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Objectives: The main aim in the current study was to use a single-subject analysis to profile the physical performance characteristics of individuals within an injured group and a between-group approach to profile the group as a whole. These profiles were then used to inform single-subject and between-group rehabilitation interventions. Methods: Fifty-three (28 with athletic groin pain and 25 non-injured) Gaelic football players (24.8 years±7.1 years; 179 cm±5.5 cm; 79.7 kg±9.2 kg) underwent 3D biomechanical analysis, which was used to measure a series of physical performance characteristics. The non-injured group was used to create a ‘performance database’ to compare the injured individuals, and a between-group analysis was also conducted. The scores from each analysis were used to inform the targets of interventions. Results: The analysis highlighted the variety of profiles that existed across the tested individuals and that these profiles differed from that of the between-group analysis. By analysing individuals in a single-subject approach, detail can be seen that is lost with between-group analysis.
- Rehabilitation
- Groin
- Injuries
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Acknowledgements The authors would like to thank Associate Professor Dominik Liebl for his guidance on the statistical testing employed in the methods for this study. We would also like to thank friends and colleagues at the Sports Surgery Clinic for their support and assistance that goes into all of the work that we do.
Contributors NW Primary author involved in all aspects of data; C R Assisted with data analysis and coding for statistical testing along with collaborating with the group on multiple drafts of the article; KM PhD supervisor for NW during which this study data were collected assisted the group in writing multiple drafts of the article; AF-M Assisted with the research design and the overall direction of the article and was involved in the review of multiple drafts of the article.
Funding This research received no specific grant from an funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.
Data availability statement All data relevant to the study are included in the article or uploaded as supplemental information.
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