Pre- and post-activity stretching practices of collegiate athletic trainers in the United States
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Praktiken des Vor- und Nachbelastungsstretchings von College-Leichtathletik-Trainern in den USA |
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Autor: | Popp, Jennifer K.; Bellar, David M.; Hoover, Donald L.; Craig, Bruce W.; Leitzelar, Brianna N.; Wanless, Elizabeth A.; Judge, Lawrence W. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of strength and conditioning research |
Veröffentlicht: | 31 (2017), 9, S. 2347-2354, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1064-8011, 1533-4287 |
DOI: | 10.1519/JSC.0000000000000890 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201710008510 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
The aim of the study was to investigate the knowledge and practices of collegiate-certified athletic trainers (ATs) in the United States. Participants (n = 521) were provided an overview of the study and a hyperlink to a web-based survey. The “pre- and post-activity practices in athletic training questionnaire” consisted of demographic items and elements to measure knowledge and practices related to pre- and post-activity stretching routines. In previous studies, the survey demonstrated construct validity, α = 0.722. Pearson chi-square test was used to evaluate goodness of fit, and kappa was calculated to measure agreement between items. Only 32.2% of ATs recommended dynamic stretching (DS) to be performed pre-activity, whereas a larger percentage (42.2%) recommended a combination of static stretching (SS) and DS. Athletic trainers reported that only 28.0% of athletes are performing DS before activity. Conversely, 60.6% of collegiate ATs recommended SS postexercise, and 61.0% of athletes agree and perform after workout SS (κ = 0.761, p < 0.001). Collegiate ATs seem to underuse the current research evidence, which indicates that DS is more beneficial than SS when used pre-activity, and ATs continue to regularly incorporate SS in their pre-activity routines. However, there is evidence that collegiate ATs in the United States emphasize SS postactivity in a manner consistent with current research.