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Bullock GS, Perera N, Murray A, Orchard J, Arden NA, Filbay SR. The relationship between cricket participation, health and wellbeing: A scoping review. Int J Sports Med 2021; 43:401-410. [PMID: 34734400 DOI: 10.1055/a-1686-6632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Summarising and synthesising the evidence on cricket health and wellbeing can help inform cricket stakeholders and navigate future research directions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cricket participation, health and wellbeing at all ages and playing standards, and identify research gaps in the existing literature. A scoping review was performed from inception to March, 2020. Studies were included if they assessed a construct related to health and/or wellbeing in cricketers, available in English. 219 articles were eligible. Injury incidence per 1,000 player exposures ranged from 1.8-5.7 injuries. 48% of former cricketers experienced persistent joint pain. However, former cricketers reported greater physical activity levels and mental-components of quality of life compared to the general population. Heat injury/illness and skin cancer are concerns and require further research. Cricket participation is associated with an inherent injury risk, which may have negative implications for musculoskeletal health in later life. However, cricket participation is associated with high quality of life which can persist after retirement. Gaps in the literature include prospective studies on health and wellbeing of cricketers, female cricketers, injury prevention strategies, and the impact of cricket participation on metabolic health and lifetime physical activity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Garrett Scott Bullock
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, United States.,Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Sport Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport, Belconnen, Australia
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- Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, University of Edinburgh Institute for Sport Physical Education and Health Sciences, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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- Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne Department of Physiotherapy, Melbourne, Australia
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Bullock GS, Collins GS, Peirce N, Arden NK, Filbay SR. Health-related quality of life and flourishing in current and former recreational and elite cricketers. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2020; 18:41. [PMID: 32093738 PMCID: PMC7038545 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-020-01301-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Health related quality of life (HRQoL) and flourishing are constructs that encompasses a holistic representation of physical, psychological, and social health. The underlying psychological factors that can affect HRQoL and flourishing in sports participants is poorly understood. The purpose of this study was to i) evaluate HRQoL (physical and mental-components) and flourishing in recreational and elite and current and former cricketers; ii) determine the effect of resilience, playing-standard, and playing status on HRQoL and flourishing in cricketers. METHODS The Cricket Health and Wellbeing Study (n = 2598 current and former cricketers, aged ≥18 years) collected cross-sectional questionnaire data including the Flourishing Scale, Short Form-8 (physical (PCS) and mental (MCS) component scores), resilience (European Social Survey), highest standard-of-play, and playing status. Multivariable linear regressions with fractional polynomials were utilised, adjusted for age, gender, total cricket-seasons, comorbidity, ≥ 4-week time-loss injury, and orthopaedic surgery. RESULTS Two thousand two hundred eighty individuals (aged (mean (SD)) 51.7(14.7) years, 61% played recreationally, 37% former cricketers) were included in analyses. The median (IQR) PCS was 51.4(46.9-55.9), MCS was 54.3(50.0-58.6), and Flourishing Scale score was 48 [ (1-7)] .Greater resilience was associated with better PCS (effect (95% CI) 1.41(0.70-2.11)), MCS (4.78(4.09-5.48)), and flourishing (2.07(2.55-3.59)) compared to less resilience. Playing standard was not associated with HRQoL. Playing at an elite standard was associated with greater flourishing (1.21(0.68, 1.73)), compared with playing recreationally. Current cricket participation was associated with better PCS (3.61(2.92-4.30)) and flourishing scores (0.53(0.02-1.04)), compared to former cricket participation. CONCLUSION Cricketers reported high levels of mental-components of HRQoL and flourishing, and this was similar in recreational, elite, current and former cricketers. Current cricket participation and a higher standard-of-play was associated with greater flourishing. Current cricket participation was also associated with better PCS, however playing-status was not related to MCS. Further research is needed to understand if cricket participation may have psychological benefits that persist beyond cricket retirement.
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- Garrett S Bullock
- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, B4495, UK.
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- Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- England and Wales Cricket Board, National Cricket Performance Centre, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
- National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Loughborough University, Loughborough, LE11 3TU, UK
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, B4495, UK
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- Centre for Sport, Exercise and Osteoarthritis Research Versus Arthritis, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, B4495, UK
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Oldroyd B, Treadgold L, Hind K. Cross Calibration of the GE Prodigy and iDXA for the Measurement of Total and Regional Body Composition in Adults. J Clin Densitom 2018; 21:383-393. [PMID: 28732577 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2016] [Revised: 05/19/2017] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) body composition measurements are widely performed in both clinical and research settings, and enable the rapid and noninvasive estimation of total and regional fat and lean mass tissues. DXA upgrading can occur during longitudinal monitoring or study; therefore, cross calibration of old and new absorptiometers is required. We compared soft tissue estimations from the GE Prodigy (GE Healthcare, Madison, WI) with the more recent iDXA (GE Healthcare) and developed translational equations to enable Prodigy values to be converted to iDXA values. Eighty-three males and females aged 20.1-63.3 yr and with a body mass index range of 17.0-34.4 kg/m2 were recruited for the study. Fifty-nine participants (41 females and 18 males) comprised the cross-calibration group and 24 (14 females and 10 males) comprised the validation group. Total body Prodigy and iDXA scans were performed on each subject within 24 h. Predictive equations for total and regional soft tissue parameters were derived from linear regression of the data. Measures of lean and fat tissues were highly correlated (R2 = 0.95-0.99), but significant differences and variability between machines were identified. Bland-Altman analysis revealed significant biases for most measures, particularly for arm, android, and gynoid fat mass (12.3%-22.7%). The derived translational equations reduced biases and differences for most parameters, although limits of agreement exceeded iDXA least significant change. In conclusion, variability in soft tissue estimates between the Prodigy and iDXA were detected, supporting the need for translational equations in longitudinal monitoring. The derived equations are suitable for group analysis but not individual analysis.
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- Brian Oldroyd
- Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK
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- Division of Biomedical Imaging, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS6 3QS, UK.
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Hind K, Slater G, Oldroyd B, Lees M, Thurlow S, Barlow M, Shepherd J. Interpretation of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry-Derived Body Composition Change in Athletes: A Review and Recommendations for Best Practice. J Clin Densitom 2018; 21:429-443. [PMID: 29754949 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2018.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is a medical imaging device which has become the method of choice for the measurement of body composition in athletes. The objectives of this review were to evaluate published longitudinal DXA body composition studies in athletic populations for interpretation of "meaningful" change, and to propose a best practice measurement protocol. An online search of PubMed and CINAHL via EBSCO Host and Web of Science enabled the identification of studies published until November 2016. Those that met the inclusion criteria were reviewed independently by 2 authors according to their methodological quality and interpretation of body composition change. Twenty-five studies published between 1996 and November 2016 were reviewed (male athletes: 13, female athletes: 3, mixed: 9) and sample sizes ranged from n = 1 to 212. The same number of eligible studies was published between 2013 and 2016, as over the 16 yr prior (between 1996 and 2012). Seven did not include precision error, and fewer than half provided athlete-specific precision error. There were shortfalls in the sample sizes on which precision estimates were based and inconsistencies in the level of pre-scan standardization, with some reporting full standardization protocols and others reporting only single (e.g., overnight fast) or no control measures. There is a need for standardized practice and reporting in athletic populations for the longitudinal measurement of body composition using DXA. Based on this review and those of others, plus the official position of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, our recommendations and protocol are proposed as a guide to support best practice.
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- Karen Hind
- Bone and Body Composition Research Group. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom.
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- School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast, Sippy Downs, Queensland, Australia
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- Bone and Body Composition Research Group. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Bone and Body Composition Research Group. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Bone and Body Composition Research Group. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Bone and Body Composition Research Group. Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Headingley Campus, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California at San Francisco, CA, USA
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Lees MJ, Beggs CB, Barlow MJ, Rutherford ZH, Bansil K, Gannon L, Hind K. Bone Density and Cross-sectional Geometry of the Proximal Femur Are Bilaterally Elevated in Elite Cricket Fast Bowlers. J Clin Densitom 2018; 21:399-405. [PMID: 28693882 DOI: 10.1016/j.jocd.2017.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2016] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The skeleton of a cricket fast bowler is exposed to a unique combination of gravitational and torsional loading in the form of substantial ground reaction forces delivered through the front landing foot, and anterior-posterior shear forces mediated by regional muscle contractions across the lumbo-pelvic region. The objectives of this study were to compare the hip structural characteristics of elite fast bowlers with recreationally active age-matched controls, and to examine unilateral bone properties in fast bowlers. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the proximal femur was performed in 26 elite male fast bowlers and 26 normally active controls. Hip structural analysis (GE Lunar; enCORE version 15.0) determined areal bone mineral density (BMD) of the proximal femur, and cross-sectional area, section modulus (Z), cross-sectional moment of inertia, and femoral strength index at the narrow region of the femoral neck. Mean femoral neck and trochanter BMD were greater in fast bowlers than in controls (p <0.001). All bone geometry properties, except for cross-sectional moment of inertia, were superior in fast bowlers (p <0.05) following adjustment for height and lean mass. There were no asymmetries in BMD or bone geometry when considering leg dominance of the fast bowlers (p > 0.05). Elite fast bowlers have superior bone characteristics of the proximal femur, with results inferring enhanced resistance to axial compression (cross-sectional area), and bending (Z) forces, and enhanced strength to withstand a fall impact as indicated by their higher femoral strength index. No asymmetries in hip bone properties were identified, suggesting that both torsional and gravitational loading offer significant osteogenic potential.
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- Matthew J Lees
- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK.
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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- Institute for Sport, Physical Activity and Leisure, Bone and Body Composition Research Group, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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