BACKGROUND Due to the specificity of Chinese food types,gastric phytobezoars are relatively common in China.Most gastric phytobezoars can be removed by chemical enzyme lysis and endoscopic fragmentation,but the treatm...BACKGROUND Due to the specificity of Chinese food types,gastric phytobezoars are relatively common in China.Most gastric phytobezoars can be removed by chemical enzyme lysis and endoscopic fragmentation,but the treatment for large phytobezoars is limited,and surgical procedures are often required for this difficult problem.CASE SUMMARY For giant gastric phytobezoars that cannot be dissolved and fragmented by conventional treatment,we have invented a new lithotripsy technique(tennis ball cord combined with endoscopy)for these phytobezoars.This non-interventional treatment was successful in a patient whose abdominal pain was immediately relieved,and the gastroscope-induced ulcer healed well 3 d after lithotripsy.The patient was followed-up for 8 wk postoperatively and showed no discomfort such as abdominal pain.CONCLUSION The combination of tennis ball cord and endoscopy for the treatment of giant gastric phytobezoars is feasible and showed high safety and effectiveness,and can be widely applied in hospitals of all sizes.展开更多
With the popularity of tennis in the sports world,more and more beginners are joining this sport.However,for beginners,how to improve motor skills and game performance is still an important issue.Core strength trainin...With the popularity of tennis in the sports world,more and more beginners are joining this sport.However,for beginners,how to improve motor skills and game performance is still an important issue.Core strength training has potential as a potential adjunct to improve overall fitness and skill in athletes.Therefore,this research aimed to explore the potential impact of core strength training on the motor skills of tennis beginners to provide better training strategies and guidance for coaches and athletes.展开更多
BACKGROUND: Some previous studies have shown that exercise is an important factor that affects the latencies of visual-evoked potentials (VEPs). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of spending a period of time u...BACKGROUND: Some previous studies have shown that exercise is an important factor that affects the latencies of visual-evoked potentials (VEPs). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of spending a period of time undergoing tennis training on the latencies of VEPs by comparing the latencies of VEPs before tennis training with those after 8 weeks of tennis training. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The non-randomly concurrent controlled experiment was performed in the Department of Human Movement Sciences, Physical Education College, Shandong Normal University from April to June 2007. PARTICIPANTS: In total, 45 healthy volunteers from Shandong Normal University were selected as subjects, including 31 students majoring in physical education (11 males and 5 females participated in the tennis training plan for 8 weeks), and 14 students from other subjects. Informed consent was obtained. According to whether they were majoring in physical education or not, and whether or not they took part in tennis training, the students were divided into 3 groups: a tennis group of physical education students (n = 16) a non-tennis group of physical education students (n =15) and a non-tennis group of non-physical education students (n = 14). METHODS: The subjects in the tennis group took part in a regular tennis training plan of 2 hours a day and 3 days per week, for 8 weeks, while the subjects in two non-tennis groups were not in the tennis training plan The NDI-200 neural electricity tester (Shanghai Haishen Medical Electronic Instrument Co., Ltd.) was used to measure VEPs before and after the experiment in all three groups, and to compare the latencies of VEPs recorded before training with those recorded after training. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the changes in latencies of VEPs before and after 8 weeks of tennis training. RESULTS: All 45 subjects finished the test and datas from all were included in the statistical analysis. There were no significant differences among all the three groups before tennis training, but the female subjects in each group showed significantly shorter N75 latencies than male subjects of the same group (P 〈 0.05). Comparing the latencies of VEPs after training with those recorded before training, the N75, P100 and N145 latencies were all found to be significantly shorter than before training in the tennis group (P 〈 0.05), but the N75, P100 and N145 latencies were unaffected in the two non-tennis groups (P 〉 0.05); some latencies were even significantly longer than the before-training values. CONCLUSION: Special tennis training for 8 weeks can make the subjects' VEP latencies significantly shorter. Thus, VEP latencies can change with tennis training.展开更多
Lateral epicondylitis is a relatively common clinical prob lem, easily recognized on palpation of the lateral protu berance on the elbow. Despite the "itis" suffix, it is no an inflammatory process. Therapeu...Lateral epicondylitis is a relatively common clinical prob lem, easily recognized on palpation of the lateral protu berance on the elbow. Despite the "itis" suffix, it is no an inflammatory process. Therapeutic approaches with topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cortico steroids and anesthetics have limited benefit, as would be expected if inflammation is not involved. Other ap proaches have included provision of healing cytokine from blood products or stem cells, based on the recog nition that this repetitive effort-derived disorder repre sents injury. Noting calcification/ossification of tendon attachments to the lateral epicondyle(enthesitis), dry needling, radiofrequency, shock wave treatments and surgical approaches have also been pursued. Physi ologic approaches, including manipulation, therapeuti ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, acupuncture and exposure of the area to low level laser light, ha also had limited success. This contrasts with the benefi of a simple mechanical intervention, reducing the stres on the attachment area. This is based on displacemen of the stress by use of a thin(3/4-1 inch) band applied just distal to the epicondyle. Thin bands are required as thick bands(e.g., 2-3 inch wide) simply reduce mus cle strength, without significantly reducing stress. Thi approach appears to be associated with a failure rateless than 1%, assuming the afflicted individual modifies the activity that repeatedly stresses the epicondylar attachments.展开更多
BACKGROUND Shoulder is the most injured part in table tennis players,and it takes multiple roles in transmitting power and striking the center of the ball during the stroke.Proprioception is strongly correlated with h...BACKGROUND Shoulder is the most injured part in table tennis players,and it takes multiple roles in transmitting power and striking the center of the ball during the stroke.Proprioception is strongly correlated with high level of athletic performance.It is customary to assume that there is a correlation between proprioception and muscle strength and therefore proprioceptive assessment and rehabilitation is often neglected.AIM To investigate the correlation between isokinetic muscle strength and proprioception in the internal and external rotation muscle groups of elite Chinese male table tennis players,to provide reference for physical training and rehabilitation of elite table tennis players.METHODS A total of 19 national elite table tennis players from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team were recruited in this research.All of them had more than 10 years training experience and had participated major competitions such as the National Games and World Youth Championships.IsoMed 2000 was used to test the peak torque of internal and external rotation isokinetic concentric contraction of the athletes'bilateral shoulder joints at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively;IsoMed 2000 was used to conduct the Joint Position Reproduction test to evaluate the athletes'proprioceptive ability capacity at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively.If the data satisfied the normal distribution,the correlation between the differences in peak torque s and angles in different directions was analyzed using a Pearson simple linear model;otherwise,Spearman correlation analysis was used.The comparison of proprioceptive ability between the table tennis racket-holding hand and non-racket-holding hands was performed using independent samples t-test if the data satisfied a normal distribution;otherwise,the Mann-Whitney U test was used.RESULTS There was no direct linear correlation between the strength and proprioceptive correlation analysis at slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s)in the racket-holding hand;At the slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s),there was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioception in the non-racket-holding hand except for the internal rotation variable error(VE)and external rotation relative peak torque,which showed a moderate positive correlation(r=0.477,P<0.05),(r=0.554,P<0.05).The internal rotation’s constant error(CE)and VE were 1.06±3.99 and 2.94±2.16,respectively,for the racket-holding hand,and-3.36±2.39 and 1.22±0.93,respectively,for the non-racket-holding hand;the internal rotation’s CE,VE of the racket-holding hand was lower than that of the non-racket-holding hand,and there was a highly significant difference(P<0.01).CONCLUSION There was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioceptive function in the internal and external rotation of the racket-holding hand’s shoulder in elite Chinese male table tennis players.These results may be useful for interventions for shoulder injuries and for the inclusion of proprioceptive training in rehabilitation programs.展开更多
Purpose:The purposes of this study were to examine the trajectories of athlete burnout across a 2-month period characterized by high physical,psychological,and social demands to explore(1)whether several subgroups of ...Purpose:The purposes of this study were to examine the trajectories of athlete burnout across a 2-month period characterized by high physical,psychological,and social demands to explore(1)whether several subgroups of athletes representing distinct burnout trajectories emerged from the analyses and(2)whether athlete burnout symptoms(reduced accomplishment,sport devaluation,and exhaustion)developed in tandem or whether some burnout dimensions predicted downstream changes in other dimensions(causal ordering model).Methods:One hundred and fifty-nine table tennis players in intensive training centers completed a self-reported athlete burnout measure across 3 time points within a 2-month period characterized by high demands.Data were analyzed through latent class growth analysis.Results:Results of latent class growth analysis showed 3 distinct trajectories for each athlete burnout dimension,indicating not only linear or quadratic change but also stability in longitudinal athlete burnout perceptions.Results also suggested that the 3 dimensions of athlete burnout did not develop in tandem.Rather,the likelihood of belonging to particular emerging trajectories of sport devaluation and physical/emotional exhaustion was significantly influenced by the athletes’perception of reduced accomplishment assessed at Time 1.Thus,reduced accomplishment predicted downstream changes in the 2 other athlete burnout dimensions.Conclusion:As a whole,these results highlighted that the multinomial heterogeneity in longitudinal athlete burnout symptoms needs to be accounted for in future research.展开更多
Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are s...Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are supposed to provide symptomatic relief and to help surgical delay intervention. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a biological component shown to be beneficial for different orthopedic dysfunctionalities treatment. The presence of GFs in PRPs such as transforming growth factor-β, insulin-like growth factor 1co-stimulate the mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts secretions and promotes the fibrin matrix formation which effectively drive the healing process, induces regenerative response and lead to the damage structure repair in orthopedics trauma. Methods: Three groups of a total of 30 patients presenting OA, CT and TE diagnosis, non-responding to corticosteroid, HA and non-steroid anti-inflammatory treatments were randomized to undergo one intra-articular injections of single high dose of PRP. The efficacy of Intra-articular PRP Injections was evaluated before the injection and one month after. The efficiency assessment score was based on [1] Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, [2] Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) Arabic (KSA) version LK 1.0, [3] HOOS-Physical Function Short form (HOOS-PS), and [4] Macdermid patient-rated Tennis Elbow. Results: A significant reduction of pain and a marked improvement in movements was observed in the 3 patient’s groups, PRP-injected patients showed significantly higher values compared with baseline: (p < 0.005 vs baseline), improve functional status and reduce clearly the articular dysfunctions over the time. In our study, single High dose injection of PRP provided an overall superior clinical improvement compared with HA and corticosteroid treatments over the time and the different follow-up checkpoints of the study.展开更多
Overuse injuries of the elbow and forearm are very common in athletes. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of muscle stretching and deep friction massage with using wrist joint support during management of...Overuse injuries of the elbow and forearm are very common in athletes. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of muscle stretching and deep friction massage with using wrist joint support during management of tennis elbow. This study included forty patients with tennis elbow divided into two equal groups: the first group with a mean age 38.1 ± 0.294 followed a physical therapy program in form of deep friction massage on the proximal attachment of wrist extensor muscles, the second group with a mean age 37.6 ± 0.253, submitted to stretching exercises of wrist extensors. Both of groups submitted to ultrasonic therapy with wrist splint during treatment period, three sessions per week for six weeks. Outcome measures were universal goniometer, visual analogue scale, and squeezing sphygmomanometer. The results showed that there was a significant improvement in ROM of wrist flexion and wrist extension, and handgrip in second group and it was more than in the first group while no significant difference in pain. This study showed that stretching exercise is more beneficial in the management of patients with tennis elbow.展开更多
Purpose To date,no study has investigated the extent to which sleep-wake behaviour(SWB)influences match performance in junior tennis players.This study aimed to assess the influence of SWB for the week and night befor...Purpose To date,no study has investigated the extent to which sleep-wake behaviour(SWB)influences match performance in junior tennis players.This study aimed to assess the influence of SWB for the week and night before on match performance,particularly match analytics and activity.Methods This study recruited 10 junior state grade tennis players who wore an actigraphy device and completed a sleep diary for the week before their match on two separate occasions throughout their competition season.Players wore a global positioning system device to track their movement during matches,and an experienced tennis coach recorded players'match analytics.Results This study showed that the sleep fragmentation index was significantly lower the week before matches in females who had won than those who had lost.Additionally,the sleep fragmentation index was significantly lower the night before a given match than the week before.Only sleep fragmentation index and sleep latency significantly influenced match performance in junior tennis players.The percentage of second serves points won differed between match wins and losses for male players,while winners and forced errors differed for female players.Conclusion These findings provide a detailed profile of tennis match play in junior state grade players.Despite individual differences,reduced restlessness the night before a match coincides with increased match performance.展开更多
Superficial needling therapy was employed to treat 40 cases of tennis elbow. For the cases of qi and blood stagnation, cupping therapy was added. Thirty-eight cases were cured after one treatment and 2 cases were cure...Superficial needling therapy was employed to treat 40 cases of tennis elbow. For the cases of qi and blood stagnation, cupping therapy was added. Thirty-eight cases were cured after one treatment and 2 cases were cured after two treatments.展开更多
This paper is about predicting the outcome of tennis matches of the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP)and the Women's Tennis Association(WTA)using both data and judgments.There are many factors that influenc...This paper is about predicting the outcome of tennis matches of the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP)and the Women's Tennis Association(WTA)using both data and judgments.There are many factors that influence that outcome.An important question is which factors have significant influence on the outcome.We have identified numerous factors and systematically prioritized them subjectively and objectively,so as to improve the accuracy of the prediction.We then used them to predict the win-lose outcome of the 2015 US OPEN tennis matches(63 men and 31 women's games)before they took place.The tennis match prediction in sports literature thus far reported an accuracy rate of 70%.The accuracy of our proposed model which combines data and judgment reaches 85.1%.展开更多
The paper applied the literature review,interviews and experimental methods in order to study on the basic characteristics of the table tennis techniques and the regulatrous goverming the same. Results showed that the...The paper applied the literature review,interviews and experimental methods in order to study on the basic characteristics of the table tennis techniques and the regulatrous goverming the same. Results showed that the table tennis technique had the three basic characteristics of opening,diversity and precisenese. The processing of the technique formation mainly reflected the three basic laws of the stage division,sequening and principle. Graspry ots basic characteristics and fllowing to its basic regulation in the tabletennis teaching and training can shorten the teaching process and improve its quality as well as master a variety of tbe techniqueds in short time.展开更多
Background Improving balance control in older adults is one of the main objectives of fall prevention programs,and tennis could represent a promising way to train balance control.Objective To verify whether older tenn...Background Improving balance control in older adults is one of the main objectives of fall prevention programs,and tennis could represent a promising way to train balance control.Objective To verify whether older tennis players have similar reactive response characteristics to balance perturbations to those of healthy young people.Methods Fifteen young people(23.00±1.96 years)and twelve older people(69.08±3.82 years),remained in an orthostatic position,with their arms at their sides,on a force platform during ten mediolateral perturbations.The surface electromyo-graphy signal of the gluteus maximus,tibialis anterior,gastrocnemius lateralis,and vastus lateralis muscles was acquired on the dominant side.Results The velocity and amplitude parameters of the center of pressure displacement were similar between the groups,as well as the amplitude of the electromyography signal of the tibialis anterior,vastus lateralis,and gastrocnemius lateralis muscles.There was a statistical difference between the groups in the gluteus maximus muscle in the first perturbation.Conclusions Older tennis players present similar center of pressure velocity performance and amplitude of center of pres-sure displacement behavior to young people.Older tennis players have an increased range of muscle activation,generating automatic postural responses adapted to deal with situations of balance perturbations.展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND Due to the specificity of Chinese food types,gastric phytobezoars are relatively common in China.Most gastric phytobezoars can be removed by chemical enzyme lysis and endoscopic fragmentation,but the treatment for large phytobezoars is limited,and surgical procedures are often required for this difficult problem.CASE SUMMARY For giant gastric phytobezoars that cannot be dissolved and fragmented by conventional treatment,we have invented a new lithotripsy technique(tennis ball cord combined with endoscopy)for these phytobezoars.This non-interventional treatment was successful in a patient whose abdominal pain was immediately relieved,and the gastroscope-induced ulcer healed well 3 d after lithotripsy.The patient was followed-up for 8 wk postoperatively and showed no discomfort such as abdominal pain.CONCLUSION The combination of tennis ball cord and endoscopy for the treatment of giant gastric phytobezoars is feasible and showed high safety and effectiveness,and can be widely applied in hospitals of all sizes.
文摘With the popularity of tennis in the sports world,more and more beginners are joining this sport.However,for beginners,how to improve motor skills and game performance is still an important issue.Core strength training has potential as a potential adjunct to improve overall fitness and skill in athletes.Therefore,this research aimed to explore the potential impact of core strength training on the motor skills of tennis beginners to provide better training strategies and guidance for coaches and athletes.
文摘BACKGROUND: Some previous studies have shown that exercise is an important factor that affects the latencies of visual-evoked potentials (VEPs). OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of spending a period of time undergoing tennis training on the latencies of VEPs by comparing the latencies of VEPs before tennis training with those after 8 weeks of tennis training. DESIGN, TIME AND SETTING: The non-randomly concurrent controlled experiment was performed in the Department of Human Movement Sciences, Physical Education College, Shandong Normal University from April to June 2007. PARTICIPANTS: In total, 45 healthy volunteers from Shandong Normal University were selected as subjects, including 31 students majoring in physical education (11 males and 5 females participated in the tennis training plan for 8 weeks), and 14 students from other subjects. Informed consent was obtained. According to whether they were majoring in physical education or not, and whether or not they took part in tennis training, the students were divided into 3 groups: a tennis group of physical education students (n = 16) a non-tennis group of physical education students (n =15) and a non-tennis group of non-physical education students (n = 14). METHODS: The subjects in the tennis group took part in a regular tennis training plan of 2 hours a day and 3 days per week, for 8 weeks, while the subjects in two non-tennis groups were not in the tennis training plan The NDI-200 neural electricity tester (Shanghai Haishen Medical Electronic Instrument Co., Ltd.) was used to measure VEPs before and after the experiment in all three groups, and to compare the latencies of VEPs recorded before training with those recorded after training. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Comparison of the changes in latencies of VEPs before and after 8 weeks of tennis training. RESULTS: All 45 subjects finished the test and datas from all were included in the statistical analysis. There were no significant differences among all the three groups before tennis training, but the female subjects in each group showed significantly shorter N75 latencies than male subjects of the same group (P 〈 0.05). Comparing the latencies of VEPs after training with those recorded before training, the N75, P100 and N145 latencies were all found to be significantly shorter than before training in the tennis group (P 〈 0.05), but the N75, P100 and N145 latencies were unaffected in the two non-tennis groups (P 〉 0.05); some latencies were even significantly longer than the before-training values. CONCLUSION: Special tennis training for 8 weeks can make the subjects' VEP latencies significantly shorter. Thus, VEP latencies can change with tennis training.
文摘Lateral epicondylitis is a relatively common clinical prob lem, easily recognized on palpation of the lateral protu berance on the elbow. Despite the "itis" suffix, it is no an inflammatory process. Therapeutic approaches with topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, cortico steroids and anesthetics have limited benefit, as would be expected if inflammation is not involved. Other ap proaches have included provision of healing cytokine from blood products or stem cells, based on the recog nition that this repetitive effort-derived disorder repre sents injury. Noting calcification/ossification of tendon attachments to the lateral epicondyle(enthesitis), dry needling, radiofrequency, shock wave treatments and surgical approaches have also been pursued. Physi ologic approaches, including manipulation, therapeuti ultrasound, phonophoresis, iontophoresis, acupuncture and exposure of the area to low level laser light, ha also had limited success. This contrasts with the benefi of a simple mechanical intervention, reducing the stres on the attachment area. This is based on displacemen of the stress by use of a thin(3/4-1 inch) band applied just distal to the epicondyle. Thin bands are required as thick bands(e.g., 2-3 inch wide) simply reduce mus cle strength, without significantly reducing stress. Thi approach appears to be associated with a failure rateless than 1%, assuming the afflicted individual modifies the activity that repeatedly stresses the epicondylar attachments.
文摘BACKGROUND Shoulder is the most injured part in table tennis players,and it takes multiple roles in transmitting power and striking the center of the ball during the stroke.Proprioception is strongly correlated with high level of athletic performance.It is customary to assume that there is a correlation between proprioception and muscle strength and therefore proprioceptive assessment and rehabilitation is often neglected.AIM To investigate the correlation between isokinetic muscle strength and proprioception in the internal and external rotation muscle groups of elite Chinese male table tennis players,to provide reference for physical training and rehabilitation of elite table tennis players.METHODS A total of 19 national elite table tennis players from the Chinese National Table Tennis Team were recruited in this research.All of them had more than 10 years training experience and had participated major competitions such as the National Games and World Youth Championships.IsoMed 2000 was used to test the peak torque of internal and external rotation isokinetic concentric contraction of the athletes'bilateral shoulder joints at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively;IsoMed 2000 was used to conduct the Joint Position Reproduction test to evaluate the athletes'proprioceptive ability capacity at low speed(60°/s)and high speed(180°/s)respectively.If the data satisfied the normal distribution,the correlation between the differences in peak torque s and angles in different directions was analyzed using a Pearson simple linear model;otherwise,Spearman correlation analysis was used.The comparison of proprioceptive ability between the table tennis racket-holding hand and non-racket-holding hands was performed using independent samples t-test if the data satisfied a normal distribution;otherwise,the Mann-Whitney U test was used.RESULTS There was no direct linear correlation between the strength and proprioceptive correlation analysis at slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s)in the racket-holding hand;At the slow speed(60°/s)and fast speed(180°/s),there was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioception in the non-racket-holding hand except for the internal rotation variable error(VE)and external rotation relative peak torque,which showed a moderate positive correlation(r=0.477,P<0.05),(r=0.554,P<0.05).The internal rotation’s constant error(CE)and VE were 1.06±3.99 and 2.94±2.16,respectively,for the racket-holding hand,and-3.36±2.39 and 1.22±0.93,respectively,for the non-racket-holding hand;the internal rotation’s CE,VE of the racket-holding hand was lower than that of the non-racket-holding hand,and there was a highly significant difference(P<0.01).CONCLUSION There was no correlation between muscle strength and proprioceptive function in the internal and external rotation of the racket-holding hand’s shoulder in elite Chinese male table tennis players.These results may be useful for interventions for shoulder injuries and for the inclusion of proprioceptive training in rehabilitation programs.
基金supported by the French Federation of Table Tennis.
文摘Purpose:The purposes of this study were to examine the trajectories of athlete burnout across a 2-month period characterized by high physical,psychological,and social demands to explore(1)whether several subgroups of athletes representing distinct burnout trajectories emerged from the analyses and(2)whether athlete burnout symptoms(reduced accomplishment,sport devaluation,and exhaustion)developed in tandem or whether some burnout dimensions predicted downstream changes in other dimensions(causal ordering model).Methods:One hundred and fifty-nine table tennis players in intensive training centers completed a self-reported athlete burnout measure across 3 time points within a 2-month period characterized by high demands.Data were analyzed through latent class growth analysis.Results:Results of latent class growth analysis showed 3 distinct trajectories for each athlete burnout dimension,indicating not only linear or quadratic change but also stability in longitudinal athlete burnout perceptions.Results also suggested that the 3 dimensions of athlete burnout did not develop in tandem.Rather,the likelihood of belonging to particular emerging trajectories of sport devaluation and physical/emotional exhaustion was significantly influenced by the athletes’perception of reduced accomplishment assessed at Time 1.Thus,reduced accomplishment predicted downstream changes in the 2 other athlete burnout dimensions.Conclusion:As a whole,these results highlighted that the multinomial heterogeneity in longitudinal athlete burnout symptoms needs to be accounted for in future research.
文摘Background: Corticosteroid, hyaluronic acid (HA) injections and Anti-inflammatory agents are considered as non-invasive treatments for knee osteoarthritis (OA), Chronic Tendinitis (CT) and Tennis elbow (TE) that are supposed to provide symptomatic relief and to help surgical delay intervention. Platelet rich plasma (PRP) is a biological component shown to be beneficial for different orthopedic dysfunctionalities treatment. The presence of GFs in PRPs such as transforming growth factor-β, insulin-like growth factor 1co-stimulate the mesenchymal stem cells and fibroblasts secretions and promotes the fibrin matrix formation which effectively drive the healing process, induces regenerative response and lead to the damage structure repair in orthopedics trauma. Methods: Three groups of a total of 30 patients presenting OA, CT and TE diagnosis, non-responding to corticosteroid, HA and non-steroid anti-inflammatory treatments were randomized to undergo one intra-articular injections of single high dose of PRP. The efficacy of Intra-articular PRP Injections was evaluated before the injection and one month after. The efficiency assessment score was based on [1] Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, [2] Physical Function Short Form (KOOS-PS) Arabic (KSA) version LK 1.0, [3] HOOS-Physical Function Short form (HOOS-PS), and [4] Macdermid patient-rated Tennis Elbow. Results: A significant reduction of pain and a marked improvement in movements was observed in the 3 patient’s groups, PRP-injected patients showed significantly higher values compared with baseline: (p < 0.005 vs baseline), improve functional status and reduce clearly the articular dysfunctions over the time. In our study, single High dose injection of PRP provided an overall superior clinical improvement compared with HA and corticosteroid treatments over the time and the different follow-up checkpoints of the study.
文摘Overuse injuries of the elbow and forearm are very common in athletes. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of muscle stretching and deep friction massage with using wrist joint support during management of tennis elbow. This study included forty patients with tennis elbow divided into two equal groups: the first group with a mean age 38.1 ± 0.294 followed a physical therapy program in form of deep friction massage on the proximal attachment of wrist extensor muscles, the second group with a mean age 37.6 ± 0.253, submitted to stretching exercises of wrist extensors. Both of groups submitted to ultrasonic therapy with wrist splint during treatment period, three sessions per week for six weeks. Outcome measures were universal goniometer, visual analogue scale, and squeezing sphygmomanometer. The results showed that there was a significant improvement in ROM of wrist flexion and wrist extension, and handgrip in second group and it was more than in the first group while no significant difference in pain. This study showed that stretching exercise is more beneficial in the management of patients with tennis elbow.
基金Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions.
文摘Purpose To date,no study has investigated the extent to which sleep-wake behaviour(SWB)influences match performance in junior tennis players.This study aimed to assess the influence of SWB for the week and night before on match performance,particularly match analytics and activity.Methods This study recruited 10 junior state grade tennis players who wore an actigraphy device and completed a sleep diary for the week before their match on two separate occasions throughout their competition season.Players wore a global positioning system device to track their movement during matches,and an experienced tennis coach recorded players'match analytics.Results This study showed that the sleep fragmentation index was significantly lower the week before matches in females who had won than those who had lost.Additionally,the sleep fragmentation index was significantly lower the night before a given match than the week before.Only sleep fragmentation index and sleep latency significantly influenced match performance in junior tennis players.The percentage of second serves points won differed between match wins and losses for male players,while winners and forced errors differed for female players.Conclusion These findings provide a detailed profile of tennis match play in junior state grade players.Despite individual differences,reduced restlessness the night before a match coincides with increased match performance.
文摘Superficial needling therapy was employed to treat 40 cases of tennis elbow. For the cases of qi and blood stagnation, cupping therapy was added. Thirty-eight cases were cured after one treatment and 2 cases were cured after two treatments.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Number 71702009,71531013,71729001)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-BR-16-005A).
文摘This paper is about predicting the outcome of tennis matches of the Association of Tennis Professionals(ATP)and the Women's Tennis Association(WTA)using both data and judgments.There are many factors that influence that outcome.An important question is which factors have significant influence on the outcome.We have identified numerous factors and systematically prioritized them subjectively and objectively,so as to improve the accuracy of the prediction.We then used them to predict the win-lose outcome of the 2015 US OPEN tennis matches(63 men and 31 women's games)before they took place.The tennis match prediction in sports literature thus far reported an accuracy rate of 70%.The accuracy of our proposed model which combines data and judgment reaches 85.1%.
文摘The paper applied the literature review,interviews and experimental methods in order to study on the basic characteristics of the table tennis techniques and the regulatrous goverming the same. Results showed that the table tennis technique had the three basic characteristics of opening,diversity and precisenese. The processing of the technique formation mainly reflected the three basic laws of the stage division,sequening and principle. Graspry ots basic characteristics and fllowing to its basic regulation in the tabletennis teaching and training can shorten the teaching process and improve its quality as well as master a variety of tbe techniqueds in short time.
文摘Background Improving balance control in older adults is one of the main objectives of fall prevention programs,and tennis could represent a promising way to train balance control.Objective To verify whether older tennis players have similar reactive response characteristics to balance perturbations to those of healthy young people.Methods Fifteen young people(23.00±1.96 years)and twelve older people(69.08±3.82 years),remained in an orthostatic position,with their arms at their sides,on a force platform during ten mediolateral perturbations.The surface electromyo-graphy signal of the gluteus maximus,tibialis anterior,gastrocnemius lateralis,and vastus lateralis muscles was acquired on the dominant side.Results The velocity and amplitude parameters of the center of pressure displacement were similar between the groups,as well as the amplitude of the electromyography signal of the tibialis anterior,vastus lateralis,and gastrocnemius lateralis muscles.There was a statistical difference between the groups in the gluteus maximus muscle in the first perturbation.Conclusions Older tennis players present similar center of pressure velocity performance and amplitude of center of pres-sure displacement behavior to young people.Older tennis players have an increased range of muscle activation,generating automatic postural responses adapted to deal with situations of balance perturbations.