@article{ref1,
title="Exercise-based injury prevention for community-level adolescent cricket pace bowlers: a cluster-randomised controlled trial",
journal="Journal of science and medicine in sport",
year="2019",
author="Forrest, Mitchell R. L. and Hebert, Jeffrey J. and Scott, Brendan R. and Dempsey, Alasdair R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To investigate if an exercise-based injury prevention program (IPP) can modify risk factors for injury in community-level adolescent cricket pace bowlers. <br><br>DESIGN: Cluster-randomised controlled trial. <br><br>METHODS: Eight cricket organisations (training two times per week and no previous involvement in a structured IPP) participated in this cluster-randomised trial. Participants were aged 14-17 years, injury free, and not currently performing a rehabilitation/exercise program. Cricket organisations (clusters) were block-randomised by computerised number generation into an intervention group (performed an eight-week IPP at training) or control group (continued their usual cricket activity). Participants were not blinded to group allocation. Strength, endurance, and neuromuscular control were assessed at baseline and follow-up. Treatment effects were estimated using linear mixed models. <br><br>RESULTS: Sixty-five male adolescent pace bowlers (intervention n=32 and control n=33) were randomised. There were significant treatment effects favouring the intervention group for shoulder strength (90°/s) 0.05 (95% CI 0.02-0.09) Nm/kg, hamstring strength (60°/s) 0.32 (95% CI 0.13-0.50) Nm/kg, hip adductor strength dominant 0.40 (95% CI 0.26-0.55) Nm/kg and non-dominant 0.33 (95% CI 0.20-0.47) Nm/kg, SEBT reach distance dominant 3.80 (95% CI 1.63-6.04) percent of leg length (%LL) and non-dominant 3.60 (95% CI 1.43-5.78) %LL, and back endurance 20.4 (95% CI 4.80-36.0) seconds. No differences were observed for shoulder strength (180°/s) (p=0.09), hamstring strength (180°/s) (p=0.07), lumbopelvic stability (p=0.90), and single leg squat knee valgus angle (dominant p=0.06, non-dominant p=0.15). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Exercise-based IPPs can modify risk factors for injury in community-level adolescent pace bowlers. Future research is needed to confirm if IPPs can also reduce injury risk in this population.<br><br>Copyright © 2019 Sports Medicine Australia. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-2440",
doi="10.1016/j.jsams.2019.12.009",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.12.009"
}