracture lasted for 90 days. Eighty-eight (42.1%) athletes had contusion which lasted for between 3-28 days, Strain (37, 17.1%) and Sprain (23, 11.0%) were most prevalent. Midfielders sustained higher injury (83, 39.72%) of foul contact (186, 89.0%) circumstance. Frontal head (63, 30.2%) and Knee (43, 20.5%) were anatomical structures mostly hampered by injury. Significant differences exist in injury based on playing positions, causes and players' age (p<0.05). Therapeutic patterns of RICE (123, 58.85%, p<0.05), psychotherapy (122, 58.37%, p>0.05), analgesia (114, 54.55%, p<0.05) and tapping and wrapping (110, 52.65%, p<0.05) administered to injury sustained were significant. Given that RICE is the mostly used therapeutic pattern based on injury type, we recommend that all Ghana club owners should abundantly make portable cold application materials and methods available to medical teams for use during games. This could reduce the risk of acute injury and lessen early career termination of premier league soccer players.
The use of cryotherapy in injury management (IM) has been widely studied but report on track and ... more The use of cryotherapy in injury management (IM) has been widely studied but report on track and field athletes' (TFAs) perception in Ghana remains scarce. TFAs in Ashanti region of Ghana habitually sustained acute injuries due to competition stressors that typically affect peak performance like in other contact games. Despite been observed that sustained injuries accomplished cryotherapy treatment, TFAs' visit to non-clinical therapy nonetheless remain prominent. This cross-sectional study therefore documents the perceptions of TFAs on the use cryotherapy in IM. Ninety five [mean age = 22.26±1.10years, 59 (62.1%) males, 36(37.9%) females] TFAs camped at the Babayara Sports stadium Kumasi in preparation for 11 th African Games were purposively sampled. Self-structured and validated instrument on the use of cryotherapy in IM was administered to elicit TFAs perceptions. TFAs perceived the use of cryotherapy in IM as significant [F = 788.884, X 2 = 404.192, df = 94, p = .000].
Analysis and study of the posture of athlete is one of the most important aspects of evaluation d... more Analysis and study of the posture of athlete is one of the most important aspects of evaluation during pre-season. In overhead athletes, assessing the functionality of the scapula is one of the most important and interesting observations in postural manner. Postural asymmetries frequently remains as dysfunctional abnormalities that correlate with increase in risk factors for disease in the shoulder of athletes who involve in overhead sports. These asymmetries scapular posture are more pronounced in the upper limbs dominant for their repetitiveness gestural in game play. Test of static and dynamic evaluation have been presented in the literature to classify the presence of dyskinesia’s scapular between the Kibler’s test (lateral scapular slide test, LSST) that evaluates the postural modulation of the scapula in static positions clinically. Through this test, asymmetries side to side above the measurement of 1.5 cm may be classifiable as scapular dyskinesia after fifteen minutes of assessment on the field. We therefore recommend LSST to overhead game (volleyball) athletes’ technical teams as a functional assessment field test for scapula. It is simple within 15 seconds, repeatable and capable of detecting any scapular dysfunction in asymptomatic volleyball athletes.
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pre-season. In overhead athletes, assessing the functionality of the scapula is one of the most important
and interesting observations in postural manner. Postural asymmetries frequently remains as
dysfunctional abnormalities that correlate with increase in risk factors for disease in the shoulder of
athletes who involve in overhead sports. These asymmetries scapular posture are more pronounced in
the upper limbs dominant for their repetitiveness gestural in game play. Test of static and dynamic
evaluation have been presented in the literature to classify the presence of dyskinesia’s scapular
between the Kibler’s test (lateral scapular slide test, LSST) that evaluates the postural modulation of the
scapula in static positions clinically. Through this test, asymmetries side to side above the measurement
of 1.5 cm may be classifiable as scapular dyskinesia after fifteen minutes of assessment on the field. We
therefore recommend LSST to overhead game (volleyball) athletes’ technical teams as a functional
assessment field test for scapula. It is simple within 15 seconds, repeatable and capable of detecting any
scapular dysfunction in asymptomatic volleyball athletes.
pre-season. In overhead athletes, assessing the functionality of the scapula is one of the most important
and interesting observations in postural manner. Postural asymmetries frequently remains as
dysfunctional abnormalities that correlate with increase in risk factors for disease in the shoulder of
athletes who involve in overhead sports. These asymmetries scapular posture are more pronounced in
the upper limbs dominant for their repetitiveness gestural in game play. Test of static and dynamic
evaluation have been presented in the literature to classify the presence of dyskinesia’s scapular
between the Kibler’s test (lateral scapular slide test, LSST) that evaluates the postural modulation of the
scapula in static positions clinically. Through this test, asymmetries side to side above the measurement
of 1.5 cm may be classifiable as scapular dyskinesia after fifteen minutes of assessment on the field. We
therefore recommend LSST to overhead game (volleyball) athletes’ technical teams as a functional
assessment field test for scapula. It is simple within 15 seconds, repeatable and capable of detecting any
scapular dysfunction in asymptomatic volleyball athletes.