- Title
- Posture of rugby league players and its relationship to non-contact lower limb injury: a prospective cohort study
- Creator
- Langdon, Edward; Snodgrass, Suzanne J.; Young, Jodie L.; Miller, Andrew; Callister, Robin
- Relation
- Physical Therapy in Sport Vol. 40, Issue November 2019, p. 27-32
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2019.08.006
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2019
- Description
- Objective: This study aimed to identify posture deviations in rugby league players, and to observe relationships between posture and the incidence of non-contact lower limb injury. Design: Prospective cohort. Setting: Laboratory and on-field. Participants: Junior representative, semi-professional and professional rugby league players (n = 207). Main outcome measures: Static posture scores from photographs (Watson and MacDonncha tool) in pre-season; non-contact lower limb injury surveillance and exposure data. Methods: Chi-square and logistic regression analyses were used to observe relationships between postural components and the incidence of non-contact lower limb injury. Results: 8.7% of players sustained a quadriceps injury; 7.2% sustained a calf injury. Semi-professional and professional players had the highest injury rates. The most common posture deviations were having a forward shoulder position (46.9%), a forward head position (33.3%), a varus knee interspace (32.9%) or a lumbar lordosis (30.9%). A moderate C-scoliosis deviation was associated with a decrease in injury risk (OR 1.57 95% CI 1.00-2.46 p = 0.052). Included in the model was player weight, which was associated with an increased risk of injury (OR 1.04 95% CI 1.01-1.07 p = 0.010). Conclusions: Although postural deviations are common in rugby league players, given the lack of association with injury, they may not warrant intervention.
- Subject
- posture; athletic injuries; leg injuries; lower extremity; football
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1444204
- Identifier
- uon:42232
- Identifier
- ISSN:1466-853X
- Language
- eng
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