A study to investigate the degree of radial and ulnar deviation in male lacrosse players, in and out of season.
Item
- Title
- A study to investigate the degree of radial and ulnar deviation in male lacrosse players, in and out of season.
- Author(s)
- David Leach
- Abstract
- The purpose of this study was to assess whether the use of a lacrosse stick intensely for onemonth results in an increase in radial and ulnar deviation in both the dominant and non-dominant hand of males.A total of 60 people participated in this study:- 30 male lacrosse players were used as the experimental group.- 30 male osteopathic students were used as the control group.The passive ranges of wrist movements in the subjects' dominant and non-dominant hands were measured using a goniometer, recording the radial and ulnar deviation.Each subject was asked to fill out a simple questionnaire ruling out any confounding variables.The results showed that male lacrosse players' radial and ulnar deviation increases in both the dominant and non-dominant hands one month into their playing season with the ulnar deviation increasing bilaterally by seven degrees.The study suggests that the reason for this increase is possibly due to the excessive repetitive movements of the wrist complex whilst in season.The study also revealed that male lacrosse players out of season are less mobile than the average person, possibly due to small amounts of scar tissue binding to other areas restricting mobility as a result of numerous minor injuries.
- Abstract
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 1999
- Date Submitted
- 11.8.2000 00:00:00
- Type
- undergraduate_project
- Language
- English
- Submitted by:
- 62
- Pub-Identifier
- 12250
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Keywords
- Joint Mobility,Wrist,Sport Injuries,Lacrosse
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
David Leach, “A study to investigate the degree of radial and ulnar deviation in male lacrosse players, in and out of season.”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed April 28, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/2220