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    The immediate effect of lumbar spinal manipulative therapy on performance in female field hockey players
    (2022-05-13) Muller, Arline; Matkovich, Grant; Prince, Cleo Kirsty
    Background: Hockey is a popular recreational sport that is played not only by South Africans but people worldwide. Like all athletes, hockey players are continually seeking to improve their performance which can be measured by means of a sport-specific test battery (SSTB). Spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) has been demonstrated to improve performance in some sports and also in field hockey. Moreover, it has been shown to be effective in improving a single movement but it is unknown if it can improve the overall performance of a recreational field hockey player. Aim: The aim was to determine the immediate effect of spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) on the performance of female field hockey players. Methods: A quantitative control crossover study involving 20 recreational female field hockey players was chosen for this study. The sample was randomly assigned to either Group 1 or Group 2. The 20 participants completed a field hockey SSTB consisting of the sit-andreach, vertical jump, 40 m sprint, and the 5-0-5 agility test to establish baseline scores. In phase one, after baseline testing, Group 1 received SMT of fixated joints in the lumbar region as determined by lumbar regional assessment. Group 2 received a control treatment involving setting up the participant for an adjustment but not administering the thrust. In phase two, Group 1 received the control treatment and SMT was administered to Group 2. Thereafter all the participants completed the SSTB and the results were compared to their earlier baseline scores. A 0.05 p-value was considered statistically significant. Results and discussion: There was a significant improvement in the results of the sit-and-reach, vertical jump, 40 m sprint and 5-0-5 tests after the administration of SMT. A carryover effect was detected in the 40 m sprint test indicating that the treatment effect could not be interpreted as the effect of treatment depended on the order in which the participants received the treatments. Conclusion: Lumbar spinal manipulation therapy can improve the performance of female recreational field hockey players in terms of a sport specific tests battery (SSTB).
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    A retrospective epidemiological investigation of the chiropractic students' sports questionnaire, with reference to field hockey : a methodological perspective
    (2002) Korporaal, Charmaine Maria; Myburgh, Corrie
    The purpose of this retrospective investigation was to analyze and critique, the Chiropractic Students' Sports Questionnaire in order to refine the questionnaire and establish its face validity with reference to field hockey.
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    An investigation into normative values for the Functional Movement Screen?(FMS?) and its association to injury in female premier league hockey players in KwaZulu-Natal
    (2015-03-04) Jooste, Anneke; Gomes, Adrian Neil; Korporaal, Charmaine Maria
    Background The Functional Movement Screen (FMSTM) is a pre-participation screen consisting of seven tests that rate a player’s functional movement. The screen may be used as an indicator for injury susceptibility in sports people. This may be implemented for preventative measures and improving or sustaining performance in sport. Objectives This research aimed to identify normative values on the FMSTM for female premier league hockey players and assess the association between FMSTM scores and incidence of seasonal injuries. Secondary to this, the research also undertook to assess dependence of the FMSTM on other risk factors identified in the study such as age, number of years playing hockey, height, weight, BMI and position. These risk measures were also tested for association to injury susceptibility. Method The research evaluated the FMSTM score in female premier league hockey players in KwaZulu-Natal prior to the commencement of the competitive season and then tracked the incidence, frequency and distribution of injuries that were sustained during the season. All nine teams in the KwaZulu-Natal female premier hockey league were approached and the players voluntarily participated provided that they fitted the inclusion criteria. In total 74 players between the ages of 18 and 35 were assessed. SPSS version 20 was used in the data analysis to test for statistical significance of the results. Results and conclusions The research sample revealed a mean FMSTM score of 14.39 with a standard deviation of 2.4. The difference in average FMSTM score between the 18 players who sustained non-contact injuries during the course of the season and the 56 players who did not was shown to not be statistically significant at a 95% confidence level. Therefore, this research shows that no association can be made between a low score on the Functional Movement ScreenTM and injury susceptibility. The FMSTM score was shown to be an independent metric when compared to the other injury risk measures identified in the study and the other risk measures were also found to not reliably indicate injury susceptibility. Having said this, the association of weight, FMSTM and BMI with injury susceptibility warrants further investigation as these measures indicated a degree of association.