Activity of the Athletic Trainer in a collegiate boxing club-investigation on acupuncture for boxers-
10.3777/jjsam.56.815
- VernacularTitle:大学ボクシング部におけるトレーナー活動―鍼治療を中心にした報告―
- Author:
Shigeki IZUMI
;
Toshikazu MIYAMOTO
;
Kenji HARA
;
Sachiko IKEMUNE
;
Masahumi HORI
;
Hiroshi NISHIMURA
;
Shumpei MIYAKAWA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Boxing;
Acupuncture and moxibustion for sports;
Athletic Trainer;
Conditioning;
Hand
- From:Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2006;56(5):815-820
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
-
Abstract:
[Objective] To report the activity by the athletic trainer in a collegiate boxing club, focusing on acupuncture for medical treatment.
[Methods] The athletic trainer was Japan a Japan Sports Association certifiedathletic trainer who was a practitioner of acupuncture and moxibustion. Subjects were twenty-seven collegiate boxers who participated for one year from April, 2004 to March, 2005.
[Results] The activity by the athletic trainer was performed for thirty two days. Medical treatment was performed up to 2.2 times a day. Seventy-one people were treated by the athletic trainer. Medical treatments were acupuncture 28 (39.4%), massage 24 (33.8%), taping 4 (5.6%), and partner stretch 3 (4.2%). Thirteen people (48.1%) had acupuncture. In acupuncture, fifteen people (50%) had a chief complaint in the hand.
[Discussion] Acupuncture was requested by the boxers. The continuation of the activity by the athletic trainer was required for boxing.
