Category
Muscle & Tendon
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate how isokinetic strength parameters, which are possible risk factors for hamstring injury (HSI), change after fatigue elicited by a simulated soccer match. Eight male and four female amateur and semi-professional soccer players were included in the study. The Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle Test (LIST) was used to simulate a soccer match. Isokinetic strength testing of knee flexor and extensor muscles was performed prior to the simulated match, at half time break, and immediately after the match. After the LIST, eccentric hamstring peak torque was decreased by 14.3% (±11.7) and 14.80% (±13.87) on average, in the dominant and non-dominant leg, respectively. This might translate to an inability to decelerate the lower limb during running or kicking, which might increase the risk of HSI.
Recommended Citation
Zauser, Michael; Paternoster, Florian Kurt; Schwirtz, Ansgar; and Rasp, Dominic Michael
(2024)
"FATIGUE-INDUCED ECCENTRIC HAMSTRING WEAKNESS AS A POSSIBLE RISK FACTOR FOR HAMSTRING INJURY IN SOCCER PLAYERS,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 232.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/232
