Effects of Various Numbers of Runs on the Success of Hamstring Injury Prevention Program in Sprinters

Yusaku Sugiura, Kazuhiko Sakuma, Shimpei Fujita, Kazuhiro Aoki and Yuji Takazawa
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Yusaku Sugiura: Sport Science, Meikai University, Urayasu 279-8550, Japan
Kazuhiko Sakuma: Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzai 270-1695, Japan
Shimpei Fujita: College of Health and Welfare, J.F. Oberlin University, Machida 194-0294, Japan
Kazuhiro Aoki: Graduate School of Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Inzai 270-1695, Japan
Yuji Takazawa: Department of Sports Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-13

Abstract: Studies have not adequately addressed the influence of fatigue, which is considered a major risk factor for hamstring injuries. Therefore, this study aimed to clarify how a muscle fatigue condition affects the success of hamstring injury prevention programs in sprinters. The study subjects were 613 collegiate male sprinters. They employed submaximal/maximal running for a large number of runs and supramaximal running for a small number of runs in daily training. The hamstring injury prevention program had become the most effective strategy in the past 24 seasons of track and field for preventing hamstring injuries. The number of sprinters who experienced hamstring injuries in three periods over the 24 seasons was recorded. The incidents of hamstring injuries during supramaximal running per athlete-seasons were 137.9, 60.6, and 6.7 for Periods I, II, and III, respectively, showing a significant decline ( p < 0.01). Furthermore, the incidents of hamstring injuries during submaximal and maximal running per season showed no significant change. The results of this study indicate that by inducing muscle fatigue, a small number of runs makes hamstring injury prevention programs effective.

Keywords: hamstring injury; muscle fatigue; sprinters; maximal running; supramaximal running (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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