Lumbo-pelvic loading during fast bowling in adolescent cricketers: The influence of bowling speed and technique

作者:Crewe Helen; Campbell Amity; Elliott Bruce; Alderson Jacqueline*
来源:Journal of Sports Sciences, 2013, 31(10): 1082-1090.
DOI:10.1080/02640414.2012.762601

摘要

This study aimed to assess changes in bowling technique and lumbar load over the course of a bowling spell in adolescent fast bowlers, and to investigate the relationship between lumbar loads during fast bowling and kinematic factors which have previously been associated with low back injury. Three-dimensional motion analysis was carried out on forty participants who performed an 8-over bowling spell. There were no significant changes in bowling technique or lumbar loads over the course of the spell. Bowling with a more extended front knee, faster ball release speed and increased shoulder counter-rotation were related to increased lumbo-pelvic loading in particular peak transverse plane rotation moments and anterior-posterior shear forces. These lumbar loads may be a factor in low back injury aetiology and future studies should investigate the relationship between lumbar loading, injury incidence and other risk factors.

  • 出版日期2013-6-1