The usage and perceived effectiveness of different recovery modalities in amateur and elite Rugby athletes
| Autor: | Phil Healey, Matthew W. Driller, Tiaki Brett Smith, Francisco Tavares |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Health (social science) genetic structures media_common.quotation_subject Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Likert scale 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Perception otorhinolaryngologic diseases medicine 030212 general & internal medicine media_common Modality (human–computer interaction) Modalities Massage biology Athletes business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030229 sport sciences biology.organism_classification Elite Physical therapy business Amateur psychological phenomena and processes |
| Zdroj: | Performance Enhancement & Health. 5:142-146 |
| ISSN: | 2211-2669 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.peh.2017.04.002 |
| Popis: | Background The use of recovery modalities to help enhance recovery is popular among athletes. However, little is known about the usage of various recovery modalities and the perception of their benefit amongst different level athletes. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the usage and perceptual understanding of different recovery modalities between elite and amateur Rugby athletes. Methods Fifty-eight amateur (n = 26) and elite (n = 32) Rugby union athletes completed a questionnaire designed to determine the usage and the perception of 15 different recovery modalities. A 5-point Likert scale was used to examine the perceived importance of recovery and effectiveness of each recovery modality. The number of different recovery modalities, and the number of times each player used each recovery modality per week was also obtained through the questionnaires. The total number of times an athlete used a recovery modality was calculated by summing the number of times each recovery modality was used per week. Results No differences were found between groups (elite: 5.0 ± 0.2; amateur: 4.9 ± 0.3) for the perceived importance of recovery to enhance performance. When comparing the effectiveness of each recovery modality, the elite group perceived active recovery, massage, pool recovery, additional sleep and stretching to be significantly (p 0.05). Conclusion Although no differences were found for the perception of the importance of recovery, elite Rugby athletes used significantly more recovery modalities and implemented recovery modalities more often in comparison to amateur Rugby athletes. |
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