sports chiropractic management at the world ice hockey championships运动按摩管理世界冰球锦标赛.pdfVIP

Julian et al. Chiropractic Osteopathy 2010, 18:32 /content/18/1/32 RESEARCH Open Access Sports chiropractic management at the World Ice Hockey Championships 1 2* 3 Chris Julian , Wayne Hoskins , Andrew L Vitiello Abstract Background: Ice hockey is an international sport. Injuries occur in a full body fashion, to a number of tissues, commonly through body contact. There is a lack of literature documenting the scope of sports chiropractic practice. Thus, it was the aim to document the type, scope and severity of conditions presenting to, and the treatment provided by, the New Zealand team chiropractor acting as a primary health provider for the duration of the 2007 World Ice Hockey Championships. Methods: All conditions presenting were recorded. Diagnosis was recorded along with clinical parameters of injury: injury type, severity, mechanism and whether referral or advanced imaging was required. All treatment provided was continuously recorded, including information on the number of treatments required and the reason, duration, type and location of treatment. Results: Players presented for diagnosis of injury 50 times. Muscle (34%), joint (24%) and tendon injuries (18%) were most common. Players presented with a new injury 76% of the time. Most injuries had been present for less than one week (84%), with 53% occurring through a contact mechanism. Injuries were common at training and match locations. Only two injuries required the player to stop playing or training, both of which were referred for advanced imaging. During the study, 134 treatment consultations were rendered to 45 player injuries. Eighty per- cent of injuries were managed with four or less treatments. Three quarters of treatment was provided at training locations with tr