Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players

Body build is an important factor in achieving success in sport. One sport that is less investigated, in terms of player morphological characteristics, is rugby 7s. Rugby 7s with 7 players in a team was derived from the classical Rugby Union with 15 players. A team of rugby 7s consists of scrum and...

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Main Authors: Joanna Trubiłko, Piotr Kolano, Elżbieta Sieńko-Awierianów, Monika Chudecka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego 2020-01-01
Series:Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
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Online Access:https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1174/article/18634/
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author Joanna Trubiłko
Piotr Kolano
Elżbieta Sieńko-Awierianów
Monika Chudecka
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description Body build is an important factor in achieving success in sport. One sport that is less investigated, in terms of player morphological characteristics, is rugby 7s. Rugby 7s with 7 players in a team was derived from the classical Rugby Union with 15 players. A team of rugby 7s consists of scrum and offensive formations. As a contact sport, rugby carries the risk of numerous injuries for its players. The aim of the study was the morphological characterization and assessment of body composition, hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players, taking into account their tasks and position on the pitch during the game. The research carried out in Kaskada Szczecin team showed that the scrum players obtained considerably higher statistically significant values of body weight, BMI, fat content percentage as well as chest depth than the offensive players, who obtained statistically significantly higher values of muscle tissue percentage. The examined rugby players had a high pain threshold, however, no statistically significant differences between both rugby formations were found in the assessment of the pain threshold. The occurrence of hypermobility in the studied group of rugby players was determined at only 3.8%. Identification of potential factors such as pain threshold or hypermobility can provide additional information for trainers and physiotherapists, helping to minimize the risk of injury.
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spelling doaj.art-c593432219794b769b5d36058120f3de2022-12-21T23:31:09ZengWydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu SzczecińskiegoCentral European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine2300-97052020-01-013110.18276/cej.2020.3-09Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby playersJoanna Trubiłko0Piotr Kolano1Elżbieta Sieńko-Awierianów2Monika Chudecka3West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Department of Physical Education and Sport, PolandKolano Medic, Szczecin, PolandUniversity of Szczecin, Faculty of Health and Physical Education, Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, PolandUniversity of Szczecin, Faculty of Health and Physical Education, Institute of Physical Culture Sciences, PolandBody build is an important factor in achieving success in sport. One sport that is less investigated, in terms of player morphological characteristics, is rugby 7s. Rugby 7s with 7 players in a team was derived from the classical Rugby Union with 15 players. A team of rugby 7s consists of scrum and offensive formations. As a contact sport, rugby carries the risk of numerous injuries for its players. The aim of the study was the morphological characterization and assessment of body composition, hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players, taking into account their tasks and position on the pitch during the game. The research carried out in Kaskada Szczecin team showed that the scrum players obtained considerably higher statistically significant values of body weight, BMI, fat content percentage as well as chest depth than the offensive players, who obtained statistically significantly higher values of muscle tissue percentage. The examined rugby players had a high pain threshold, however, no statistically significant differences between both rugby formations were found in the assessment of the pain threshold. The occurrence of hypermobility in the studied group of rugby players was determined at only 3.8%. Identification of potential factors such as pain threshold or hypermobility can provide additional information for trainers and physiotherapists, helping to minimize the risk of injury.https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1174/article/18634/rugby 7smorphological characteristicshypermobilitypain thresholdalgometry
spellingShingle Joanna Trubiłko
Piotr Kolano
Elżbieta Sieńko-Awierianów
Monika Chudecka
Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
Central European Journal of Sport Sciences and Medicine
rugby 7s
morphological characteristics
hypermobility
pain threshold
algometry
title Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
title_full Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
title_fullStr Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
title_full_unstemmed Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
title_short Morphological characteristics, assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
title_sort morphological characteristics assessment of hypermobility and pain threshold of rugby players
topic rugby 7s
morphological characteristics
hypermobility
pain threshold
algometry
url https://wnus.edu.pl/cejssm/en/issue/1174/article/18634/
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