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Editorial Reflections and the future I can’t believe another year has passed by. 2011 was another very good year for Physical Therapy in Sport. In the last accounting window we had an increase in citation activity of 12.5% and our impact factor climbed by 58% when the average growth rate in the rehabilitation journals was just 2% (Thomson Reuters). We have seen a 26% increase of submissions, and we are now read on-line in 88 countries. Authors have submitted from a total of 23 different countries with a noticeable increase in yearly submissions from South America (Brazil) and Asia (Korea and Taiwan). Another indicator of journal activity is the number of downloads, and we have topped the 100,000 mark. All these different indicators reveal Physical Therapy in Sport is in a very healthy state and continues to develop going into the next volume. All this is down to the team behind the journal and I will come back to this later. On to this issue, and it kicks off with a masterclass presented by Everett Lohman and his colleagues from Loma Linda University in California. I have often thought it is odd that we tend to look at gait as part of our clinical examination in bare feet and yet when we come to look at running biomechanics, this tends to be done in footwear. How often do you see video analysis on a treadmill done in bare feet? I would argue that both gait and running should be evaluated with and without sporting footwear. This masterclass presents the similarities and differences in the shod and unshod state with respect to the biomechanics and kinematics during running and gait. This should provide clinicians with an insight into the interpretation of these parameters during clinical evaluation. There is a wide variety of topics covered in original research. In an article closely related to the literature review in this issue, Isabel Sacco and Eneida Suda from the University of Sao Paulo present a study on the timing of muscle onset in volleyball players with functional ankle instability (FAI). They picked a highly relevant functional outcome measure which strengthens the clinical rele- vance of this study. Peroneus Longus activity was decreased prior to impact in this cohort and the authors discuss the possible impli- cations of this. A shift in sport to weightlifting next, and Ubon Pir- unsan from Chiangmai University investigated the abdominal wall thickness in female national weightlifters. The internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles were significantly thicker compared to matched controls and probably represent preferential hypertrophy through training. A prospective study is needed to be certain of this. On to professional futsal players next, and some of you who may not be familiar with this sport, or should I say the name? Many of you probably play this and it is the term for indoor football or soccer (depending on your geographical location). Futsal is derived from Portuguese and Spanish phrases and is played by two teams of 5 players. Francisco Ayala and colleagues from the Catholic University of San Antonio, Murcia and the University of Castilla La Mancha (Spain) and the University of Gloucestershire (UK) present a study looking at several tests for estimating hamstring flexibility measured through the passive straight leg raise test. I think it is important to differentiate those tests that provide an indirect and those that provide a direct measure of hamstring flexibility, and how these relate to injury and perfor- mance. The current trend is for more direct measures such as the active or passive knee extension test, but there must be merit in how this flexibility relates to the adjacent structures especially with reference to anterior pelvic tilt and lumbar flexion. If you read this paper in that context, it might give you a few ideas about screening athletes who are required to sprint, often in positions of lumbar flexion. The physiological benefits of massage in the physi- cally active remains a controversial one. In the next piece of original research, Peter Tiidus and colleagues from Wilfrid Laurier Univer- sity present a study on massage on novice runners over a 10 week training period for a 10K race. This study was conducted in the field and rather than standardising the massage protocol it was individually devised for each runner. There were no differences in strength, performance or pain perception between the runners who received massage and those that did not. Given that many aspects of the training and recovery were in no way maximal for these runners, the results could be different in a highly trained cohort. The effect of training for aesthetic sports such as gymnastics or dance on the development of children is another controversial topic. Anna Moller and Masharawi Maher Youssef from Tel Aviv University present a 1 year follow up of a twice weekly ballet class in a group of 6–9 year olds compared to a control group. Some differences in spinal and hip ROM were demonstrated and the authors discuss the potential implications of this and emphasise the importance of monitoring postural changes over time. In the final piece of original research, Duane Davis and colleagues from West Virginia University examine the correlation between 3 commonly used lower limb functional performance tests and make recommendations for their use in clinical practice. We know that the ‘when’ is just as important as the ‘how much’ when targeting therapeutic exercise for specific muscles or groups of muscles. Tania Pizzari and colleagues from La Trobe University and Collingwood Football club in Australia present a literature review investigating whether exercise can alter the timing of muscle onset following musculoskeletal pathology. Of note is the fact that the authors allowed for the inclusion of single-group Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Physical Therapy in Sport journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/ptsp Physical Therapy in Sport 12 (2011) 149–150 1466-853X/$ – see front matter Ó 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.10.001
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Physical Therapy in Sport 12 (2011) 149–150
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Physical Therapy in Sport
journal homepage: www.elsevier .com/ptsp
Editorial
Reflections and the future
I can’t believe another year has passed by. 2011was another verygood year for Physical Therapy in Sport. In the last accountingwindow we had an increase in citation activity of 12.5% and ourimpact factor climbed by 58% when the average growth rate inthe rehabilitation journals was just 2% (Thomson Reuters). Wehave seen a 26% increase of submissions, and we are now readon-line in 88 countries. Authors have submitted from a total of 23different countries with a noticeable increase in yearly submissionsfrom South America (Brazil) and Asia (Korea and Taiwan). Anotherindicator of journal activity is the number of downloads, and wehave topped the 100,000 mark. All these different indicators revealPhysical Therapy in Sport is in a very healthy state and continues todevelop going into the next volume. All this is down to the teambehind the journal and I will come back to this later.
On to this issue, and it kicks off with a masterclass presented byEverett Lohman and his colleagues from Loma Linda University inCalifornia. I have often thought it is odd that we tend to look atgait as part of our clinical examination in bare feet and yet whenwe come to look at running biomechanics, this tends to be donein footwear. How often do you see video analysis on a treadmilldone in bare feet? I would argue that both gait and running shouldbe evaluated with and without sporting footwear. This masterclasspresents the similarities and differences in the shod and unshodstate with respect to the biomechanics and kinematics duringrunning and gait. This should provide clinicians with an insightinto the interpretation of these parameters during clinicalevaluation.
There is a wide variety of topics covered in original research. Inan article closely related to the literature review in this issue, IsabelSacco and Eneida Suda from the University of Sao Paulo presenta study on the timing of muscle onset in volleyball players withfunctional ankle instability (FAI). They picked a highly relevantfunctional outcome measure which strengthens the clinical rele-vance of this study. Peroneus Longus activity was decreased priorto impact in this cohort and the authors discuss the possible impli-cations of this. A shift in sport to weightlifting next, and Ubon Pir-unsan from Chiangmai University investigated the abdominal wallthickness in female national weightlifters. The internal oblique andtransversus abdominis muscles were significantly thickercompared to matched controls and probably represent preferentialhypertrophy through training. A prospective study is needed to becertain of this. On to professional futsal players next, and some ofyou who may not be familiar with this sport, or should I say thename? Many of you probably play this and it is the term for indoorfootball or soccer (depending on your geographical location). Futsal
1466-853X/$ – see front matter � 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2011.10.001
is derived from Portuguese and Spanish phrases and is played bytwo teams of 5 players. Francisco Ayala and colleagues from theCatholic University of San Antonio, Murcia and the University ofCastilla La Mancha (Spain) and the University of Gloucestershire(UK) present a study looking at several tests for estimatinghamstring flexibility measured through the passive straight legraise test. I think it is important to differentiate those tests thatprovide an indirect and those that provide a direct measure ofhamstring flexibility, and how these relate to injury and perfor-mance. The current trend is for more direct measures such as theactive or passive knee extension test, but there must be merit inhow this flexibility relates to the adjacent structures especiallywith reference to anterior pelvic tilt and lumbar flexion. If youread this paper in that context, it might give you a few ideas aboutscreening athletes who are required to sprint, often in positions oflumbar flexion. The physiological benefits of massage in the physi-cally active remains a controversial one. In the next piece of originalresearch, Peter Tiidus and colleagues from Wilfrid Laurier Univer-sity present a study on massage on novice runners over a 10week training period for a 10K race. This study was conducted inthe field and rather than standardising the massage protocol itwas individually devised for each runner. Therewere no differencesin strength, performance or pain perception between the runnerswho received massage and those that did not. Given that manyaspects of the training and recovery were in no way maximal forthese runners, the results could be different in a highly trainedcohort. The effect of training for aesthetic sports such as gymnasticsor dance on the development of children is another controversialtopic. Anna Moller and Masharawi Maher Youssef from Tel AvivUniversity present a 1 year follow up of a twice weekly ballet classin a group of 6–9 year olds compared to a control group. Somedifferences in spinal and hip ROM were demonstrated and theauthors discuss the potential implications of this and emphasisethe importance of monitoring postural changes over time. In thefinal piece of original research, Duane Davis and colleagues fromWest Virginia University examine the correlation between 3commonly used lower limb functional performance tests andmake recommendations for their use in clinical practice.
We know that the ‘when’ is just as important as the ‘howmuch’when targeting therapeutic exercise for specific muscles or groupsof muscles. Tania Pizzari and colleagues from La Trobe Universityand Collingwood Football club in Australia present a literaturereview investigating whether exercise can alter the timing ofmuscle onset following musculoskeletal pathology. Of note is thefact that the authors allowed for the inclusion of single-group
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pre-post design studies as it was considered that limiting thereview to level one evidence would not allow for a comprehensivereview of the topic. It is probably not surprising to find that of the16 articles included in this review, 8 were on spinal pathology, 5 onFAI and 3 on knee pathology (1 ACL and 2 PFPS). The take homemessage is that there would appear to be evidence for isolatedmuscle training in the presence of altered timing and 3 sets of 10isometric holds of 5–10 s should be performed twice daily toachieve these effects.
As I write this there are 305 days to go until the London 2012Olympic Games. To coincide with the Olympic year, the first issue(13.1) of Physical Therapy in Sport will be themed around profes-sional and high performance sport. There will be articles coveringa wide variety of sports including weightlifting, golf, tennis, rugbyunion, rowing and football.
Well that is it for 2011 and I cannot finish a Volume withoutthanking all our Associate Editors, Editorial Board and International
Advisory Board, it takes a great team to produce the journal. Alsoa BIG thank you to all our reviewers (we now have a database of643 reviewers) who take a lot of time and effort to produce whatI would consider to be very good feedback to those authors whoare unsuccessful as well as those who do go on to be published.They are the unsung heroes and they are named in the back ofthis issue. My thanks also go to Sarah Davies (Associate Publisher)for all her help and support over the year. Finally, I have justreceived some sad news that Jacky Turner (Journal Manager),who has looked after us so well over the years, is moving on toother journals.Many of youwill have dealtwith Jacky in a reviewingor author capacity, and her experience, professionalism andhumour have made life at lot easier for all of us. I am going tomiss you, and I wish you all the very best for the future.
Zoe HudsonEditor
