Low Horizontal Force Production Capacity during Sprinting as a Potential Risk Factor of Hamstring Injury in Football

Pascal Edouard, Johan Lahti, Ryu Nagahara, Pierre Samozino, Laurent Navarro, Kenny Guex, Jérémy Rossi, Matt Brughelli, Jurdan Mendiguchia and Jean-Benoît Morin
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Pascal Edouard: UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratory Interuniversity of Human Movement Sciences, University Lyon, EA 7424, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
Johan Lahti: LAMHESS, Université Côte d’Azur, F-06200 Nice, France
Ryu Nagahara: Sports Research and Development Core, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8574, Japan
Pierre Samozino: Laboratory Interuniversity of Human Movement Sciences, University Savoie Mont Blanc, EA 7424, F-73000 Chambéry, France
Laurent Navarro: Mines Saint-Etienne, Centre CIS, Université de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet, INSERM, U 1059 Sainbiose, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
Kenny Guex: School of Health Sciences (HESAV), HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
Jérémy Rossi: UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratory Interuniversity of Human Movement Sciences, University Lyon, EA 7424, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France
Matt Brughelli: Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology, 1010 Auckland, New Zealand
Jurdan Mendiguchia: Department of Physical Therapy, Zentrum Rehabilitation and Performance Center, 31002 Pamplona, Spain
Jean-Benoît Morin: UJM-Saint-Etienne, Laboratory Interuniversity of Human Movement Sciences, University Lyon, EA 7424, F-42023 Saint-Etienne, France

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: Clear decreases in horizontal force production capacity during sprint acceleration have been reported after hamstring injuries (HI) in football players. We hypothesized that lower F H 0 is associated with a higher HI occurrence in football players. We aimed to analyze the association between sprint running horizontal force production capacities at low ( F H 0 ) and high ( V 0 ) velocities, and HI occurrence in football. This prospective cohort study included 284 football players over one season. All players performed 30 m field sprints at the beginning and different times during the season. Sprint velocity data were used to compute sprint mechanical properties. Players’ injury data were prospectively collected during the entire season. Cox regression analyses were performed using new HI as the outcome, and horizontal force production capacity ( F H 0 and V 0 ) was used at the start of the season (model 1) and at each measurement time point within the season (model 2) as explanatory variables, adjusted for individual players’ (model 2) age, geographical group of players, height, body mass, and previous HI, with cumulative hours of football practice as the time scale. A total of 47 new HI (20% of all injuries) were observed in 38 out of 284 players (13%). There were no associations between F H 0 and/or V 0 values at the start of the season and new HI occurrence during the season (model 1). During the season, a total of 801 measurements were performed, from one to six per player. Lower measured F H 0 values were significantly associated with a higher risk of sustaining HI within the weeks following sprint measurement (HR = 2.67 (95% CI: 1.51 to 4.73), p < 0.001) (model 2). In conclusion, low horizontal force production capacities at low velocity during early sprint acceleration ( F H 0 ) may be considered as a potential additional factor associated with HI risk in a comprehensive, multifactorial, and individualized approach.

Keywords: hamstring strain; sports injury prevention; risk factors; sprinting; injury surveillance; soccer; prospective studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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