ANALYSIS OF LONGITUDINAL PLANTAR ARCH IN FEMALE ARTISTIC GYMNASTS

Caine, Russell, & Lim (2013) assume that the riskiest discipline is the floor, mainly due to the large number of take-offs and landings reflections and rebounds. [...]landings are not important only as a part of gymnastic routines, but also from the point of view of injuries. Authors Kolt and Ki...

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Published in:Science of gymnastics journal 2018-01, Vol.10 (2), p.203-216
Main Authors: Kalichová, Miriam, Hedbávný, Petr, Dolana, Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ankle
Biomechanics
Embryology
Foot diseases
Gymnastics
Injuries
Medicine
Musculoskeletal system
Pain
Sports medicine
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Summary:Caine, Russell, & Lim (2013) assume that the riskiest discipline is the floor, mainly due to the large number of take-offs and landings reflections and rebounds. [...]landings are not important only as a part of gymnastic routines, but also from the point of view of injuries. Authors Kolt and Kirkby (1999) performed a 18month-long prospective study on Australian elite female gymnasts in which they assessed the number of injuries, their anatomical localisation and type of injury in elite female gymnasts, the data were then compared to retrospectively acquired data. According to Marini, Sgambati, Barni, Piazza and Monaci (2008) the pain caused by high number of hours spent on trainings may be related to injuries which are common and serious in artistic gymnastics. Exercise for both flat and high foot are based on stretching and strengthening of long extrinsic muscles and short intrinsic muscles (Rose, 1992). [...]it is advisable to include also compensatory stretching exercises of overloaded foot arch muscles into gymnastic preparation, which may act as a prevention of injury of lower extremities which are very frequent in artistic gymnastics (Mills, Pain & Yeadon, 2006; Vormittag, Cal önje & Briner, 2009 and other).
ISSN:1855-7171