Plank Times and Lower Extremity Overuse Injury in Collegiate Track-and-Field and Cross Country Athletes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | Total (n = 75) | Females (n = 39) | Males (n = 36) | p-Value * | Effect Size | |||
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Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Cohen’s d | ||
Age (y) | 20.0 | (1.3) | 20.0 | (1.2) | 20.1 | (1.4) | 0.65 | 0.11 |
Mass (kg) | 66.6 | (12.8) | 62.2 | (12.3) | 71.3 | (11.8) | <0.01 | 0.76 |
Height (m) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.8 | (0.1) | <0.01 | 2.03 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 | (3.1) | 22.0 | (3.2) | 22.1 | (3.1) | 0.96 | 0.01 |
Prone plank (s) | 90.7 | (31.8) | 93.4 | (28.8) | 87.9 | (24.9) | 0.46 | 0.17 |
Right-side plank (s) | 75.4 | (32.0) | 71.5 | (29.0) | 79.6 | (34.9) | 0.28 | 0.25 |
Left-side plank (s) | 74.7 | (31.7) | 70.9 | (31.8) | 78.8 | (31.5) | 0.28 | 0.25 |
Summed planks (s) | 240.9 | (84.8) | 235.8 | (77.0) | 246.3 | (93.3) | 0.59 | 0.12 |
RSP/LSP Difference | 10.0 | (12.8) | 10.9 | (13.7) | 9.0 | (11.8) | 0.51 | 0.15 |
Variables | Total (n = 75) | Injured (n = 25) | Non-Injured (n = 48) | p-Value * | Effect Size | |||
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Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Cohen’s d | ||
Age (y) | 20.0 | (1.3) | 19.9 | (1.2) | 20.1 | (1.4) | 0.45 | 0.19 |
Mass (kg) | 66.6 | (12.8) | 66.6 | (15.3) | 65.9 | (11.3) | 0.84 | 0.05 |
Height (m) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 0.86 | 0.04 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 | (3.1) | 21.9 | (3.6) | 21.9 | (2.9) | 0.99 | <0.01 |
Prone plank (s) | 90.7 | (31.8) | 90.4 | (33.6) | 92.1 | (31.1) | 0.83 | 0.05 |
Right-side plank (s) | 75.4 | (32.0) | 76.6 | (32.2) | 76.4 | (31.9) | 0.98 | <0.01 |
Left-side plank (s) | 74.7 | (31.7) | 73.2 | (31.7) | 76.2 | (32.4) | 0.70 | 0.09 |
Summed planks (s) | 240.9 | (84.8) | 240.2 | (86.8) | 244.7 | (84.6) | 0.83 | 0.05 |
RSP/LSP Difference | 10.0 | (12.8) | 11.5 | (14.8) | 9.3 | (11.7) | 0.48 | 0.17 |
Variables | Total (n = 75) | Mid-Distance and Distance Events (n = 33) | Sprints and Field Events (n = 42) | p-Value * | Effect Size | |||
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Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Cohen’s d | ||
Age (y) | 20.0 | (1.3) | 19.5 | (1.2) | 20.4 | (1.2) | 0.002 | 0.76 |
Mass (kg) | 66.6 | (12.8) | 61.3 | (8.8) | 70.8 | (14.0) | 0.001 | 0.80 |
Height (m) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 1.7 | (0.1) | 0.80 | 0.06 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.1 | (3.1) | 20.4 | (1.8) | 23.4 | (3.3) | <0.001 | 1.08 |
Prone plank (s) | 90.7 | (31.8) | 76.6 | (35.4) | 101.8 | (23.6) | <0.001 | 0.86 |
Right-side plank (s) | 75.4 | (32.0) | 71.2 | (33.1) | 78.8 | (31.1) | 0.31 | 0.24 |
Left-side plank (s) | 74.7 | (31.7) | 67.5 | (32.1) | 80.4 | (30.5) | 0.08 | 0.41 |
Summed planks (s) | 240.9 | (84.8) | 215.3 | (89.8) | 260.9 | (75.9) | 0.02 | 0.55 |
RSP/LSP difference | 10.0 | (12.8) | 12.1 | (11.5) | 8.4 | (13.7) | 0.21 | 0.29 |
Total (n = 75) | Males (n = 36) | Females (n = 39) | ||||||||||
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Classification | n | % Inj | OR | 95% CI | n | % Inj | OR | 95% CI | n | % Inj | OR | 95% CI |
Prone plank <60 s | 13 | 46.1 | 1.7 | 0.5–5.6 | 8 | 37.5 | 1.5 | 0.3–7.8 | 5 | 60.0 | 2.4 | 0.4–16.5 |
Prone plank ≥60 s | 62 | 33.9 | 1.0 | Ref | 28 | 28.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 34 | 38.2 | 1.0 | Ref |
Right-side plank <60 s | 18 | 50.0 | 2.2 | 0.7–6.4 | 7 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 0.4–10.8 | 11 | 54.5 | 2.2 | 0.5–8.9 |
Right-side plank ≥60 s | 57 | 31.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 29 | 27.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 28 | 35.7 | 1.0 | Ref |
Left-side plank <60 s | 20 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 0.4–3.6 | 8 | 37.5 | 1.5 | 0.3–7.8 | 12 | 41.7 | 1.0 | 0.3–4.1 |
Left-side plank ≥60 s | 55 | 34.5 | 1.0 | Ref | 28 | 28.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 27 | 40.7 | 1.0 | Ref |
Prone plank <120 s | 42 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 0.4–2.6 | 20 | 30.0 | 0.9 | 0.2–3.9 | 22 | 36.4 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.9 |
Prone plank 120 s | 33 | 33.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 16 | 31.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 17 | 35.3 | 1.0 | Ref |
Right-side plank <120 s | 57 | 31.6 | 0.7 | 0.2–2.2 | 24 | 25.0 | 0.5 | 0.1–2.0 | 33 | 36.4 | 1.1 | 0.2–7.2 |
Right-side plank 120 s | 18 | 38.9 | 1.0 | Ref | 12 | 45.5 | 1.0 | Ref | 6 | 33.3 | 1.0 | Ref |
Left-side plank <120 s | 59 | 35.6 | 1.7 | 0.5–5.8 | 27 | 29.6 | 0.8 | 0.2–4.2 | 32 | 40.6 | 4.1 | 0.4–38.2 |
Left-side plank 120 s | 16 | 25.0 | 1.0 | Ref | 9 | 33.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 7 | 14.3 | 1.0 | Ref |
Summed plank <360 s | 62 | 33.9 | 1.7 | 0.5–6.3 | 28 | 28.6 | 0.7 | 0.1–3.5 | 34 | 38.2 | 2.5 | 0.2–24.6 |
Summed plank 360 s | 13 | 30.8 | 1.0 | Ref | 8 | 37.5 | 1.0 | Ref | 5 | 20.0 | 1.0 | Ref |
Prone plank in lowest quartile (≤69 s) | 20 | 40.0 | 1.3 | 0.4–4.2 | 11 | 36.4 | 1.3 | 0.2–6.4 | 9 | 44.4 | 1.5 | 0.3–7.6 |
Prone plank in highest quartile (120 s) | 33 | 33.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 16 | 31.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 17 | 35.3 | 1.0 | Ref |
Right-side plank in lowest quartile (<60 s) | 18 | 38.9 | 1.1 | 0.3–4.1 | 7 | 42.9 | 1.1 | 0.2–6.9 | 11 | 36.4 | 1.4 | 0.2–11.1 |
Right-side plank in highest quartile (≥115 s) | 19 | 36.8 | 1.0 | Ref | 12 | 41.7 | 1.0 | Ref | 7 | 28.6 | 1.0 | Ref |
Left-side plank in lowest quartile (≤54 s) | 19 | 36.8 | 1.6 | 0.4–6.5 | 7 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 0.3–14.8 | 12 | 33.3 | 1.5 | 0.2–11.1 |
Left-side plank in highest quartile (≥102 s) | 19 | 26.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 11 | 27.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 8 | 25.0 | 1.0 | Ref |
Summed plank time in lowest quartile (≤189 s) | 18 | 33.3 | 1.1 | 0.3–4.3 | 7 | 16.7 | 0.9 | 0.1–6.1 | 11 | 27.3 | 2.6 | 0.2–31.4 |
Summed plank time in highest quartile (≥311 s) | 19 | 31.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 11 | 27.8 | 1.0 | Ref | 8 | 12.5 | 1.0 | Ref |
Summed plank time in lowest quartile (≤189 s) | 18 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 0.3–3.1 | 7 | 42.9 | 2.0 | 0.4–10.8 | 11 | 27.3 | 0.6 | 0.1–2.7 |
Summed plank time in 2nd, 3rd and 4th quartiles (>190 s) | 57 | 33.3 | 1.0 | Ref | 29 | 27.6 | 1.0 | Ref | 28 | 39.3 | 1.0 | Ref |
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Luedke, L.E.; Rauh, M.J. Plank Times and Lower Extremity Overuse Injury in Collegiate Track-and-Field and Cross Country Athletes. Sports 2022, 10, 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10030045
Luedke LE, Rauh MJ. Plank Times and Lower Extremity Overuse Injury in Collegiate Track-and-Field and Cross Country Athletes. Sports. 2022; 10(3):45. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10030045
Chicago/Turabian StyleLuedke, Lace E., and Mitchell J. Rauh. 2022. "Plank Times and Lower Extremity Overuse Injury in Collegiate Track-and-Field and Cross Country Athletes" Sports 10, no. 3: 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10030045
APA StyleLuedke, L. E., & Rauh, M. J. (2022). Plank Times and Lower Extremity Overuse Injury in Collegiate Track-and-Field and Cross Country Athletes. Sports, 10(3), 45. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports10030045