کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
4096926 1268573 2014 9 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The crunch factor's role in golf-related low back pain
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
نقش فاکتور قرمز در درد کمر درد مرتبط با گلف
کلمات کلیدی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی ارتوپدی، پزشکی ورزشی و توانبخشی
چکیده انگلیسی

Background contextThe golf swing exposes the spine to complex torsional, compressive, and shearing loads that increase a player's risk of injury. The crunch factor (CF) has been described as a measure to evaluate the risk of low back injuries in golfers and is based on the notion that lateral flexion and axial trunk rotation jointly contribute to spinal degeneration. However, few studies have evaluated the appropriateness of this measure in golfers with low back pain (LBP).PurposeTo objectively examine the usefulness of the CF as a measure for assessing the risk of low back injury in golfers.Study designField-based research using a cross-sectional design.MethodsThis research used three-dimensional motion analysis to assess the golf swings of 12 golfers with LBP and 15 asymptomatic controls. Three-dimensional kinematics were derived using Vicon Motus, and the CF was calculated as the instantaneous product of axial trunk rotation velocity and lateral trunk flexion angle.ResultsMaximum CFs and their timings were not significantly different between the symptomatic and asymptomatic groups. Furthermore, for those golfers who produced higher CFs (irrespective of the group), the increased magnitude could not be attributed to an increased axial angular trunk velocity or lateral flexion angle, but rather to a concomitant increase in both of these variables.ConclusionsThe findings suggested that although the fundamental concepts that underpin the CF seem sensible, this measure does not appear to be sensitive enough to distinguish golfers with LBP from the asymptomatic players.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: The Spine Journal - Volume 14, Issue 5, 1 May 2014, Pages 799–807
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