Assessing inter-limb asymmetries in soccer players: magnitude, direction and association with performance
Autor/a
Madruga-Parera, Marc
Dos’Santos, Thomas
Bishop, Chris
Turner, Anthony
Blanco de Tena Davila, David
Beltran-Garrido, Vicente
Moreno-Pérez, Victor
Romero-Rodríguez, Daniel
Data de publicació
2021ISSN
1640-5544
Resum
In this study, we aimed to analyze the magnitude and direction of inter-limb asymmetries in ankle dorsiflexion range of motion (ROM), power (using iso-inertial devices), and a neuromuscular skill (change of direction). Secondarily, we aimed to determine the relationship between inter-limb asymmetry scores for each test and also between these scores and the scores for the different performance tests. Sixteen semiprofessional male soccer players (age: 25.38 ± 6.08 years; body height: 1.78 ± 0.64 m; body mass: 79.5 ± 14.9 kg) participated in this study. We calculated inter-limb asymmetries using five tests: ankle dorsiflexion ROM, change of direction (COD 180º), and iso-inertial resistance tasks in the open (leg extension strength (LE), leg curl strength (LC)) and closed (crossover step (CRO)) kinetic chain. Our results showed that asymmetry magnitudes differed between all tests with highest inter-limb asymmetries displayed during iso-inertial overloading. In addition, we observed that the direction of asymmetries varied depending on the testspecificity, and that the CRO asymmetries had a negative association with LE and CRO performance. These findings highlight the independent nature of asymmetries and that CRO could be an appropriate test to detect asymmetries related with the performance of soccer-specific actions (such as changes of direction). Practitioners are encouraged to use multiple tests to detect existing inter-limb differences according to the specific characteristics of each sport.
Tipus de document
Article
Versió del document
Versió publicada
Llengua
English
Matèries (CDU)
61 - Medicina
616.7 - Patologia dels òrgans de la locomoció. Sistema locomotor i esquelètic
Paraules clau
Simetria
Iso-inercial
Especificitat
Simetría
Isoinercial
Especificidad
Symmetry
Iso-inertial
Specificity
Pàgines
13
Publicat per
Sciendo
Col·lecció
79
Publicat a
Journal of Human Kinetics
Citació
Madruga-Parera, Marc; Dos’Santos, Thomas; Bishop, Chris [et al.]. Assessing inter-limb asymmetries in soccer players: magnitude, direction and association with performance. Journal of Human Kinetics, 2021, 79, p. 41-53. Disponible en: <https://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/hukin-2021-0081>. Fecha de acceso: 23 ene. 2023. DOI: 10.2478/hukin-2021-0081
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