A musculoskeletal profile of elite female soccer players.

Autor: Chiaia TA; Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY 10021, USA. chiaiat@hss.edu, Maschi RA, Stuhr RM, Rogers JR, Sheridan MA, Callahan LR, Hannafin JA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery [HSS J] 2009 Sep; Vol. 5 (2), pp. 186-95. Date of Electronic Publication: 2009 Mar 17.
DOI: 10.1007/s11420-009-9108-9
Abstrakt: Unlabelled: The purpose of this study is to identify lower-extremity (LE) musculoskeletal characteristics of elite female soccer players and to determine whether differences between dominant and nondominant extremities exist with respect to strength, flexibility, and range of motion. Physical data were collected from 26 female professional soccer players. Core control, hip and knee passive range of motion (PROM), LE flexibility, hip abductor strength, and dynamic functional alignment were assessed for each LE. Of 26 subjects, 21 scored 2/5 or less on core control. Mean hip internal rotation and external rotation were 33 degrees (+/-8 degrees) and 25 degrees (+/-6.7 degrees), respectively. All subjects had shortened two-joint hip flexors with an average knee flexion angle of 50 degrees (+/-11 degrees) and increased femoral anteversion. Forty one of 48 dominant limbs and 42 of 48 nondominant limbs demonstrated deviations from neutral alignment during step down or single-leg squat. Of 25 subjects, 15 demonstrated a stiff-knee landing and/or takeoff. All subjects demonstrated limitations in hip external rotation PROM and hip flexor length. There was no difference between dominant and nondominant LEs in all variables including hip abductor strength. Additional research is needed to determine if there is a correlation between the musculoskeletal characteristics, LE biomechanics, and potential risk for injury.
Level of Evidence: IV.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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