Motivation, Muscle Tightness, Sports Physical Therapy
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Basketball is considered a medium-high injury sport, because of the mechanisms of injury, which can be acute, by repetition mechanisms or by overload. An effective way to avoid muscle overload injuries is to perform an extensibility workout such as an analytical active stretching program. The objective of this study is to achieve adherence to a stretching program by motivating young basketball players. Methods: Randomized experimental clinical trial controlled by a single blind person. 21 child players between 11 and 12 years, divided into intervention group (IG) and control group (CG). IG carries out a supervised static stretching program at the end of training 3 days/week for 12 weeks and CG has normally developed the standard stretches of their Basketball Club. The extensibility of various muscle groups was valued in both groups. In addition, motivation was valued by Sport Motivation Scale.
Detailed description
The inclusion criteria were: to be between 12 and 13 years of age (both included), to be an active player at the time of selection, to sign the informed consent form and failure to meet the exclusion criteria. The exclusion criteria were: to have an injury at the time of selection and psychological and/or psychiatric illnesses. The main outcomes were: the adherence to a stretching program (monitoring calendars), the extensibility of the posterior musculature (fingertip-to-floor test), the adductor extensibility (sideways leg splits test), the gastrocnemius and soleus extensibility (weight-bearing lunge test through the Leg Motion system), the hamstring extensibility (goniometer with the passive straight leg raise and it was considerated shortening if it doesn't reach \>80 degrees of elevation, the extensibility of the quadriceps (Ely test by a goniometer), the extensibility of the psoas (modified Thomas test using a goniometer).
Interventions
PROCEDUREStretching program
The stretching programme was to be performed at least 3 days/week (after training) for 12 weeks. These were static, active stretches of the muscles of the lower back, psoas iliacus, quadriceps, adductors, gluteus, hamstrings, and sural triceps. The final stretching position was that which generated a sensation of moderate-intense tightness in the muscles, but without exceeding the pain threshold. For each muscle group, the stretch was held for 60 seconds, divided into 3 repetitions of 20 seconds. Between each repetition, we did not return to the initial position but sought a new barrier to the stretch which would provoke the sensations described above. The total time dedicated to stretching was approximately 15 minutes per session.
Sponsors
University Rovira i Virgili
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Masking description
The investigators were blinded, so that the initial and final investigators did not know which group everyone belonged to.
Intervention model description
Single-blind, randomized, controlled, experimental clinical trial.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* To be an active player at the time of selection, to sign the informed consent form, failure to meet the
Exclusion criteria
.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Adherence to the programme (percentage) | 1 year | This was assessed by means of monitoring calendars. The purpose of these was for the athletes to place blue stickers on the days they did the stretches and red stickers on the days they did not do them, thus giving them visual biofeedback of their involvement with the stretches. Each calendar was valid for six weeks, so one was given out on the first week and the second one in the middle of the study, on the sixth week. |
| Hamstring extensibility (degrees) | 1 year | The Passive Straight Leg Raise test was used, assessed qualitatively and quantitatively. |
| Extensibility of the quadriceps (degrees) | 1 year | This was measured with the Ely Test |
| Extensibility of the psoas (degrees) | 1 year | The Modified Thomas test was used, assessing the psoas qualitatively and quantitatively as well as indirectly the rectus femoris, the tensor fascia lata and the abductors. |
| Motivation | 1 year | It was assessed using the Sport Motivation Scale, validated in Spanish. This scale allows an objective assessment of the intrinsic, extrinsic and non-motivational factors of why children participate in their sport. In addition, the researchers added two questions related to motivation and stretching, to check whether the participants had correctly understood the importance of stretching. |
| Extensibility of the posterior musculature (centimeters) | 1 year | This was measured with the Fingertip-to-Floor Test |
| Adductor extensibility (centimeters) | 1 year | It was measured with the Sideways Leg Splits test |
| Gastrocnemius and soleus extensibility (centimeters) | 1 year | The Leg Motion System was used. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | 1 year | Female or male |
| Height | 1 year | Centimeters |
| Hypermobility | 1 year | The Beighton Criteria were used. |
| Age | 1 year | Years |
Countries
Spain
Outcome results
None listed