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Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study
Although asymmetries in lower limbs have been linked with players’ performance in male soccer players, literature that has been published addressing female soccer is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was twofold: (i) describe the asymmetries of women soccer players during jumping, change-of-direct...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33435559 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020475 |
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author | Raya-González, Javier Clemente, Filipe Manuel Castillo, Daniel |
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description | Although asymmetries in lower limbs have been linked with players’ performance in male soccer players, literature that has been published addressing female soccer is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was twofold: (i) describe the asymmetries of women soccer players during jumping, change-of-direction and range-of-motion tests; and (ii) test possible relationships between asymmetries and injury risk in female soccer players. Sixteen female players (15.5 ± 1.5 years) performed a battery of fitness tests (i.e., jump ability, change-of-direction ability and passive range-of-motion) and muscle mass analysis via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, through which the specific asymmetry index and the related injury risk were calculated. Significant (p < 0.05) lower asymmetries in the change-of-direction test were observed in comparison to those observed in jumping and range-of-motion tests; significant (p < 0.05) lower asymmetries in muscle mass were also reported compared to those found in the change-of-direction and countermovement jump tests. Additionally, increased injury risk for countermovement jump and hip flexion with extended knee range-of-motion (relating to asymmetry values) and for ankle flexion with flexed knee range-of-motion in both legs (relating to reference range-of-motion values), as well as increased individual injury risk values, were observed across all tests. These findings suggest the necessity to implement individual approaches for asymmetry and injury risk analyses. |
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spelling | pubmed-78265792021-01-25 Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study Raya-González, Javier Clemente, Filipe Manuel Castillo, Daniel Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Although asymmetries in lower limbs have been linked with players’ performance in male soccer players, literature that has been published addressing female soccer is scarce. Thus, the aim of this study was twofold: (i) describe the asymmetries of women soccer players during jumping, change-of-direction and range-of-motion tests; and (ii) test possible relationships between asymmetries and injury risk in female soccer players. Sixteen female players (15.5 ± 1.5 years) performed a battery of fitness tests (i.e., jump ability, change-of-direction ability and passive range-of-motion) and muscle mass analysis via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, through which the specific asymmetry index and the related injury risk were calculated. Significant (p < 0.05) lower asymmetries in the change-of-direction test were observed in comparison to those observed in jumping and range-of-motion tests; significant (p < 0.05) lower asymmetries in muscle mass were also reported compared to those found in the change-of-direction and countermovement jump tests. Additionally, increased injury risk for countermovement jump and hip flexion with extended knee range-of-motion (relating to asymmetry values) and for ankle flexion with flexed knee range-of-motion in both legs (relating to reference range-of-motion values), as well as increased individual injury risk values, were observed across all tests. These findings suggest the necessity to implement individual approaches for asymmetry and injury risk analyses. MDPI 2021-01-08 2021-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7826579/ /pubmed/33435559 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020475 Text en © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Raya-González, Javier Clemente, Filipe Manuel Castillo, Daniel Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title | Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title_full | Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title_fullStr | Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title_short | Analyzing the Magnitude of Interlimb Asymmetries in Young Female Soccer Players: A Preliminary Study |
title_sort | analyzing the magnitude of interlimb asymmetries in young female soccer players: a preliminary study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7826579/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33435559 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020475 |
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