Sprinting is an essential movement skill for many sports. 1 Accordingly, research has focused on training methods to improve sprint performance. 2 – 4 Wearable resistance (WR) is one such training method to receive recent attention. 5 WR involves microloading the athlete with light weights
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Kinetic and Kinematic Effects of Asymmetrical Loading of the Lower Limb During High-Speed Running
Katrin S. Acker, Tim V.M. Eberle, Dustin J. Oranchuk, Shelley N. Diewald, Aaron M. Uthoff, Chris Korfist, and John B. Cronin
The Effectiveness of Aquatic Plyometric Training in Improving Strength, Jumping, and Sprinting: A Systematic Review
Sophie E. Heywood, Benjamin F. Mentiplay, Ann E. Rahmann, Jodie A. McClelland, Paula R. Geigle, Kelly J. Bower, and Ross A. Clark
effectiveness of aquatic plyometric training in improving muscular strength, muscular endurance, or power-based performance outcomes, such as vertical jump or sprinting, compared with land-based plyometric training or no plyometric exercise. The second aim was to evaluate muscle soreness, pain, or adverse event
The Effect of Kinesio Taping on Muscle Pain, Sprint Performance, and Flexibility in Recovery From Squat Exercise in Young Adult Women
Tarik Ozmen, Mert Aydogmus, Hanife Dogan, Derya Acar, Tuba Zoroglu, and Mark Willems
Context:
Kinesio taping (KT) is a taping technique extensively used in rehabilitation of sports injuries; however, the effect of KT on delayed-onset muscle soreness is not entirely clear.
Objectives:
To investigate the effect of kinesio tape on the quadriceps femoris on muscle pain, flexibility, and sprint performance after squat exercise.
Design:
Crossover study.
Setting:
University research laboratory.
Participants:
19 female university students (age 21.0 ± 1.2 y, weight 53.0 ± 4.6 kg, height 164 ± 4 cm).
Main Outcome Measures:
Pressure-pain threshold for quadriceps femoris was recorded using pressure algometry. Quadriceps femoris flexibility was measured as the range of motion of knee flexion with a stainless steel goniometer. Sprint-speed measurements were conducted using photocells placed at 0 and 20 m. All participants completed both conditions (KT application and no KT application) after a 1-wk washout period. Measurements were taken at baseline and 48 h postexercise. For the KT condition, KT was applied immediately before the exercise protocol and remained on the skin for 48 h.
Results:
Squat exercise reduced flexibility and increased pain and sprint time compared with baseline. KT application resulted in similar sprint time and muscle pain as the no-KT condition but maintained flexibility compared with baseline.
Conclusions:
KT application immediately before squat exercise has no effect on muscle pain and short sprint performance but maintains muscle flexibility at 2 days of recovery.
Acute Effect of Ankle Kinesio and Athletic Taping on Ankle Range of Motion During Various Agility Tests in Athletes With Chronic Ankle Sprain
Javad Sarvestan and Zdeněk Svoboda
its use. The ability of making rapid changes in movement direction is widely considered an essential criterion in achieving success in a variety of sports. 15 For example, most court sports, such as soccer, rugby, and basketball, require linear sprinting; many other sports, including badminton
Correlations Between Medicine Ball Throw With Wheelchair Mobility and Isokinetic Tests in Basketball Para-Athletes
Frederico Ribeiro Neto, Irineu Loturco, Guilherme Henrique Lopes, Jefferson Rodrigues Dorneles, José Irineu Gorla, and Rodrigo Rodrigues Gomes Costa
, interspersed by 2-minute rest intervals. Participants performed the tests with and without a ball, adhering to the IWBF (International Wheelchair Basketball Federation) rules for dribbling. The shortest time obtained was retained for further analysis. Linear Sprint Performance The 5-m sprint (5 m) and the 20-m
Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Needle Electrolysis Combined With Therapeutic Exercise May Add Benefit in the Management of Soleus Injury in Female Soccer Players: A Pilot Study
Blanca De-la-Cruz-Torres, Beatriz Romero-Rodríguez, and Carlos Romero-Morales
injuries are not frequent in female soccer, but rather that this muscle is not taken into account in daily sports practice and its injuries are not recorded. The existence of soleus injuries in soccer may be due to: on the one hand, the duration of sprints during matches range from 2 to 4 seconds with
The Protective Effect of Neuromuscular Training on the Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in Youth Female Track-and-Field Athletes: A Clinical Trial and Cohort Study
Guillermo Mendez-Rebolledo, Romina Figueroa-Ureta, Fernanda Moya-Mura, Eduardo Guzmán-Muñoz, Rodrigo Ramirez-Campillo, and Rhodri S. Lloyd
observed. 4 Most of the injuries sustained by females occur during sprints (26.1%), followed by long-distance running (14.1%), and jumps (11.9%). 4 However, few epidemiological studies covering cross-discipline populations of female track-and-field athletes have been reported. 5 This is particularly
Quadriceps Function and Athletic Performance in Highly Trained Female Athletes
Frederick J. Henderson, Wakana Sasakabe, Kuwano Satoshi, Norihiro Shima, and Yohei Shimokochi
-extensor strength has been reported to relate moderately to highly to better performance in jumping, sprinting, or weightlifting. 3 – 6 Furthermore, injured athletes with quadriceps dysfunction often struggle to regain their preinjury form, for example, after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery. 7 Such
Effect of Floss Band on Anaerobic Exercise and Muscle Tissue Oxygenation
David Marko, Patrik Vymyslický, Petr Miřátský, Petr Bahenský, Tomáš Malý, Radek Vobr, and Miroslav Krajcigr
benefits that tissue flossing might provide in the rehabilitation field. Several studies investigating the effect of flossing on jump performance, 5- to 15-m sprint, MVC, and rate of force development have been published, but none has worked with the effect of tissue flossing on 30-second cycle sprint (30
Impact Magnitude and Symmetry in Females During Return to Sport Tasks Measured With Inertial Sensors
Courtney R. Chaaban, Camille King, and Darin A. Padua
full description of each task, see Table 1 . For a visual depiction of the modified T test and box drill, see Figure 1 . The order of tasks was selected to begin with single-planar plyometrics, then to progress to multiplanar change of direction tasks, then to finish with a maximum speed sprint
