Use of field-based tests to identify risk factors for injury to fast bowlers in cricket

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 477-482

  Dennis, R J ^a,b   Finch, C F ^b   Mclntosh, A S ^a   Elliott, B C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOMECHANICS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; SPORT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; QUEENSLAND; RISK FACTORS; TRACK AND FIELD;

EID: 46849101784     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2008.046698     Document Type: Article

References (42)

1. Orchard J, James T, Alcott E, et al. Injuries in Australian cricket at first class level 1995/1996 to 2000/2001. Br J Sports Med 2002; 36:270-4.
2. Orchard JW, James T, Portus MR. Injuries to elite male cricketers in Australia over a 10-year period. J Sci Med Sport 2006; 9:459-67.
3. Gregory PL, Batt ME, Wallace WA. Comparing injuries of spin bowling with fast bowling in young cricketers. Clin J Sport Med 2002; 12:107-12.
4. Stretch RA. The incidence and nature of injuries in first-league and provincial cricketers. S Afr Med J 1993; 83:339-42.
5. Stretch RA. The seasonal incidence and nature of injuries in schoolboy cricketers. S Afr Med J 1995; 85:1182-4.
6. Stretch RA. Epidemiology of cricket injuries. Int J Sports Med 2001; 2:1-7.
7. Stretch RA. Incidence and nature of epidemiological injuries to elite South African cricket players. S Afr Med J 2001; 91:336-9.
8. Stretch RA. Cricket injuries: a longitudinal study of the nature of injuries to South African cricketers. Br J Sports Med 2003; 37:250-3.
9. Elliott B. Overuse injuries in sport: a biomechanical approach. Safety Science Monitor 1999; 3:1-6.
10. Kumar S. Theories of musculoskeletal injury causation. Ergonomics 2001; 44:17-47.
11. Meeuwisse WH. Assessing causation in sport injury: a multifactorial model. Clin J Sport Med 1994; 4:166-70.
12. Whiting W, Zernicke R. Biomechanics of musculoskeletal injury. Lower Mitcham, Australia: Human Kinetics, 1998.
13. Burgess-Limerick R, Egeskov R. Risk factor identification - the role of ergonomics. In: McClure R, Stevenson M, McEvoy S, eds. The scientific basis of injury prevention and control. Melbourne, Australia: IP Communications 2004;154-68.
14. Foster D, John D, Elliott B, et al. Back injuries to fast bowlers in cricket: a prospective study. Br J Sports Med 1989; 23:150-4.
15. Elliott BC, Hardcastle PH, Burnett AF, et al. The influence of fast bowling and physical factors on radiologic features in high performance young fast bowlers. Sports Medicine, Training and Rehabilitation 1992; 3:113-30.
16. Elliott B, Foster D, John D. The biomechanics of side-on and front-on fast bowling in cricket. Third Report on the National Sports Research Program: July 1988 to June 1990 Nedlands, Australia: University of Western Australia, 1990.
17. Portus M, Mason BR, Elliott BC, et al. Technique factors related to ball release speed and trunk injuries in high performance cricket fast bowlers. Sports Biomech 2004; 3:263-84.
18. Engstrom CM, Walker DG. Pars interarticularis stress lesions in the lumbar spine of cricket fast bowlers. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2007; 39:28-33.
19. Dennis R, Farhart P, Clements M, et al. The relationship between fast bowling workload and injury in first-class cricketers: a pilot study. J Sci Med Sport 2004; 7:232-6.
20. Gregory PL, Batt ME, Wallace WA. Is risk of fast bowling injury in cricketers greatest in those who bowl most? A cohort of young English fast bowlers. Br J Sports Med 2004; 38:125-8.
21. Dennis R, Farhart P, Goumas C, et al. Bowling workload and the risk of injury in elite cricket fast bowlers. J Sci Med Sport 2003; 6:359-67.
22. Dennis RJ, Finch CF, Farhart PJ. Is bowling workload a risk factor for injury to Australian junior cricket fast bowlers? Br J Sports Med 2005; 39:843-6.
23. Dennis RJ, Finch CF, Elliott BC, et al. The reliability of musculoskeletal screening tests used in cricket. Phys Ther Sport 2008; 9:25-33.
24. Harvey D. Screening test protocols. Pre-participation screening of athletes: a program developed by the Australian Institute of Sport. Olympic Athlete Program and the Australian Sports Injury Prevention Taskforce. Canberra, Australia: Australian Sports Commission, 1998.
25. Harvey D. Assessment of the flexibility of elite athletes using the modified Thomas test. Br J Sports Med 1998; 32:68-70.
26. Orchard J. Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS): Version 8.2. 2003 [cited 1 May 2005]. http://www.injuryupdate.com.au/ research/OSICS.htm.
27. Oupont WD. Statistical modeling for biomedical researchers: a simple introduction to the analysis of complex data. Melbourne, Australia: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
28. Gabbe BJ, Finch CF, Wajswelner H, et al. Predictors of lower extremity injuries at the community level of Australian football. Clin J Sport Med 2004; 14:56-63.
29. Tabrizi P, Mclntyre WM, Quesnel MB, et al. Limited dorsiflexion predisposes to injuries of the ankle in children. J Bone Joint Surg Br 2000; 82:1103-6.
30. Hughes LY. Biomechanical analysis of the foot and ankle for predisposition to developing stress fractures. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 1985; 7:96-101.
31. Malliaras P, Cook JL, Kent P. Reduced ankle dorsiflexion range may increase the risk of patellar tendon injury among volleyball players. J Sci Med Sport 2006; 9:304-9.
32. Riddle DL, Pulisic M, Pidcoe P, et al. Risk factors for plantar fasciitis: a matched case-control study. J Bone Joint Surg Am 2003; 85:872-7.
33. Lun V, Meeuwisse WH, Stergiou P, et al. Relation between running injury and static lower limb alignment in recreational runners. Br J Sports Med 2004; 38:576-80.
34. Cook JL, Khan KM, Purdam CR. Conservative treatment of patellar tendinopathy. Phys Ther Sport 2001; 2:54-65.
35. Powers CM. The influence of altered lower-extremity kinematics on patellofemoral joint dysfunction: a theoretical perspective. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2003; 33:639-46.
36. Burne SG, Khan KM, Boudville PB, et al. Risk factors associated with exertional medial tibial pain: a 12 month prospective clinical study. Br J Sports Med 2004; 38:441-5.
37. Pollard CD, Sigward SM, Ota S, et al. The influence of in-season injury prevention training on lower-extremity kinematics during landing in female soccer players. Clin J Sport Med 2006; 16:223-7.
38. Nyland J, Kuzemchek S, Parks M, et al. Femoral anteversion influences vastus medialis and gluteus medius EMG amplitude: composite hip abductor EMG amplitude ratios during isometric combined hip abduction-external rotation. J Electromyogr Kinesiol 2004; 14:255-61.
39. Mclntosh AS. Risk compensation, motivation, injuries, and biomechanics in competitive sport. Br J Sports Med 2005; 39:2-3.
40. Bennell K, Matheson G, Meeuwisse W, et al. Risk factors for stress fractures. Sports Med 1999; 28:91-122.
41. Brukner P. Sports medicine. Overuse injuries. Part I: Bone. Australian Family Physician 1996; 25:545-9.
42. Maganaris CN, Narici MV, Almekinders LC, et al. Biomechanics and pathophysiology of overuse tendon injuries: Ideas on insertional tendinopathy. Sports Med 2004; 34:1005-17.