Anterior cruciate ligament injury profile in Italian Serie A1-A2 women's volleyball league

Devetag, Francesca; Mazzilli, M.; Benis, R.; Torre, Antonio La; Bonato, Matteo

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“…The position and orientation of the trunk are thought to significantly influence the lower extremity kinetics and kinematics. 4,5,51,53 An association has also been shown between lateral trunk bending during landing and increased ACL injury rates 13,23 as well as increased ACL loading. 12,20,61 Upright and laterally tilted trunk positions are often observed during actual ACL injuries.…”

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Effect of Heading a Soccer Ball as an External Focus During a Drop Vertical Jump Task

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2023

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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Background: Research has demonstrated that performing a secondary task during a drop vertical jump (DVJ) may affect landing kinetics and kinematics. Purpose: To examine the differences in the trunk and lower extremity biomechanics associated with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk factors between a standard DVJ and a DVJ while heading a soccer ball (header DVJ). Study Design: Descriptive laboratory study. Methods: Participants comprised 24 college-level soccer players (18 female and 6 male; mean ± SD age, 20.04 ± 1.12 years; height, 165.75 ± 7.25 cm; weight, 60.95 ± 8.47 kg). Each participant completed a standard DVJ and a header DVJ, and biomechanics were recorded using an electromagnetic tracking system and force plate. The difference (Δ) in 3-dimensional trunk, hip, knee, and ankle biomechanics between the tasks was analyzed. In addition, for each biomechanical variable, the correlation between the data from the 2 tasks was calculated. Results: Compared to the standard DVJ, performing the header DVJ led to significantly reduced peak knee flexion angle (Δ = 5.35°; P = .002), knee flexion displacement (Δ = 3.89°; P = .015), hip flexion angle at initial contact (Δ = −2.84°; P = .001), peak trunk flexion angle (Δ = 13.11°; P = .006), and center of mass vertical displacement (Δ = −0.02m; P = .010), and increased peak anterior tibial shear force (Δ = −0.72 N/kg; P = .020), trunk lateral flexion angle at initial contact (Δ = 1.55°; P < .0001), peak trunk lateral flexion angle (Δ = 1.34°; P = .003), knee joint stiffness (Δ = 0.002 N*m/kg/deg; P = .017), and leg stiffness (Δ = 8.46 N/kg/m; P = .046) compared to those in standard DVJs. In addition, individuals' data for these variables were highly and positively correlated between conditions ( r = 0.632-0.908; P < .001). Conclusion: The header DVJ task showed kinetic and kinematic parameters that suggested increased risk of ACL injury as compared with the standard DVJ task. Clinical Relevance: Athletes may benefit from acquiring the ability to safely perform header DVJs to prevent ACL injury. To simulate real-time competition situations, coaches and athletic trainers should incorporate such dual tasks in ACL injury prevention programs.

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Effect of Heading a Soccer Ball as an External Focus During a Drop Vertical Jump Task

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2023

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine

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“…It has been proposed that coaches teach different landings strategies or techniques to volleyball players [12,14], but it is doubtful that players will be able to consciously monitor how they land during real-game actions. Instead, Lobietti, Coleman, Pizzichillo, and Merni [13] suggest that, due to the predominance of single-leg landings in quicker attacks, especially on the left side of the court, coaches should start warming up on the right side of the court and using slower attack tempos so that players start by using techniques that will more likely result in landing with both feet simultaneously.…”

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“…In this context, muscles can be used as force dissipators in jump landings [6], which are common in volleyball (e.g., after spiking, blocking, serving, and setting) [4,7,8]. Strategies associated with energy dissipation patterns are relevant for understanding performance and injury risk [6], and in volleyball, an improper landing might be associated with noncontact ACL injuries [9][10][11][12].…”

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“…Unilateral landing seems to be associated with an increased risk of ACL injury [17]. In professional women volleyball players, 61.7% of ACL injuries occurred after landing from a spike jump, and the left knee was the most injured (64.7%) [12], suggesting the presence of asymmetry in how players land after spike jumps. Landing mechanics can be altered by surface and shoe type [18][19][20].…”

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Unilateral versus Bilateral Landing after Spike Jumps in Male and Female Volleyball: A Systematic Review

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Background: The spike is a key action in volleyball, and the landing technique and its asymmetries are commonly associated with an increased risk of injury. Objectives: The aim of this systematic review was to assess how male and female volleyball players land (i.e., unilaterally, or bilaterally) after spike jumps in matches and analytical settings (field or laboratory). Methods: The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses 2020 guidelines were followed, with eligibility criteria defined according to participants, interventions, comparators, study design (PICOS): (p) healthy indoor volleyball players of any sex, age group, or competitive level; (i) exposure to landing after spike actions during official matches AND/OR simulated 6 vs. 6 games AND/OR analytical training conditions AND/OR laboratorial experiments; (c) not mandatory; (o) data on landing mechanics after spike actions, including reporting of whether the landing was unilateral or bilateral; (s) no restrictions imposed on study design. Searches were performed in seven electronic databases (Cochrane Library, EBSCO, PubMed, Scielo, Scopus, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science) on 23 April 2021. Results: Automated searches provided 420 results. Removal of 119 duplicates resulted in 301 records being screened for titles and abstracts. A total of 25 studies were eligible for full-text analysis. Of these, eight studies were deemed eligible for inclusion in the review. Studies showed that (i) attackers landed asymmetrically 68% of the times (61% left leg, 7% right leg); (ii) bilateral asymmetries were observed for the hip, knee, and ankle joints; (iii) bilateral asymmetries were observed even when players were instructed to land evenly on two feet; (iv) landing contact of the leg opposite to the hitting arm preceded the contact of the homolateral leg. One match analysis study showed that men landed more often on the left (31.5%) or right foot (8.5%) than women (23.7% and 1.6%). Conclusions: Studies analyzing spike landing showed a prevalence of unilateral landings (mostly the left leg first, for right-handed players) in men and women but more prevalently in men. Registration INPLASY202140104, DOI: 10.37766/inplasy2021.4.0104.

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Ankle taping and bracing does not change static and dynamic balance in volleyball players

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Anterior cruciate ligament injury profile in Italian Serie A1-A2 women's volleyball league

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Effect of Heading a Soccer Ball as an External Focus During a Drop Vertical Jump Task

Effect of Heading a Soccer Ball as an External Focus During a Drop Vertical Jump Task

Unilateral versus Bilateral Landing after Spike Jumps in Male and Female Volleyball: A Systematic Review

Ankle taping and bracing does not change static and dynamic balance in volleyball players

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