Feasibility, adherence and perception of a preventative groin injury exercise in youth ice hockey
Oliphant, Michael; Laaksonen, Heikki (2019)
2019
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Groin injury rehabilitation and prevention exercise programs have some support from the prevailing literature. Recently, the Copenhagen Adductor Exercise has demonstrated its ability to increase adductor strength and reduce the risk of groin problems. Measuring adherence to therapeutic exercise is challenging however it is important as a link has been found between improved outcomes and higher adherence. Variable adherence/engagement potentially driven by poor knowledge is highlighted as a weakness of injury prevention programs. An increased focus has been placed on implementation planning to address this.
Youth ice hockey players (n=18) were recruited to complete a 10-week adjusted Copenhagen Adductor Exercise intervention. An initial education package was delivered directly to the players. Suitable levels of the exercise were prescribed at 0 and 5 weeks. Hip adduction/abduction strength was measured at 0 and 10 weeks. Qualitative surveys regarding injury prevention exercise were completed at 0 and 10 weeks. Adherence rates were measured via retrospective self-report and a mobile phone workout log.
The study showed initial support for the use of this exercise in youth ice hockey with a median adherence of >60%. An education package directed at players was consistently supported as a meaningful facilitator of engagement/adherence. The strength results were not conclusive. We could not conclude if the changes in strength were due to our intervention or some other factor outside the study intervention as change in strength was not correlated with adherence reports. The benefits of utilizing measurement of strength change toward estimating adherence were not demonstrated in this study.
Youth ice hockey players (n=18) were recruited to complete a 10-week adjusted Copenhagen Adductor Exercise intervention. An initial education package was delivered directly to the players. Suitable levels of the exercise were prescribed at 0 and 5 weeks. Hip adduction/abduction strength was measured at 0 and 10 weeks. Qualitative surveys regarding injury prevention exercise were completed at 0 and 10 weeks. Adherence rates were measured via retrospective self-report and a mobile phone workout log.
The study showed initial support for the use of this exercise in youth ice hockey with a median adherence of >60%. An education package directed at players was consistently supported as a meaningful facilitator of engagement/adherence. The strength results were not conclusive. We could not conclude if the changes in strength were due to our intervention or some other factor outside the study intervention as change in strength was not correlated with adherence reports. The benefits of utilizing measurement of strength change toward estimating adherence were not demonstrated in this study.