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abstractIsokinetic
specific training protocol in athletes with “handball
goalie’s elbow” injury Hatzimanouil Dimitrios1,
Konstantinos Natsis2, Giannakos Athanasios1,
Lazaridis Savvas1 1Laboratory
of Coaching and Sport Performance, Department of Physical Education and
Sports Sciences, School of Physical Education and Sports
Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 2Department
of Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Aristotle
University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract
The
aim of the present study was to evaluate the concentric elbow flexion
and extension, forearm pronation and supination and wrist flexion and
extension torque in handball goalkeepers with “handball
goalie’s elbow” injury and to assess the
effectiveness of the particular strengthening intervention program.
Sixteen top level male goalkeepers who had suffered from elbow injury
in the past participated in the study. Pain was the main characteristic
of all players. The subjects were divided into an experimental
group (N=8) and a control group (N=8). The experimental group underwent
a strengthening program with constant resistance using free-weights for
three months. The other group (control) was not subjected to any
muscular strengthening program. Pre and post the strengthening program
all subjects were measured tested for the bilateral peak torque during
the concentric flexion and extension of the elbow, pronation and
supination of the forearm and flexion and extension of the wrist using
an isokinetic dynamometer. The experimental group revealed significant
differences only in few parameters regarding the test protocol. More
specifically there was a significant increase during the left forearm
pronation at 30°/s and at 120°/s (p<0.01) and a
statistically significant increase during the left wrist flexion at
30°/s (p<0.01) between pre and post measurement. It was
concluded that the resistance training protocol must be evaluate with
more specialization in the training program (isotonic program -
isotonic control). Players must perform strengthening protocols in
order to prevent “handball goalie’s
elbow” using strengthening programs for a long period
evaluating muscle strength not only in isokinetic dynamometer.
Key
words:elbow injury,
training, concentric
Full
article:
Isokinetic specific training
protocol in athletes with “handball goalie’s
elbow” injury
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