http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog The latest research and developments in sports injury treatment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:24:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Torbjørn Soligard, Grethe Myklebust, Kathrin Steffen, Ingar Holme, Holly Silvers, Mario Bizzini, Astrid Junge, Jiri Dvorak, Roald Bahr, Thor Einar Andersen.  The aim of the study was to examine the effect of a comprehensive warm-up programme designed to reduce the risk of injuries in female youth football. 125 football clubs from Norway (65 clusters in the intervention group; ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=88 R T H Cheung, G Y F Ng Delayed onset of the vastus medialis obliquus (VMO) has often been linked with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Research has also suggested that lower leg movements play a role in patella tracking. Studies have also revealed that a motion control shoe could reduce rearfoot pronation in overpronators.  ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=91 LEE, MARCUS J. C.; REID, SIOBHAN L.; ELLIOTT, BRUCE C.; LLOYD, DAVID G. Following an intial hamstring injury, re-injury is a common problem. The functional reasons for this remain unclear. This study looks at differences in swing phase running biomechanics and isokinetic strength, between the previously hamstring-injured and uninjured limbs of male athletes ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=90 P W Kong, N G Candelaria, D R Smith   In this study, the effect of shoe degradation on running biomechanics by comparing the kinetics and kinematics of running in new and worn shoes was investigated. Three types of footwear using different cushioning technologies were compared. 24 runners (14 male and 10 ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=89 Scott J. Luhmann, Perry L. Schoenecker, Matthew B. Dobbs, and J. Eric Gordon The aim of this study was to determine the clinical presentation of adolescent patellofemoral pain. Reviews were carried out over a three year period, of all patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) at a childrens hospital sports clinic. 101 patients (91 female) with 136 ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=87 Hewett, TE, Torg, JS, & Boden BP The position of the trunk and the knee during non-contact ACL injuries has not been examined before. 10 female, 7 male and 6 female controls were used. The participants were analysed for coronal and sagittal plane movement during landing and cutting tasks. The results show that lateral trunk ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=86 Vulpiani M. C., Trischitta D., Trovato P., Vetrano M., Ferretti A. The pathology,  etiology and natural course of Achilles tendinopathy are not yet understood completely. Due to this, many forms of treatment have been used, with mixed success. Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) has been proposed in the treatment of these tendinopathies in ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=85 Lisa C. White, Philippa Dolphin, John Dixon The aim of this study was to determine if there is a difference in hamstring length between patients with and without patellofemoral (pf) pain syndrome aged 18 to 35 years. The pf group contained six males and 5 females who had been diagnosed with patellofemoral pain syndrome and the control group ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=84 S M Cowan, K M Crossley, K L Bennell This study looked at the neuromuscular control, strength and range of motion at the hip joint in patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) syndrome.  The study used 37 participants in total, 10 with pfp and 27 pain-free individuals. Electromyographic activity of the vasti muscles (quads) and the ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=83  Alberto Gobbi, Elizaveta Kon, Massimo Berruto, Giuseppe Filardo, Marco Delcogliano, Lorenzo Boldrini, Lyndon Bathan, Maurilio Marcacci, Damaged cartilage covering the articular surfaces of the knee joint can be a very difficult condition to treat for orthopaedic surgeons; Recently, second-generation autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has been used and has produced satisfactory results in the short-term. 34 ... http://www.sportsinjuryclinic.net/blog/?p=82