The impact of previous musculoskeletal injury on running gait variability: A systematic review.

Background: Growing evidence suggests that identifying movement variability alterations in pathological vs. healthy gait may further understanding of injury mechanisms related to gait biomechanics; however, in the context of running and musculoskeletal injuries the role of movement variability remains unclear.

Research Question: What is the impact of a previous musculoskeletal injury on running gait variability?

Methods: Medline, CINAHL, Embase, Cochrane library and SPORTDiscus were searched from inception until February 2022.

Differences in accuracy and consistency in elite lawn bowlers.

The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in the accuracy and consistency of repeated lawn bowl deliveries between different bowling conditions and to describe the bias of bowls that missed the target (jack). Twenty-seven elite lawn bowl athletes were recruited to partake in the study. Participants delivered 16 bowls in four conditions: (i) forehand and (ii) backhand towards a target 23 metres away and (iii) forehand and (iv) backhand towards a target 27 metres away.