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Intermuscular coordination of the leg during a maximal vertical jump related to hamstring muscle injury, a pilot study

Completed
Conditions
Hamstring injury
10028302
Registration Number
NL-OMON39030
Lead Sponsor
Reinier de Graaf Groep
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria

Injured athletes:
- Hamstring injury (defined as not being able to fully participate in training or match plays because of the hamstring problem)
- Athlete (defined as a person who participates in sports for at least 3 times a week)
- Aged 18-40 years
- BMI < 25
- No other injury of (one of) legs
- Willing to participate
- No history of surgery on the legs;Healthy athletes (volunteers):
- without injury of (one of) the legs
- volunteer and in no relation to the researchers
- To be able to perform 3 maximal vertical jumps without pain or other sports-related injuries.
- Athlete (defined as a person who participates in sports for at least 3 times a week)
- Aged 18 to 40 years
- Willing to participate
- BMI < 25
- No history of surgery on the legs

Exclusion Criteria

Injured athletes:
- Unwilling to participate
- Not participating in sports for at least 3 times a week
- Mentally retarded
- BMI>25
- Aged <18 or >40 years
- History of surgery on (on of) the legs
- When it is not possible for the injured athlete to perform a maximal vertical jump
- Other injury of the legs present;Healthy athletes (volunteers):
- Unwilling to participate
- Not participating in sports for at least 3 times a week
- Mentally retarded
- BMI>25
- Aged <18 or >40 years
- History of surgery on (on of) the legs
- When it is not possible for the athlete to perform a maximal vertical jump
- Other injury of the legs present
- Any dependency relationship to the researcher

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>Main study parameters are EMG measurements of eight different muscles and<br /><br>ground force measured on the force plate. </p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>not applicable</p><br>
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