• Gianluca Del Rossi, MaryBeth Horodyski, and Michael E. Powers.
• University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
• J Athl Train. 2003 Sep 1; 38 (3): 204-208.

ObjectiveTo compare the log-roll (LR) maneuver and the lift-and-slide (LS) technique and to investigate the effect of training on the performance of these transfer techniques. DESIGN AND SETTING: A repeated-measures design involving certified athletic trainers and athletic training students from a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college. SUBJECTS: Certified athletic trainers and athletic training students were required to transfer healthy individuals onto a spine board. Testing was performed on 2 men of average size, whereas training sessions were performed on both men and women of different heights and weights. ResultsDifferences between transfer techniques were noted. The execution of the LR produced significantly greater lateral-flexion motion and greater axial rotation of the head as compared with the LS. Performance of spine-board transfer techniques did not improve with training. ConclusionsThe LS technique was more effective in restricting motion of the head. To truly establish the safety of spine-board transfer techniques, researchers need to assess how individual segments move within the structurally unstable cervical spine.

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