Category
Running & Jumping
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
National Football League (NFL) American football players are exposed to osteoarthritis risk factors of obesity and high joint loads. We sought to examine the association between total body mass (TBM), lean body mass (LBM), body fat percent (BFP), peak compressive hip and knee joint reaction forces (JRF), and vertical ground reaction forces (vGRF) in NFL draft eligible players during a high-speed run. One-hundred twenty-five participants ran at 6.5 m/s for 5 sec on an instrumented treadmill. Results showed moderate to low significant negative associations between TBM, LBM, and vGRF and hip and knee compression JRF. There was a negligible significant negative association between BFP and vGRF and hip and knee compression JRF. Players appear to dampen vGRF and JRF. It is unknown if this strategy persists. Findings may be useful in long-term monitoring of player health.
Recommended Citation
Mokha, Monique; McBride, Sean; Haberer, Jacob; Polletta, Johnathan; Branum, Nicole; Bonsangue, Marissa; Schafer, Andrew; Stensland, Jack; Hojeij, Nivene; and Christoforides, Elie
(2024)
"ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MORPHOLOGY AND HIP AND KNEE JOINT REACTION FORCES DURING RUNNING IN AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYERS: IMPLICATIONS FOR OSTEOARTHRITIS DEVELOPMENT,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 131.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/131
