Category
Injury prevention
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
Our study aimed to explore ACL injury risk factors in females versus males during badminton single-leg landings. Sixteen players (8 male, 8 female) participated, with lower limb kinematics, ground reaction forces, and muscle activity measured using motion capture, force plates, and electromyography (EMG). Independent samples t-test analyzed gender differences in leg kinematics, mean normalized leg muscle activation (MVC%), and muscle co-contraction post-landing. Females, compared to males, exhibited higher rectus femoris, medial hamstring, and gastrocnemius muscle activity during the post-landing phase. Additionally, males had a higher co-contraction ratio in the medial and lateral gastrocnemius than females. Female badminton players' neuromuscular control strategies may lack ACL protection, posing a potential risk for higher ACL injury incidence.
Recommended Citation
Hu, Zhe; Wang, Dingxuan; Zhu, Pingping; and Xu, Yanjia
(2024)
"GENDER DIFFERENCES IN MUSCLE CONTRACTION AND CO-CONTRACTION ACTIVITIES DURING THE IMPACT PHASE OF SINGLE-LEG LANDING TASK IN BADMINTON,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 42:
Iss.
1, Article 35.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol42/iss1/35
