Understanding acute ankle ligamentous sprain injury in sports

DTP Fong, YY Chan, KM Mok, PSH Yung… - BMC Sports Science …, 2009 - Springer
This paper summarizes the current understanding on acute ankle sprain injury, which is the
most common acute sport trauma, accounting for about 14% of all sport-related injuries …

[PDF][PDF] Can proprioception really be improved by exercises?

EM Wojtys, JA Ashton-Miller, D Fry-Welch, LJ Huston - 2001 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Over 100 years ago Goldscheider [29] systematically measured and compared the smallest
joint rotations that could be detected at nine different joints in the body. As a result of 4,000 …

Biomechanical measures of neuromuscular control and valgus loading of the knee predict anterior cruciate ligament injury risk in female athletes: a prospective study

TE Hewett, GD Myer, KR Ford… - … American journal of …, 2005 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Female athletes participating in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament
injury at a 4-to 6-fold greater rate than do male athletes. Hypothesis Prescreened female …

The effect of neuromuscular training on the incidence of knee injury in female athletes

TE Hewett, TN Lindenfeld… - … American journal of …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
To prospectively evaluate the effect of neuromuscular training on the incidence of knee
injury in female athletes, we monitored two groups of female athletes, one trained before …

Plyometric training in female athletes: decreased impact forces and increased hamstring torques

TE Hewett, AL Stroupe, TA Nance… - The American journal …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study was to test the effect of a jump-training program on landing
mechanics and lower extremity strength in female athletes involved in jump ing sports …

[PDF][PDF] Valgus knee motion during landing in high school female and male basketball players

KR Ford, GD Myer, TE Hewett - Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 2003 - Citeseer
ABSTRACT FORD, KR, GD MYER, and TE HEWETT. Valgus Knee Motion during Landing in
High School Female and Male Basketball Players. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 35, No. 10 …

Gender differences in strength and lower extremity kinematics during landing

SM Lephart, CM Ferris, BL Riemann… - … Research (1976-2007 …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
This study evaluated kinematic, vertical ground reaction forces, and strength variables in
healthy collegiate female basketball, volleyball, and soccer players compared with matched …

Maturation leads to gender differences in landing force and vertical jump performance: a longitudinal study

CE Quatman, KR Ford, GD Myer… - The American journal …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Female athletes have increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament rupture after
the onset of puberty. Hypotheses Male athletes would demonstrate a longitudinal increase …

Neuromuscular and hormonal factors associated with knee injuries in female athletes: strategies for intervention

TE Hewett - Sports medicine, 2000 - Springer
Female athletes who participate in jumping and cutting sports are 4 to 6 times more likely to
sustain a serious knee injury than male athletes participating in the same sports. More than …

Sports in time of COVID-19: Impact of the lockdown on team activity

J Peña, A Altarriba-Bartés, J Vicens-Bordas… - Apunts Sports …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected many sectors of our global society since its detection
in Wuhan in December 2019, and team sports have been no stranger to this reality. This …