A systematic review of the effects of upper body warm-up on performance and injury
McCrary JM, Ackermann BJ, Halaki M
British journal of sports medicine · 74 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Fulbright Australia
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2015-02-18 · Br J Sports Med · vol. 49 · issue 14 · pp. 935–942
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Cited
- 135 citations · more than 75% of similar papers · 1.3× the field average
- References
- 56 works
- Access
- Open access (hybrid journal) · CC-BY-NC
- Research areas
- Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics · Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Keywords
- Medicine, Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- MeSH
- muscle, skeletal, humans, athletic injuries, adult, female, male, muscle strength, randomized controlled trials as topic, athletic performance, warm-up exercise
3 authors
From AU
- J. Matt McCraryThe University of Sydney
- Bronwen Jane Ackermann · correspondingThe University of Sydney
- Mark HalakiThe University of Sydney
Abstract
Purpose
This systematic review was conducted to identify the impact of upper body warm-up on performance and injury prevention outcomes.
Methods
Web of Science, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, PsycINFO and Cochrane databases were searched using terms related to upper extremity warm-up. Inclusion criteria were English language randomised controlled trials from peer-reviewed journals in which investigation of upper body warm-up on performance and injury prevention outcomes was a primary aim. Included studies were assessed for methodological quality using the PEDro scale. A wide variety of warm-up modes and outcomes precluded meta-analysis except for one group of studies. The majority of warm-ups were assessed as having 'positive', 'neutral', 'negative' or 'specific' effects on outcomes.
Results
Thirty-one studies met the inclusion criteria with 21 rated as having 'good' methodological quality. The studies investigated a total of 25 warm-up modes and 43 outcome factors that could be grouped into eight mode and performance outcome categories. No studies of upper body warm-up effects on injury prevention were discovered.
Conclusions
Strong research-based evidence was found for the following: high-load dynamic warm-ups enhance power and strength performance; warm-up swings with a standard weight baseball bat are most effective for enhancing bat speed; short-duration static stretching warm-up has no effect on power outcomes; and passive heating/cooling is a largely ineffective warm-up mode. A clear knowledge gap in upper body warm-up literature is the lack of investigation of injury prevention outcomes.
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