Timmins, Ryan G., Bourne, Matthew N., Hickey, Jack, Maniar, Nirav, Tofari, Paul J, Williams, Morgan D. and Opar, David A. (2017) Effect of Prior Injury on Changes to Biceps Femoris Architecture across an Australian Football League Season. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 49 (10). pp. 2102-2109. ISSN 0195-9131
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Abstract
Purpose: To assess in-season alterations of biceps femoris long head (BFlh) fascicle length in elite Australian
footballers with and without a history of unilateral hamstring strain injury (HSI) in the past 12 months. Methods: Thirty elite Australian
football players were recruited. Twelve had a history of unilateral HSI. Eighteen had no HSI history. All had their BFlh architecture
assessed at approximately monthly intervals, six times across a competitive season. Results: The previously injured limb_s BFlh fascicles
increased from the start of the season and peaked at week 5. Fascicle length gradually decreased until the end of the season, where they
were shortest. The contralateral uninjured limb_s fascicles were the longest when assessed at week 5 and showed a reduction in-season
where weeks 17 and 23 were shorter than week 1. Control group fascicles were longest at week 5 and reduced in-season. The previously
injured limb_s BFlh fascicles were shorter than the control group at all weeks and the contralateral uninjured limb at week 5. Compared
with the control group, the contralateral uninjured limb had shorter fascicles from weeks 9 to 23. Conclusions: Athletes with a history of
HSI end the season with shorter fascicles than they start. Limbs without a history of HSI display similar BFlh fascicle lengths at the end
of the season as they begin with. All athletes increase fascicle length at the beginning of the season; however, the extent of the increase
differed based on history of HSI. These findings show that a HSI history may influence structural adaptation of the BFlh in-season
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Hamstring; Muscle Injury; Fascicle Length; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Sports Science and Nutrition |
Item ID: | 17921 |
Identification Number: | 10.1249/MSS.0000000000001333 |
Depositing User: | Jack Hickey |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2023 15:19 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise |
Publisher: | Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/17921 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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