Field Hockey

Murtaugh, Karen

doi:10.1002/9781444316872.ch11

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“…This study provides knowledge on the magnitude, severity, and nature of injuries experienced by elite field hockey players. While injuries may hamper players’ performance and availability to train and compete, prevention is essential in field hockey, and the use of protective equipment has been encouraged in previous studies . The use of protective equipment is important for injury prevention.…”

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Injuries in Dutch elite field hockey players: A prospective cohort study

Barboza

Nauta

Pols

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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This study describes the prevalence, incidence density, severity, and nature of injuries in elite field hockey players over the Dutch 2015–2016 season. Eighty players answered a baseline questionnaire and were subsequently followed up every 2 weeks to report the hours spent on training/competition and experienced injuries, which were registered using the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems. Of the 74 players included in the analysis, 52 (70%) reported 112 injuries. Eighty‐seven injuries (78%) received medical attention, and 56 (50%) led to training/competition time‐loss. Thirty‐four injuries (30%) hampered players’ availability to train and compete. Most of the injuries (74%) were not caused by any contact. The mean prevalence of injury was 29% (95% confidence interval [CI] 3–55) for all, 9% (95% CI 0–20) for acute, and 14% (95% CI 0–36) for overuse injuries. Players sustained 3.5 (95% CI 2.5–4.5) new acute injuries per 1000 hours of training and 12.3 (95% CI 7.6–17.0) per 1000 hours of competition. The median of the severity score was 28 from 100 (25%–75% interquartile range [IQR] 16–42) for all, 35 (IQR 23–53) for acute, and 21 (IQR 16–31) for overuse injuries. On average, 1 in 4 elite field hockey players experiences an injury within a 2‐week period during the season. Although acute injuries are common, overuse injuries pose a comparable problem in elite field hockey. As injuries are a burden on players’ health and may hamper performance and availability to train and compete, prevention is of great importance.

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Section: Perspectivementioning

confidence: 99%

Injuries in Dutch elite field hockey players: A prospective cohort study

Barboza

Nauta

Pols

et al. 2018

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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“…25 According to the limited available research, lower limbs are the most affected in these athletes, with contusions, abrasions and sprains being the most common types of injury. 25,26 However, the most severe injuries involve direct trauma to the upper limb and head or face. These upper limb injuries comprise 4.9---39.4% of all hockey injuries.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…These upper limb injuries comprise 4.9---39.4% of all hockey injuries. 26 Within the upper limb, the shoulder has been suggested to be a vulnerable joint, with a significant risk for traumatic shoulder injury during training and competition. 3,27,28 Since susceptibility to shoulder injuries for field hockey players is not far-fetched and the demands of the shoulder are repetitive of nature and extremely high, especially in elite players, a better understanding of the field hockey shoulder is a logical goal to aspire.…”

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Quantifying acromiohumeral distance in elite male field hockey players compared to a non-athletic population

Vanderstukken

Maenhout

Spanhove

et al. 2020

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

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Background: Shoulders of elite field hockey players are loaded continuously during play. Frequent high shoulder loading is known to influence certain shoulder variables, such as acromiohumeral distance. However, the influence of elite field hockey play on acromiohumeral distance is not examined yet. Objective: To examine the acromiohumeral distance in elite male field hockey players compared to a non-athletic control group. Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Fifty male participants were included; 25 elite field hockey players (age: 24.0 ± 2.72 years; weight: 77.2 ± 5.29 kg; height; 180.5 ± 5.37 cm) and 25 age-and gender matched non-athletes (23.0 ± 2.29 years; weight: 75.7 ± 9.53 kg; height: 181.8 ± 5.52 cm). A Telemed-Colormaster-128 EXT-IZ device was used to bilaterally obtain ultrasound acromiohumeral distance images at 3 different angles of shoulder abduction in the frontal plane. Results: Field hockey players showed a bilateral larger acromiohumeral distance at 45 • (mean difference: 1.46 mm [95% CI 0.46; 2.46]; p = 0.005) and 60 • (mean difference: 1.07 mm [95% CI 0.21; 1.93]; p = 0.016) compared to controls. In both groups, a significant but clinically less relevant, side difference was established for the acromiohumeral distance at 60 • (mean difference: 0.79 mm [95% CI 0.21; 1.34]; p = 0.009). Conclusion: With active shoulder abduction, elite field hockey players show a larger acromiohumeral distance in comparison to non-athletic participants. This may be a protective

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