Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury

Volleyball players are at high risk of overuse shoulder injuries, with spike biomechanics a perceived risk factor. This study compared spike kinematics between elite male volleyball players with and without a history of shoulder injuries. Height, mass, maximum jump height, passive shoulder rotation...

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Main Authors: Mitchinson, Lara, Campbell, Amity, Oldmeadow, D., Gibson, William, Hopper, Diana
Format: Journal Article
Published: Human Kinetics 2013
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Online Access:http://journals.humankinetics.com/AcuCustom/SiteName/Documents/DocumentItem/05_Campbell_JAB_0112_155-164.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20026
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author Mitchinson, Lara
Campbell, Amity
Oldmeadow, D.
Gibson, William
Hopper, Diana
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Campbell, Amity
Oldmeadow, D.
Gibson, William
Hopper, Diana
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description Volleyball players are at high risk of overuse shoulder injuries, with spike biomechanics a perceived risk factor. This study compared spike kinematics between elite male volleyball players with and without a history of shoulder injuries. Height, mass, maximum jump height, passive shoulder rotation range of motion (ROM), and active trunk ROM were collected on elite players with (13) and without (11) shoulder injury history and were compared using independent samples t tests (P < .05). The average of spike kinematics at impact and range 0.1 s before and after impact during down-the-line and cross-court spike types were compared using linear mixed models in SPSS (P < .01). No differences were detected between the injured and uninjured groups. Thoracic rotation and shoulder abduction at impact and range of shoulder rotation velocity differed between spike types. The ability to tolerate the differing demands of the spike types could be used as return-to-play criteria for injured athletes.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-200262017-02-28T01:35:38Z Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury Mitchinson, Lara Campbell, Amity Oldmeadow, D. Gibson, William Hopper, Diana volleyball spiking technique shoulder overuse injuries Volleyball players are at high risk of overuse shoulder injuries, with spike biomechanics a perceived risk factor. This study compared spike kinematics between elite male volleyball players with and without a history of shoulder injuries. Height, mass, maximum jump height, passive shoulder rotation range of motion (ROM), and active trunk ROM were collected on elite players with (13) and without (11) shoulder injury history and were compared using independent samples t tests (P < .05). The average of spike kinematics at impact and range 0.1 s before and after impact during down-the-line and cross-court spike types were compared using linear mixed models in SPSS (P < .01). No differences were detected between the injured and uninjured groups. Thoracic rotation and shoulder abduction at impact and range of shoulder rotation velocity differed between spike types. The ability to tolerate the differing demands of the spike types could be used as return-to-play criteria for injured athletes. 2013 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20026 http://journals.humankinetics.com/AcuCustom/SiteName/Documents/DocumentItem/05_Campbell_JAB_0112_155-164.pdf Human Kinetics fulltext
spellingShingle volleyball
spiking technique
shoulder overuse injuries
Mitchinson, Lara
Campbell, Amity
Oldmeadow, D.
Gibson, William
Hopper, Diana
Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title_full Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title_fullStr Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title_short Comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
title_sort comparison of upper arm kinematics during a volleyball spike between players with and without a history of shoulder injury
topic volleyball
spiking technique
shoulder overuse injuries
url http://journals.humankinetics.com/AcuCustom/SiteName/Documents/DocumentItem/05_Campbell_JAB_0112_155-164.pdf
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20026