Open AccessAssociations between Hamstring Fatigue and Sprint Kinematics during a Simulated Football (Soccer) Match
Author(s) -
Erik Wilmes,
C.J. de Ruiter,
Bram J C Bastiaansen,
Edwin Goedhart,
Michel Brink,
F.C.T. van der Helm,
Geert J.P. Savelsbergh
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0000000000002753
Subject(s) - hamstring , sprint , football , kinematics , hamstring injury , isometric exercise , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , medicine , hip flexion , concentric , football players , eccentric , mathematics , poison control , range of motion , injury prevention , physics , structural engineering , engineering , geometry , environmental health , political science , law , classical mechanics
Neuromuscular fatigue is considered to be important in the etiology of hamstring strain injuries in football. Fatigue is assumed to lead to decreases in hamstring contractile strength and changes in sprinting kinematics, which would increase hamstring strain injury risk. Therefore, the aim was to examine the effects of football-specific fatigue on hamstring maximal voluntary torque (MVT) and rate of torque development (RTD), in relation to alterations in sprinting kinematics.