Relative Scapular-Muscle Ratios During Maximal Isokinetic Shoulder-Girdle Strength Performance in Elite Field Hockey Players

Autor: Kelly Berckmans, Valentien Spanhove, Fran Vanderstukken, Ann Cools, Dorien Borms
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
electromyography
Field hockey
Physical Therapy
shoulder
medicine.medical_treatment
Electromyography
0302 clinical medicine
Medicine and Health Sciences
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
muscle activity ratios
030222 orthopedics
Rehabilitation
medicine.diagnostic_test
General Medicine
Scapula
medicine.anatomical_structure
BALANCE
Female
Psychology
Adult
musculoskeletal diseases
REHABILITATION
Shoulder
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Rotation
Movement
EXERCISES
Physical Therapy
Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation

Context (language use)
Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation
Young Adult
03 medical and health sciences
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
elite athletes
medicine
Humans
Muscle Strength
Muscle
Skeletal

Balance (ability)
030229 sport sciences
Cross-Sectional Studies
Hockey
Elite
Superficial Back Muscles
Shoulder girdle
Shoulder joint
human activities
Zdroj: JOURNAL OF ATHLETIC TRAINING
J Athl Train
ISSN: 1062-6050
1938-162X
Popis: Context The shoulder joint and girdle are highly loaded during field hockey play. To optimize performance and to better substantiate preventive programs, it is important to gain insight into shoulder-girdle muscle function and balance in this athlete population. Objective To evaluate relative scapular muscle-activity ratios through surface electromyography during maximal isokinetic strength testing in elite male field hockey players compared with nonathletes. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting Institutional laboratory. Patients or Other Participants Twenty-five elite field hockey players from the Belgian National Team and 25 age- and sex-matched nonathletes. Intervention(s) We measured bilateral activity in 4 scapular muscles (upper trapezius [UT], middle trapezius [MT], lower trapezius [LT], and serratus anterior [SA]) during an external-internal rotation and protraction-retraction isokinetic shoulder protocol. Main Outcome Measure(s) Relative scapular muscle-activity ratios, or balance ratios, of the UT : MT, UT : LT, UT : SA, SA : MT, and SA : LT. Results We noted lower ratios bilaterally in the athlete group compared with the control group for the UT : MT, UT : LT, and SA : MT ratios during protraction, retraction, and external rotation, respectively, and unilaterally (dominant side only) for the UT : LT ratio during protraction. No consistent trend was present for established side differences in the studied balance ratios. Conclusions Compared with nonathletes, elite field hockey players had altered intramuscular (within the trapezius) and intermuscular (between the trapezius and SA) balance ratios during maximal shoulder-girdle contractions, with relatively more MT and LT activity. This may reflect a sport-specific adaptation to optimize coordinated activity of the scapulothoracic muscles, meeting the specific demands of field hockey movements and simultaneously better protecting the shoulder against injury. Our results can assist in optimizing high-performance training and in supporting injury-prevention programs, which are key to both successful and long-lasting athletic careers.
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