Relationship Between Dysfunctions of Movement in the Lower Back and Pelvis With Overuse Injuries in Handball Players

Completed

• Conditions: Dysfunction;Joint; Overuse Injury

• Registration Number: NCT02956135
• Lead Sponsor: Cardenal Herrera University

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the presence of overuse injuries and failure to control of movement in those areas. For this, participants will perform some tests related to movement dysfunction lumbar-pelvic area to check for faults in one or more movement planes.

Detailed Description

Handball is considered a high intensity sport even though the 70% of the time the game is standing or walking. The large number of repetitions of high intensity activities such as sprinting or jumping, associated with physical contact with opposing players, make this sport in a physically demanding activity. Furthermore, overuse injuries have been widely described but poorly quantified. In addition, is necessary to know the influence of static lumbar-pelvic position in low back pain and its correlation with stability. Not only strength is important for a good quality of movement, there should also be a specific muscle activation in order for a correct motor pattern. This coordinated action must be I just by the action of muscles agonists, antagonists and synergists.The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between the presence of overuse injuries and failure to control of movement in those areas. For this, participants will perform some tests related to movement dysfunction lumbar-pelvic area to check for faults in one or more movement planes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-09
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Status Verified: 2016-11
• Study First Submitted: 2016-11-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-11-02
• Study First Posted: 2016-11-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-12-20
• Last Update Posted: 2016-12-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Players from the first team
• Without injury that does not allow movement tests

Exclusion Criteria

• Spinal cord injury or tumor, myelopathy, neuropathy and spondylitis and spondylolisthesis in the lumbar spine.
• Tumors or major injuries in the knee or hip.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Control of lumbopelvic movement	Once, at baseline	It is seven tests to check the control of lumbopelvic movement. They are low-intensity tests to assess the ability to control movement of the stabilizing musculature. The mobilizing muscles should not have a dominant role in these tests. The test were recorder on video to be analyzed later

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain sensation	Once, at baseline	Pain sensation measured with a visual analog scale
Epidemiological registry	Through study completion, an average of 2 year	Information related to injuries suffered by players

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

F Javier Montañez-Aguilera; 🇪🇸 Moncada, Valencia, Spain