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Evaluation of functional and structural changes affecting the lumbar spine in professional field hockey players.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ogurkowska, Małgorzata Barbara Kawałek, Krzysztof |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate functional and structural changes in the lumbar spine which occurred as a consequence of playing field hockey. METHODS The research group consisted of 20 male professional field hockey players. Computed tomography scans were collected to define the radiological density of the vertebral bodies and to calculate Young's modulus. An electrogoniometer was used to measure the range of movement. Geometric parameters, such as Lumbar Lordosis Angle, Index of Lumbar Lordosis, Whitmann-Ferguson Angle and Anterior Pelvic Tilt, were also measured. RESULTS The values describing lumbar lordosis increased linearly with years of training and were significantly greater than those reported in the literature. Field hockey players displayed a larger range of flexion, side bending and rotation to the right. An analysis of radiological density discovered significantly high values. An analysis of Young's modulus showed that the vertebral bodies become more fragile. CONCLUSIONS The results show that overuse changes in the lumbar spine of field hockey players are severe and highly correlated with years of training. |
| Starting Page | 51 |
| Ending Page | 58 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.actabio.pwr.wroc.pl/Vol19No2/6.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.baztech-454349e8-4615-4824-a394-a57211f7a985/c/evaluation_ogurkowska_acta_1_2017.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 28869637v1 |
| Volume Number | 19 |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Journal | Acta of bioengineering and biomechanics |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Bone structure of lumbar vertebra Bone structure of spine Decompression Sickness Elastic Modulus Financial Management, Hospital Flexion, function Human body Intervertebral disc structure Large Lordosis Lumbar hyperlordosis Lumbar spine structure Osteophyte Preparation Scanning Skeletal bone X-Ray Computed Tomography lumbar fracture |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
