A systematic review of the effects of upper body warm-up on performance and injury
(Ein systematisches Review der Auswirkungen von Oberkörper Warm-up auf Leistung und Verletzungen)
Purpose: This systematic review was conducted to identify the impact of upper body warm-up on performance and injury prevention outcomes.
Methods: Web of Science, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO and Cochrane databases were searched using terms related to upper extremity warm-up. Inclusion criteria were English language randomised controlled trials from peer-reviewed journals in which investigation of upper body warm-up on performance and injury prevention outcomes was a primary aim. Included studies were assessed for methodological quality using the PEDro scale. A wide variety of warm-up modes and outcomes precluded meta-analysis except for one group of studies. The majority of warm-ups were assessed as having `positive`, `neutral`, `negative` or `specific` effects on outcomes.
Results: Thirty-one studies met the inclusion criteria with 21 rated as having `good` methodological quality. The studies investigated a total of 25 warm-up modes and 43 outcome factors that could be grouped into eight mode and performance outcome categories. No studies of upper body warm-up effects on injury prevention were discovered.
Conclusions: Strong research-based evidence was found for the following: high-load dynamic warm-ups enhance power and strength performance; warm-up swings with a standard weight baseball bat are most effective for enhancing bat speed; short-duration static stretching warm-up has no effect on power outcomes; and passive heating/cooling is a largely ineffective warm-up mode. A clear knowledge gap in upper body warm-up literature is the lack of investigation of injury prevention outcomes.
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Schlagworte: | Leistung Verletzung Prävention Erwachsene Information Dokumentation Baseball |
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Notationen: | Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Spielsportarten |
DOI: | 10.1136/bjsports-2014-094228 |
Veröffentlicht in: | British Journal of Sports Medicine |
Veröffentlicht: |
2015
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Jahrgang: | 49 |
Heft: | 14 |
Seiten: | 935-942 |
Dokumentenarten: | Artikel Literaturanalyse |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Level: | hoch |