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dc.contributor.authorde Jong, Sara
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T21:10:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T21:10:39Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10652/4638
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES; Chronic shoulder injuries are prevalent amongst surfers and one potential underlying cause may be a lack of mobility in the thoracic spine. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the relationship between shoulder pain and thoracic mobility in surfers. METHODS: Surfers were recruited using emailed invitations to an existing database of surfers, and notices posted to surfing related social media sites. Auckland based surfers participated in a 30-minute measuring session where thoracic mobility was assessed using an electrogoniometer. Participants identified their level of shoulder pain and disability using a modified version of the Sports/Performing Arts Module in the Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) questionnaire in addition to identifying descriptive details such as age, height, surfing skill (Hutt Scale), and surfing history. RESULTS: Forty-one participants were recruited (n=29 males, n=12 females; mean ± SD age = 38.7 ± 11.9y, range (19-68 years)). No correlation was found between thoracic mobility and DASH scores. Findings showed a positive relationship between age and shoulder pain (r=.324*(-0.008, 0.635) p=0.039); skill level of the surfer and frequency surfed during the previous summer were also found to be correlated (r =.490** (0.207, 0.775) , p=0.001). There was a positive relationship between height and seated mobility in the lumbar spine (r =.311* (-0.034, 0.573), p=0.048). Lower thoracic spine symmetry was positively correlated with upper thoracic seated mobility (r =.349* (-0.013, 0.612), p=0.025). Negative relationships included frequency of surf sessions and shoulder pain (r =-.374* (-0.653, -0.049), p=0.016), and age and upper thoracic seated mobility (r =-.355*(-0.603, -0.023), p=0.023). Upper and lower thoracic spine prone mobility was negatively correlated (r =.365* (-0.628, -0.051), p=-0.019), and this was the same for lumbar spine prone mobility and age (r =-.417**(-0.648, -0.137), p=0.007). Other relationships that correlated negatively were upper thoracic paddling symmetry and frequency surfed during the previous summer (r =-.311*(-0.561, -0.023), p=0.048), and lumbar spine and lower thoracic spine paddling symmetry (r =-.415** (-0.676, -0.133), p=0.007). CONCLUSION: The correlation between DASH scores and thoracic mobility in the seated or prone position in this sample of surfers was small. Further research, such as a prospective longitudinal study exploring risk factors for the development of shoulder symptoms associated with surfing would be beneficial.en_NZ
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectsurfing injuriesen_NZ
dc.subjectshoulder injuriesen_NZ
dc.subjectthoracic mobilityen_NZ
dc.subjectosteopathic medicineen_NZ
dc.titleThe relationship between thoracic spine mobility and shoulder problems in a sample of surfers : a cross-sectional designen_NZ
dc.typeMasters Thesisen_NZ
dc.rights.holderAuthoren_NZ
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Osteopathyen_NZ
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110499 Complementary and Alternative Medicine not elsewhere classifieden_NZ
dc.subject.marsden110604 Sports Medicineen_NZ
dc.identifier.bibliographicCitationde Jong, S. (2019). The relationship between thoracic spine mobility and shoulder problems in a sample of surfers: A cross-sectional design (Unpublished document submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Osteopathy). Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10652/4638en_NZ
unitec.pages107en_NZ
dc.contributor.affiliationUnitec Institute of Technologyen_NZ
unitec.publication.placeAuckland, New Zealand
unitec.advisor.principalMoran, Robert
unitec.advisor.associatedMcEwen, Megan
unitec.institution.studyareaOsteopathy
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112948212


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