Functional Movement Analysis of Handball Players

Medipol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Injuries; Sports Physical Therapy

Treatments: Other: Functional Movement Screen

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03468569

10840098-604.01.01-E.13036

Details and patient eligibility

About

RELATIONSHIP OF FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT ANALYSIS WITH INJURY HISTORY AND ATHLETIC PARAMETERS IN HANDBALL ATHLETES

Abstract Objectives: Handball is a popular sport in many countries. There is lack of knowledge about handball athlete's functional movement capacity. The aim of this study is to investigate the Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) scores, to evaluate the injury risks of handball athletes and to determine its relationship with athletic performance.

Design: Observational study. Methods: A total of 51 professional handball players in Turkey were included in this study. The sport-specific features and demographic data were recorded. The functional movement analysis was performed and agility and balance and force were evaluated.

Full description

In august 2018, same evaluations will be done for same individuals.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Become a team licensed handball athlete between ages 16-35
• Have not had a surgical operation involving the musculoskeletal system in the last six months
• Not having an obstacle to the realization of the tests to be carried out in the study
• Volunteering to participate in the work

Exclusion criteria

• If feeling any discomfort during the tests
• Do not want to go on study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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51 participants in 5 patient groups

Functional Movement Screen

Experimental group

Description:

Movement Analysis for injury risk

Treatment:

Other: Functional Movement Screen

Vertical Jump Test

Experimental group

Description:

Jump test Height Measurement, Functional Movement Screen

Treatment:

Other: Functional Movement Screen

Y Balance Test

Experimental group

Description:

Functional lower extremity reach with balance, Functional Movement Screen

Treatment:

Other: Functional Movement Screen

Illinois Agility Test

Experimental group

Description:

Agility measurement, Functional Movement Screen

Treatment:

Other: Functional Movement Screen

Injury History

No Intervention group

Description:

Athletes injury history for last year was recorded as injury count.