Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury frequently occurs in female soccer athletes during deceleration movements such as landings. In soccer, landings mostly occur following jumping headers. Little research has been done to determine the mechanics that follow and how they compare to standard drop v...
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| description | Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury frequently occurs in female soccer athletes during deceleration movements such as landings. In soccer, landings mostly occur following jumping headers. Little research has been done to determine the mechanics that follow and how they compare to standard drop vertical jumps (DVJ). The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in kinematics between the DVJ and the soccer-specific vertical jump (SSVJ) in female soccer athletes to better assess the sport-specific risk for ACL injury. A secondary aim was to compare second landings (L2) to first landings (L1). Eight female recreational soccer athletes performed DVJs and SSVJs initiated from a 31 cm height. Motion capture was performed during landings and data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA. SSVJs produced less peak hip flexion (p = 0.03) and less peak knee flexion (p = 0.002) than DVJs. SSVJs also demonstrated increased ankle plantarflexion at initial contact (IC) than DVJs (p = 0.005). L2s produced less peak hip (p = 0.007) and knee flexion (p = 0.002) than L1s. SSVJs and L2s displayed a more erect landing posture than the DVJs and L1s at the hip and knee, a known ACL risk factor. The significant results between jump styles show that the SSVJ displays mechanics that are different from the DVJ. The SSVJ may be a better sport-specific screening tool for ACL injury mechanisms than the DVJ in soccer athletes as it has a more direct translation to the sport. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9baffbfa779c49319d07f42addcaf8742022-12-22T02:15:49ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Sports Medicine and Health Science2666-33762022-09-0143209214Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematicsSophia Mancini0D. Clark Dickin1Dorice Hankemeier2Caroline Ashton3Jordan Welch4Henry Wang5Biomechanics Laboratory, Ball State University, 47306, USA; School of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USABiomechanics Laboratory, Ball State University, 47306, USA; School of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USASchool of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USABiomechanics Laboratory, Ball State University, 47306, USA; School of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USASchool of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USABiomechanics Laboratory, Ball State University, 47306, USA; School of Kinesiology, Ball State University, 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306, USA; Corresponding author. 2000 W University Avenue, Muncie, IN, 47306 USA.Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury frequently occurs in female soccer athletes during deceleration movements such as landings. In soccer, landings mostly occur following jumping headers. Little research has been done to determine the mechanics that follow and how they compare to standard drop vertical jumps (DVJ). The purpose of this study was to analyze differences in kinematics between the DVJ and the soccer-specific vertical jump (SSVJ) in female soccer athletes to better assess the sport-specific risk for ACL injury. A secondary aim was to compare second landings (L2) to first landings (L1). Eight female recreational soccer athletes performed DVJs and SSVJs initiated from a 31 cm height. Motion capture was performed during landings and data were analyzed using repeated-measures ANOVA. SSVJs produced less peak hip flexion (p = 0.03) and less peak knee flexion (p = 0.002) than DVJs. SSVJs also demonstrated increased ankle plantarflexion at initial contact (IC) than DVJs (p = 0.005). L2s produced less peak hip (p = 0.007) and knee flexion (p = 0.002) than L1s. SSVJs and L2s displayed a more erect landing posture than the DVJs and L1s at the hip and knee, a known ACL risk factor. The significant results between jump styles show that the SSVJ displays mechanics that are different from the DVJ. The SSVJ may be a better sport-specific screening tool for ACL injury mechanisms than the DVJ in soccer athletes as it has a more direct translation to the sport.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337622000440ACLFemale soccer athletesJump landingKinematicsInjury mechanisms |
| spellingShingle | Sophia Mancini D. Clark Dickin Dorice Hankemeier Caroline Ashton Jordan Welch Henry Wang Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics Sports Medicine and Health Science ACL Female soccer athletes Jump landing Kinematics Injury mechanisms |
| title | Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| title_full | Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| title_fullStr | Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| title_short | Effects of a soccer-specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| title_sort | effects of a soccer specific vertical jump on lower extremity landing kinematics |
| topic | ACL Female soccer athletes Jump landing Kinematics Injury mechanisms |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666337622000440 |
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