著者
高橋 佐江子 笹代 純平 清水 怜有 鈴木 章 高嶋 直美 堀田 泰史 久々知 修平 深見 和矢 中嶋 耕平 奥脇 透
出版者
独立行政法人 日本スポーツ振興センター国立スポーツ科学センター
雑誌
Journal of High Performance Sport (ISSN:24347299)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.10, pp.11-23, 2022 (Released:2022-05-22)
参考文献数
24

In order to investigate the effect of sports activities restriction during the COVID-19 pandemic on physical function among athletes, this study compared the physical measurements of athletes from immediately after lifting the restriction of activities with their measurements after returning to competition. The subjects were twenty-nine Japanese top-level athletes (male: 14, female: 15). Measurements of the upper limbs, trunk, and lower limbs were performed from the viewpoint of injury prevention. The results showed that in female athletes, the upper limb functions of external rotation at maximum elevation and scapular adduction, and lower limb muscle power and muscle mass were significantly improved after returning to competition compared to immediately after the lifting of restrictions. There was no significant difference observed in the trunk measurements of both male and female athletes. In the future, these results will be useful in conditioning athletes if sports activities are once again restricted.
著者
津山 薫 藤城 仁音 中嶋 耕平 中里 浩一 中嶋 寛之
出版者
The Japanese Society of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine
雑誌
体力科学 (ISSN:0039906X)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.48, no.2, pp.251-263, 1999-04-01 (Released:2010-09-30)
参考文献数
19

A study was conducted to evaluate and compare neck muscle strength between two levels of college American football players with the aim of preventing neck injuries. The subjects were American football players at N University (n=52) belonging to the first level league and American football players at G University (n=14) belonging to the third level league. The findings were as follows.1. The neck muscle strength of freshman players at N University tended to be lower than that of senior players.2. It was shown that the neck muscle strength/body weight of experienced American football players was 10-30% higher than that of inexperienced players.3. There was a significant difference in neck muscle strength/body weight between N University and G University in 1997. However, there was no significant difference between them in 1998, because neck muscle strength/body weight of G University players increased by 13-30% after neck muscle training for about nine months. It was suggested that coaching staff must evaluate the neck muscle strength of each player, especially in freshmen who have had no experience of American football, in order to prevent neck injuries because mismatch of performance level may cause catastrophic neck injury.