Abstract
This study investigated the effect of fatigue induced from team sport on the
biomechanical factors of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk. Peak
knee moments, full body kinematics and lower limb muscle activation of 14 elite female
athletes were measured during unplanned sidestepping prior to, and following, a 15
minute team sport simulation circuit. There were no changes in peak knee moments.
Reductions in knee flexion angle and total muscle activation (TMA) of muscles crossing
the knee (n=9) were observed (p<0.05). This was explained by reductions in hamstring
TMA with a reduction in gluteal (n=2) TMA also found (p<0.05). Future research is
needed to understand neurophysiological mechanisms associated with the unique and
unintuitive muscle activation strategies adopted by team sport athletes when fatigued.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 35th Conference of the International Society of Biomechanics in Sports |
Editors | Wolfgang Potthast, Anja Niehoff, Sina David |
Place of Publication | Germany |
Publisher | International Society of Biomechanics in Sports |
Pages | 468-471 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
Event | 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports - Cologne, Germany Duration: 14 Jun 2017 → 18 Jun 2017 |
Conference
Conference | 35th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports |
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Country | Germany |
City | Cologne |
Period | 14/06/17 → 18/06/17 |