Can a clinical test of hamstring strength identify football players at risk of hamstring strain?
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Anthony G. Schache • Kay M. Crossley • Ian G. Macindoe • Brendan B. Fahrner • Marcus G. Pandy
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Purpose To demonstrate the potential for a simple clinical test of hamstring muscle strength to identify susceptibility to muscle strain injury. Methods A single-case design was used; specifically, an elite-level male Australian Rules football player performed bilateral isometric maximum voluntary contractions of the hamstring muscles on a weekly basis for a period of 5 weeks preceding a right hamstring muscle strain injury. Results Minimal asymmetry (no greater than ±1.2% difference) was evident in the hamstring isometric maximum voluntary contractions during the first 4 weeks, but 5 days prior to injury, the right hamstring isometric maximum voluntary contraction was reduced by 10.9% compared to the left. Conclusion Measuring asymmetry in isometric maximum voluntary contractions of the hamstring muscles may be a useful clinical test to identify susceptibility to muscle strain injury.
Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc (2011) 19:38–41 DOI 10.1007/s00167-010-1221-2 Received: 22 January 2010 / Accepted: 9 July 2010 / Published online: 10 August 2010
