Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study

Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study Publisher Pubmed

Letafatkar A¹ ; Rajabi R² ; Tekamejani EE³ ; Minoonejad H²

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1. Department of sport biomechanics and corrective exercises, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2. Department of Health and Sport Medicine, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
3. Department of Tehran Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Medical University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Source: Knee Published:2015

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Background: Knee joint stability through co-contraction (CC) of hamstrings and quadriceps may be necessary for females with Quadriceps Dominance (Q.D) neuromuscular deficit. Unbalanced CC of medial and lateral portion of the knee can predispose women to extended knee position that exaggerate ACL injury. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of perturbation training on knee flexion angle and neuromuscular characteristics in female athletes with quadriceps dominance deficit. Methods: EMG data of quadriceps and hamstrings (during single limb drop-landing), and knee flexion angles (during tuck-jump test) of 29 (14 control and 15 experimental) female athletes with quadriceps dominance deficit were completed at baseline and after six. weeks. Six. weeks of perturbation training in the experimental group was applied over 18 sessions under the supervision of a physiotherapist. Results: The VL-LH and VM-MH cocontraction in feed-forward and feedback phases significantly increased after perturbation training. Also peak knee flexion angle significantly increased and reaches from 26.24°. ±. 3.54° in pretest to 48.92°. ±. 6.18° in posttest due to perturbation training effects on Q.D deficit women (p. <. 0.01). Conclusions: Finally because the Q.D neuromuscular deficit is one of the important mechanisms of noncontact ACL injuries in female athletes and the effect of perturbation training in solving this problem indicated in this study, so the use of perturbation trainings is recommended to women athlete coaches to eliminate this defect and improve athletic performance (functional tuck jump test). Clinical relevance: The balanced cocontraction ratios produced after the perturbation training may benefit in anterior cruciate ligament injury-prevention. © 2015 Elsevier B.V..

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MLA	Letafatkar A, et al.. "Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study." Knee, vol. 22, no. 3, 2015, pp. 230-236.
APA	Letafatkar A, Rajabi R, Tekamejani EE, Minoonejad H (2015). Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study. Knee, 22(3), 230-236.
Chicago	Letafatkar A, Rajabi R, Tekamejani EE, Minoonejad H. "Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study." Knee 22, no. 3 (2015): 230-236.
Harvard	Letafatkar A et al. (2015) 'Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study', Knee, 22(3), pp. 230-236.
Vancouver	Letafatkar A, Rajabi R, Tekamejani EE, Minoonejad H. Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study. Knee. 2015;22(3):230-236.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Letafatkar A and Rajabi R and Tekamejani EE and Minoonejad H}, title = {Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study}, journal = {Knee}, volume = {22}, number = {3}, pages = {230-236}, year = {2015} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Letafatkar A AU - Rajabi R AU - Tekamejani EE AU - Minoonejad H TI - Effects of Perturbation Training on Knee Flexion Angle and Quadriceps to Hamstring Cocontraction of Female Athletes With Quadriceps Dominance Deficit: Pre-Post Intervention Study JO - Knee VL - 22 IS - 3 SP - 230 EP - 236 PY - 2015 ER -

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