ABSTRACT Brazier, J, Maloney, S, Bishop, C, Read, PJ, and Turner, AN. Lower extremity
stiffness: considerations for testing, performance enhancement, and injury risk. J Strength …

Stiffness, the resistance to deformation due to force, has been used to model the way in
which the lower body responds to landing during cyclic motions such as running and …

Stiffness describes the resistance of a body to deformation. In regard to athletic performance,
a stiffer leg-spring would be expected to augment performance by increasing utilisation of …

Whilst the measurement and quantification of vertical leg stiffness (K vert) asymmetry is of
important practical relevance to athletic performance, literature investigating bilateral …

Examining a countermovement jump (CMJ) force-time curve related to net impulse might be
useful in monitoring athletes' performance. This study aimed to investigate the reliability of …

Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine whether calf compression sleeves (CS)
affects physiological and biomechanical parameters, exercise performance, and perceived …

Vertical stiffness may contribute to lower-extremity injury risk; however, it is unknown
whether athletes with different stiffness levels display differences in biomechanics. This …

Objectives This study investigated the prevalence of tendon pathology and associated
factors in experienced, high mileage male endurance runners with no history of Achilles …

Purpose: To examine relationships between methods of lower-limb stiffness and their
associations with running economy (RE) and maximal velocity (v max) in middle-distance …

Core stability is the ability to control the position and motion of the trunk over the pelvis and
legs to allow the optimum production and transfer of force to the terminal segment in sporting …