Speakers
Henrico Erasmus
University of Zululand, South AfricaTitle: Rugby Injury Incidence In Semi-Rural University Team
Abstract:
Rugby Union is a very important international sport, while in South Africa it played an important part in unifying racial groups in the country during challenging political times, making it the second most popular sport in South Africa. It is contact sport and due to the nature of the sport, players experience high injury incidences. Rugby players in rural areas might experience unique challenges and risk of injury. Rugby injury incidence in rural areas has not been well researched and it is unclear if rural based teams in South Africa are at increased risk of injury. Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the overall injury incidence of the male senior rugby team at the University of Zululand during the competitive part of the 2019 season and to compare the injury incidence between matches and training. Methods: This study used a purposive, quantitative design which included 30 rugby players from the University of Zululand`s first team and collected training and match injury data during the competitive phase of the season. Injuries were expressed relative to exposure as number of injuries per 1000 hours of exposure. Results: a total of 52 injuries were recorded over a period of 5 months which included training and matches. The overall injury incidence was 22.9 injuries per 1000 hours of play. Most injuries occurred during matches - especially during the first period of the competitive season, whilst training injury incidence increased during the last and most competitive part of the season.
Biography:
Erasmus is a registered Biokineticist with the Health Professional Council of South Africa, a board member of the Coaching and Education Commission of Judo South Africa, internationally accredited coach with the International Judo Federation and certified cycling, athletics and rugby coach in South Africa. He currently works as university lecturer at the University of Zululand. He holds a PhD from North-West University, South Africa, in the field of injury prevention. He has practiced as part of various sports medicine teams over the course of 14 years before starting a career as lecturer. His research interests are injury prevention during long term tathlete development (LTAD) and utilising pedagogical principles of physical education and coaching to improve practitioner-patient communication and injury rehabilitation.
Magdy Abouzeid
EgyptTitle: Left Ventricular Performance Following Swim Training In Egyptian Wheelchair Swimmers
Abstract:
Athletes with special needs represent a growing population of sports participants. The Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals who have physically and intellectual disabilities to become physically fit through sports training and competition. Subjects with parapleglegia and amputation don't use their legs in their daily lives which may affect myocardial efficiency. According to the law of use, so, not using the legs is considered to be amongst the factors affect the cardiac deficiency in general. The aim of these study is determined and compared myocardial responses to intensive training (IST), 24 weeks, 6 times per week, 120 min per unit in male wheelchair swimmers (amputee vs. paraplegic). To study these effects, seven below-knee amputee swimmers (AM) group aged (18.3 ± 0.88 yr), Ht (168.1 ± 1.67 cm), Wt (68.2 ± 3.7 kg). Compared with seven paraplegic swimmers (PR) group aged (18.6 ± 0.92 yr), Ht (167 ± 2.16 cm), Wt (68 ± 4.58 kg). All subjects group underwent two – dimension and M-mode Echocardiography at rest, and arm crank ergometry exercise test to determine max vo2 before and after (IST) All analyses were performed by spss, mean ±S. D, t. test estimated differences between the two groups and % improvement. There were significant differences for myocardial parameters and max vo2 (L/min) after (IST) for both groups. The significant observation in this study indicates that below-knee amputated swimmers showed a greater improvement in myocardial parameters and max vo2 than paraplegic swimmers. Intensive swim training (IST) improved cardiac dimension and function performance, and vo2 max in wheelchair swimmers. The active lower limb muscles increase the ability of the musculoskeletal pump in the legs to be activated also contributes to venous pooling. Persons with scl (spinal cord injury) can benefit greatly by participation in exercise activates
Biography:
Magdy Abouzeid is Professor of sport science, physical education at the University of Alexandria University, faculty of Sports Education, Egypt. He received a PhD (1983) in Physiology of exercise training from Alexandria University, Egypt. He has authored over 100 publications in sport science, sport pedagogy, and adapted physical activity, and has edited several books in the area of Aquatics sport training. Dr.Magdy abouzeid is Vice President of International Throw ball Federation, member of world organizations and institions of sport, member of scientific committee and reviewer for the"Ido movement for culture, Journal of martial Arts Anthropology, Member of Egyptian universities Promotion committee(EUPC) .Also reviewer of Horizon Research Publishing, USA (HRPUB).He has been a visiting professor at Suwon University, South Korea(2008-2009).He was awarded with several prestigious international awards including; winner of prince Feisal Bin Fahd International Prize for Arab sports research development(Sixth session(Sport Medicine-2009) ,Dr. Magdy was an IOC research scholarship winner,the Award of the 2008ICSEMIS Committee(China, Guangzhou). His current research interests include adaptation to exercise training, training in young athletes, sports and paediatric cardiology Aquatic sports training and its effect on functional capacity, sport for peace and development and another Paralympic research.