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Peak hamstring muscle-tendon lengths during non-fatigued and fatigued accelerative and maximal speed sprint running in soccer players
ISBS Conference 2024 42nd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Vol.42(1), pp.962-965
42nd International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference (Salzburg, Austria, 15/07/2024–19/07/2024)
2024
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Abstract
Fatigue is thought to be a contributing factor to hamstring injury during sprint running. Injuries can happen during acceleration or maximum speed phases between peak hip flexion and foot-strike, when the hamstring muscle-tendon unit (MTU) is at its longest. The
angular displacements of the bones onto which the muscles attach influence hamstring MTU lengths, thus any fatigue-induced alterations to these displacements may be expected to influence MTU lengths, and thus injury risk. We collected 3-D kinematics and modelled hamstring MTU kinematics during the initial three steps of acceleration and two continuous steps of maximum speed sprinting before and after a 45-minute simulated soccer match. Hamstring MTUs exhibited longer lengths during maximum speed compared to acceleration. In maximum speed sprinting, an increase in peak biceps femoris long head (BFlh) length (7 mm) was observed.
Details
- Title
- Peak hamstring muscle-tendon lengths during non-fatigued and fatigued accelerative and maximal speed sprint running in soccer players
- Creators
- Shane Vial - Edith Cowan UniversityAnthony Blazevich - Edith Cowan UniversityMark Scanlan - Edith Cowan UniversityMitchell Turner - Edith Cowan UniversityJodie Cochrane Wilkie - Edith Cowan University
- Publication Details
- ISBS Conference 2024 42nd Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports, Vol.42(1), pp.962-965
- Conference
- 42nd International Society of Biomechanics in Sports Conference (Salzburg, Austria, 15/07/2024–19/07/2024)
- Publisher
- NMU Commons; Northern Michigan, USA
- Identifiers
- 991013277909302368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding