sports medicine Volume 40 Issue 10 October 2010

1. Background......Page 1
2. The Crunch Factor: Definition and Empirical Evidence......Page 2
3. The Crunch Factor and its Potential Application to Cricket Fast Bowling......Page 3
4. The Crunch Factor and its Potential Application to Other Sports......Page 5
References......Page 6
Abstract......Page 8
1.3 No Uniform Definition of Injury or Reporting System......Page 10
1.4 Predisposing Factors Prior to Injury......Page 11
2.1 Incidence of Injuries......Page 12
2.2 Head and Neck Injuries......Page 14
2.4 Upper Extremity Injuries......Page 15
2.5 Lower Extremity Injuries......Page 17
3.1 Fatigue and Overuse......Page 18
3.2 Age and Skill Level......Page 19
3.3 Inadequate Medical Care......Page 20
3.4 Environmental Conditions......Page 21
3.6 Lack of Fitness and Training......Page 22
3.7 Behaviour......Page 23
4.2 FitnesssolConditioning......Page 24
5. Conclusions......Page 25
References......Page 26
Abstract......Page 31
1. Introduction......Page 32
2.1 Search and Selection Strategies......Page 33
2.2 Classification and Review of Selected Studies......Page 34
3.3 Theories and Models Used in Sport Injury Prevention Research......Page 35
4. Discussion......Page 36
4.1 Limitations......Page 42
4.2 Implications for Future Research......Page 43
References......Page 44
Abstract......Page 49
2.1.1 Bone Adaptation to PLY......Page 51
2.1.2 Muscle-Tendon Complex and Joint Adaptations to PLY......Page 55
2.2.1 Muscle Fibre Type......Page 56
2.2.4 Muscle Geometry......Page 57
2.2.5 Neural Adaptation......Page 58
2.2.6 Muscle Strength and Power......Page 59
Vertical Jumping Performance......Page 65
2.3.2 Sprinting Performance......Page 71
2.3.3 Agility Performance......Page 72
2.3.4 Endurance Performance......Page 73
3.1 Neuromuscular and Performance Adaptations to Aquatic- and Sand-Based PLY......Page 74
4. PLY in Prevention of Lower-Extremity Injuries......Page 75
5. Practical Application of PLY......Page 76
References......Page 79
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