An exploratory study into the effects of a 20 minute crushed ice application on knee joint position sense during a small knee bend.

نویسندگان

  • Jill Alexander
  • James Selfe
  • Ben Oliver
  • Daniel Mee
  • Alexandra Carter
  • Michelle Scott
  • Jim Richards
  • Karen May
چکیده

OBJECTIVES The effect of cryotherapy on joint positioning presents conflicting debates as to whether individuals are at an increased risk of injury when returning to play or activity immediately following cryotherapy application at the knee. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a 20 min application of crushed ice at the knee immediately affects knee joint position sense during a small knee bend. DESIGN Pre- and post-intervention. SETTING University movement analysis laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Eleven healthy male participants. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Kinematics of the knee were measured during a weight bearing functional task pre and post cryotherapy intervention using three-dimensional motion analysis (Qualisys Medical AB Gothenburg, Sweden). Tissue cooling was measured via a digital thermometer at the knee. RESULTS Results demonstrated significant reductions in the ability to accurately replicate knee joint positioning in both sagittal (P = .035) and coronal (P = .011) planes during the descent phase of a small knee bend following cryotherapy. CONCLUSION In conclusion a 20 min application of crushed ice to the knee has an adverse effect on knee joint repositioning. Team doctors, clinicians, therapists and athletes should consider these findings when deciding to return an athlete to functional weight bearing tasks immediately following ice application at the knee, due to the potential increase risk of injury.

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

منابع مشابه

Investigating Knee Joint Position Sense in a Male Soccer Player After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Background: Anterior Cruciate Ligament) ACL (injury is the most prevalent knee ligament injury during exercise, with a frequency of 36.9 per 100000 individuals. The one characteristic of this injury is proprioception dysfunction. The current study investigated the knee proprioception in soccer players after ACL reconstruction. Methods: The study participants consisted of 20 elite male soccer p...

متن کامل

The Acute Effect of Static Stretching of Quadriceps, Hamstrings and Gastrocnemius Muscles on Knee Joint Position Sense in Football Players

Purpose: Everything that impairs joint proprioception system can harm joints. It has been stated that stretching exercises can change properties of the proprioceptive receptors and as a result changes the sensibility of the joints proprioception. Due to fact that static stretching has greater use between athletes, it is necessary to give useful information about the safety of these stretch...

متن کامل

Evaluating the effact of eight weeks strength and plyometric trainings on knee joint position sense

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of eight weeks strength and plyometric trainings on knee joint position sense. In this study, 45 male students (21.7±2.17years, weight 69.7±7.89 kg, and height 177.2±5.83cm) volunteered and selected as subjects to participate in this semi-empirical study. Subjects divided in three groups include strength (n=15), plyometric (n=15) and cont...

متن کامل

Effect of balance training on unstable platform with tilting, translation and combined motion on knee joint position sense in active young males

Proprioception is essential for joint function and through which individual can detect body parts movement in space. Aim of present study is to investigate effect of balance training on unstable platform with tilting, translation and combined motion on knee joint position sense in active young males. 39 healthy active male divided in to three training and control (n=9) groups. Training on unsta...

متن کامل

Quadriceps Muscle Fatigue and Knee Joint Position Sense in Healthy Men

Purpose: Proprioception is a part of the somatosensory system responsible for sending information to the central nervous system to monitor the status of various body parts relative to each another. One of the main causes of impaired proprioception is fatigue. In the following study, the effects of fatigue on quadriceps muscle and hence on knee proprioception in healthy subjects was studied.&nbs...

متن کامل

ذخیره در منابع من


  با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید

برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید

ثبت نام

اگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید

عنوان ژورنال:
  • Physical therapy in sport : official journal of the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Sports Medicine

دوره 18  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016