Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa
Objective: The main aim of this study was to determine strategies used toaccelerate recovery of elite rugby players after training and matches, asused by medical support staff of rugby teams in South A frica. A secondaryaim was to focus on specifics of implementing ice/cold water immersion asrecove...
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| description | Objective: The main aim of this study was to determine strategies used toaccelerate recovery of elite rugby players after training and matches, asused by medical support staff of rugby teams in South A frica. A secondaryaim was to focus on specifics of implementing ice/cold water immersion asrecovery strategy. Design: A Questionnaire-based cross sectional descriptive survey was used.Setting and Participants: Most (n=58) of the medical support staff ofrugby teams (doctors, physiotherapists, biokineticists and fitness trainers)who attended the inaugural Rugby Medical A ssociation conference linked to the South A frican Sports MedicineA ssociation Conference in Pretoria (14-16th November, 2007) participated in the study. Results: Recovery strategies were utilized mostly after matches. Stretching and ice/cold water immersion were utilized the most (83%). More biokineticists and fitness trainers advocated the usage of stretching than their counter-parts (medical doctors and physiotherapists). Ice/Cold water immersion and A ctive Recovery were the top two ratedstrategies. A summary of the details around implementation of ice/cold water therapy is shown (mean) as utilized bythe subjects: (i) The time to immersion after matches was 12±9 min; (ii) The total duration of one immersion sessionwas 6±6 min; (iii) 3 immersion sessions per average training week was utilized by subjects; (iv) The average water temperature was 10±3 ºC.; (v) Ice cubes were used most frequently to cool water for immersion sessions, and(vi) plastic drums were mostly used as the container for water. Conclusion: In this survey the representative group of support staff provided insight to which strategies are utilizedin South A frican elite rugby teams to accelerate recovery of players after training and/or matches. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b3eab3101f048b3ad5278a5c57c66732022-12-22T03:02:14ZengAOSISSouth African Journal of Physiotherapy0379-61752410-82192009-01-01651414610.4102/sajp.v65i1.7878Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South AfricaD.V. Van Wyk0M.I. Lambert1Registered PhysiotherapistResearch Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, Department of Human Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South AfricaObjective: The main aim of this study was to determine strategies used toaccelerate recovery of elite rugby players after training and matches, asused by medical support staff of rugby teams in South A frica. A secondaryaim was to focus on specifics of implementing ice/cold water immersion asrecovery strategy. Design: A Questionnaire-based cross sectional descriptive survey was used.Setting and Participants: Most (n=58) of the medical support staff ofrugby teams (doctors, physiotherapists, biokineticists and fitness trainers)who attended the inaugural Rugby Medical A ssociation conference linked to the South A frican Sports MedicineA ssociation Conference in Pretoria (14-16th November, 2007) participated in the study. Results: Recovery strategies were utilized mostly after matches. Stretching and ice/cold water immersion were utilized the most (83%). More biokineticists and fitness trainers advocated the usage of stretching than their counter-parts (medical doctors and physiotherapists). Ice/Cold water immersion and A ctive Recovery were the top two ratedstrategies. A summary of the details around implementation of ice/cold water therapy is shown (mean) as utilized bythe subjects: (i) The time to immersion after matches was 12±9 min; (ii) The total duration of one immersion sessionwas 6±6 min; (iii) 3 immersion sessions per average training week was utilized by subjects; (iv) The average water temperature was 10±3 ºC.; (v) Ice cubes were used most frequently to cool water for immersion sessions, and(vi) plastic drums were mostly used as the container for water. Conclusion: In this survey the representative group of support staff provided insight to which strategies are utilizedin South A frican elite rugby teams to accelerate recovery of players after training and/or matches.https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/78rugbyelite performancerecovery |
| spellingShingle | D.V. Van Wyk M.I. Lambert Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa South African Journal of Physiotherapy rugby elite performance recovery |
| title | Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa |
| title_full | Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa |
| title_short | Recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in South Africa |
| title_sort | recovery strategies implemented by sport support staff of elite rugby players in south africa |
| topic | rugby elite performance recovery |
| url | https://sajp.co.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/78 |
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