Abstract
The lower limb biomechanics of 13 elite female hockey players were compared between 1) a generic, and 2) a hockey-specific (i.e., flexed trunk and hockey stick present) ACL injury risk movement assessment. Our aim was to determine if an athlete's ACL injury risk classification differed as a function of their movement assessment. An increase in trunk, hip and knee flexion was observed during the hockey-specific movement assessment. No significant differences in key ACL injury risk factors (i.e., peak three dimensional knee moments) were observed. These results show that imposing hockeyspecific requirements during a lab based movement assessment did not change an athlete's ACL injury risk classification when compared to a generic movement assessment.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | ISBS Conference Proceedings: 34th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports |
Editors | M Ae, Y. Enomoto, N. Fujii, H. Takagi |
Publisher | International Society of Biomechanics in Sports |
Pages | 335-338 |
ISBN (Print) | 1999-4168 |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | 34th International Conference of Biomechanics in Sport - Tsukuba, Japan Duration: 18 Jun 2016 → 22 Jul 2016 |
Conference
Conference | 34th International Conference of Biomechanics in Sport |
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Country/Territory | Japan |
City | Tsukuba |
Period | 18/06/16 → 22/07/16 |