Category
Rehabilitation
Document Type
Paper
Abstract
This study examines COD performance and biomechanics in professional football players with a history of ACLR compared to healthy controls, using wearable technology. Kinematics and vertical force were recorded during 90° side-step cutting. Mixed model analysis and Statistical Parametric Mapping compared COD completion time, kinetics, and kinematics between limbs and groups. No significant differences were found in COD time between limbs (p = 0.52) or groups (p = 0.65). However, the involved limb showed greater ankle dorsiflexion and lower vertical force during the penultimate contact (p = 0.002). The involved limb also showed lower knee flexion angles during the plant step compared to the uninvolved and controls (p = 0.011). Results suggest ACLR athletes can restore COD time but use compensatory movements, which should be addressed in rehabilitation.
Recommended Citation
Marques, Joao
(2025)
"WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY DETECTS ALTERED COD STRATEGIES IN FOOTBALL PLAYERS POST-ACLR WITHOUT IMPACTING COMPLETION TIME.,"
ISBS Proceedings Archive: Vol. 43:
Iss.
1, Article 55.
Available at:
https://commons.nmu.edu/isbs/vol43/iss1/55
