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dc.contributor.authorHall, Jonathan
dc.date.accessioned2016-07-25T23:03:10Z
dc.date.available2016-07-25T23:03:10Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/3492
dc.description.abstractThe purposes of the study were to determine the acute effects of upper body manual therapy when performing vertical jump and reach in basketball players, and to quantify the contribution of arm swing to ground reaction force during a counter-movement jump. Thirteen semi-professional to professional basketball players received two 15- minute standardized osteopathic manual therapy protocols one week apart, one implemented to the upper extremity and thoracic spine and a control implemented to the lower extremities, in a balanced, randomized cross-over design. Vertical jump and reach height and peak ground reaction forces with and without arm swinging were measured before and immediately following both protocols. Vertical jump and reach height (mean ± SD) was improved in the group receiving upper body manual therapy (59.3 ± 10.3 cm to 62.1 ± 9.8 cm) compared to the control group (59.3 ± 9.7 cm to 58.3 ± 9.7 cm; p < 0.001 for Time x Protocol interaction). The between-protocol differences were retained when adjusting for changes in peak ground reaction forces. Arm swing increased peak ground reaction force from 2187 ± 357 N without arms to 2330 ± 337 N (p = 0.005 for effect of arm swing). It appears that applying brief upper body manual therapy treatment improved overhead jump and reach height in high level basketball players. The application of these osteopathic techniques could be beneficial for immediate in-game enhancements of vertical jump performance.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectbasketball playersen_NZ
dc.subjectvertical jump performanceen_NZ
dc.subjectreach performanceen_NZ
dc.subjectsports performanceen_NZ
dc.subjectrange of motion (ROM)en_NZ
dc.subjectoverhead reach performanceen_NZ
dc.subjectosteopathic medicineen_NZ
dc.subjectosteopathy and sportsen_NZ
dc.subjecthigh velocity/low amplitude thrustsen_NZ
dc.subjectshoulderen_NZ
dc.subjectmusculoskeletal manipulationsen_NZ
dc.titleThe acute effects of a standardised osteopathic manual therapy protocol on the vertical jump and reach performance in healthy basketball players : a cross-over designen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Dissertationen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Osteopathyen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110604 Sports Medicineen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationHall, J. (2016). The acute effects of a standardised osteopathic manual therapy protocol on the vertical jump and reach performance in healthy basketball players: A cross-over design. An unpublished Master of Osteopathy thesis, Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand.en_NZ
unitec.pages91en_NZ
unitec.institutionUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.advisor.principalBacon, Catherine
unitec.advisor.associatedBourgeois, Frank
unitec.advisor.associatedHall, Neville
unitec.institution.studyareaOsteopathy
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112924773


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