Publications by authors named "Candice Martin"
Objective: The objective of this review is to assess whether pre-season physical fitness parameters are associated with in-season injury risk among adult male rugby players.
Introduction: Pre-season neuromusculoskeletal screening protocols (which include tests related to different physical fitness parameters) are injury prevention strategies employed to manage athletes' in-season injury risk. A systematic review exploring the association between in-season injury and specific physical fitness parameters may justify the inclusion or exclusion of these tests in official screening protocols.
Background: High injury prevalence rates call for effective sports injury prevention strategies, which include the development and application of practical and reliable pre-participatory screening tools.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the one-legged hyperextension test (1LHET), the empty can (EC) and full can (FC) tests, the standing stork test (SST), the bridge-hold test (BHT) and the 747 balance test (747BT).
Method: Thirty-five healthy, injury-free male athletes (cricket and soccer players), aged 16-24 years, were evaluated by two physiotherapists.
Objectives: This study aimed to determine if abdominal muscle thickness, activation and symmetry are associated with prospective in-season injury among adolescent cricket pace bowlers.
Design: A quantitative, prospective, observational study design was used.
Setting: Data was collected at an indoor venue at a secondary school.
Context: The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) has been found to be a valid preparticipation screening tool in the prediction of injury among various athletes in different sports. The validity thereof in the prediction of injury among adolescent cricketers is yet to be established.
Objective: To determine if a preseason FMS total score is a valid predictor of in-season injury among adolescent pace bowlers.