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Skin temperature in youth soccer players with functional equinus and non‐equinus condition after running
Author(s) -
RodriguezSanz D.,
LosaIglesias M.E.,
Becerro de BengoaVallejo R.,
PalomoLopez P.,
BeltranAlacreu H.,
CalvoLobo C.,
NavarroFlores E.,
LopezLopez D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of the european academy of dermatology and venereology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.655
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1468-3083
pISSN - 0926-9959
DOI - 10.1111/jdv.14966
Subject(s) - medicine , achilles tendon , gastrocnemius muscle , ankle , soleus muscle , plantar flexion , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , tendon , anatomy , skeletal muscle
Objectives To check how a thermal IR camera can check skin temperature in gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus condition and non‐gastrocnemius‐soleus condition in youth soccer players and thus detect association between the extensibility of the triceps surae (with gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus and non‐gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus) and the muscle temperature pattern. Design A cross‐sectional study secondary level of care. Methods Sample from an elite soccer academy in Madrid (Spain) 35 healthy male subjects (youth soccer players) age 12.82 ± 1.07 years, height 158.68 ± 10.79 cm, weight 49.19 ± 9.45 kg, body mass index 19.41 ± 2.25. The exclusion criteria were the presence of musculoskeletal and joint injuries, pelvic pain, ankle sprains, low back pain and use of drugs in the previous week, and scoliosis. Results Temperature value for gastrocnemius muscles and Achilles tendon were assessed in 35 youth soccer players from an academia before and after training in both 12 gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus and 23 non‐gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus soccer players conditions. State absolute for gastrocnemius soleus condition obtained a 0.34 value (0.19–0.5); we found a significant increase in temperature among these conditions for the gastrocnemius ( P = 0.028) and the Achilles tendon ( P = 0.007) (confidence interval 95%). The temperature of gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus for gastrocnemius and Achilles tendon was increased more than non‐gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus in youth soccer players. Conclusions IR imaging captured temperature is associated with muscle pattern activation for lower limb. Based on our findings, we propose that infrared thermography evaluation of the gastrocnemius and Achilles tendon is suitable to differ gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus and non‐gastrocnemius‐soleus equinus conditions in youth soccer players.