Table 4

Description of the treatment rendered to the intervention group

Intervention group (n = 29)

Number of treatments

487 (mean per player 17)

Amount of manipulation and/or mobilization to joint regions

2000 (47% total treatment, mean 4 per treatment)

Location of manipulation and/or mobilization

Thoracic spine 21%, knee 18%, hip 18%, lumbar spine 15%, sacroiliac joint 12%

Manipulation and mobilization breakdown

HVLA manipulation only 56%, HVLA manipulation and mobilization 36%, Mobilization only 8%

Amount of soft tissue techniques to soft tissue regions

2258 (53% total treatment, mean 4 per treatment)

Location of soft tissue techniques

Gluteal region 22%, lumbar spine 12%, hip flexors 10%, knee 9%, posterior thigh 6%

* Soft tissue structures are defined as surrounding the involved joint (muscle, tendon, ligament, fascia etc.)

Hoskins and Pollard BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2010 11:64   doi:10.1186/1471-2474-11-64