Publications by authors named "T Hewett"
Background/objectives: This study investigated the impacts of a 12-week training program on kinetic parameters during landings in non-professional recreational athletes.
Methods: Fifty-seven non-elite recreational athletes performed three unilateral-landing trials from a 30 cm high structure on a force platform. The following outcome measures were analyzed: the ground reaction forces at initial ground contact (PF1) and the highest value (PF2), impulse (change in the moment of force during landing), stabilization time, and ankle and knee accelerations.
Epidemiology and Factors Influencing Davis Cup Retirements Over the Past Twenty Years.
Int J Sports Phys Ther
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates the reasons behind retirements in professional tennis, analyzing data from over 6,000 matches in the Davis Cup from 2000 to 2019 to identify injury frequency and contributing factors.
- - Findings indicate that retirements occur at a rate of 1.05 per 1,000 games, with harsh court surfaces and critical match stages significantly increasing the risk of players retiring due to injuries, particularly in the lower body.
- - The results aim to help coaches, players, and healthcare teams improve player safety and performance by understanding the risk factors associated with retirements during elite tennis competitions.
Objectives: This study evaluated countermovement jump and Single Leg Jump measures to identify landing measures that best distinguish a novel Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction technique using bone marrow aspirate, demineralized bone matrix, and suture tape augmentation patients from controls. The secondary objective assessed performance differences between operated and non-operated limbs post-reconstruction. The hypothesis was that novel Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction patients at return to sport would not differ from controls during landing and that the operated limb's performance would not differ from the unoperated limb.
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- The study examines the rates and factors related to subsequent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries following initial ACL reconstruction in a large sample of patients in the U.S. from 2015 to 2021.
- Out of 40,151 patients, 4.2% experienced a subsequent ACL reconstruction, with a majority being revisions of the original graft rather than new injuries on the opposite knee.
- Key findings suggest that younger age increases the likelihood of re-injury, and that those needing revisions tend to seek treatment sooner, with females being less likely to return for ipsilateral repairs compared to males.