Sep 29, 2022
Hamstring Muscle Architecture In Professional Rugby Union Players: A One Season Prospective Study
- Kevin Cronin1,
- Shane Foley1,
- Sean Cournane1,
- Eamonn Delahunt1
- 1University College Dublin
Protocol Citation: Kevin Cronin, Shane Foley, Sean Cournane, Eamonn Delahunt 2022. Hamstring Muscle Architecture In Professional Rugby Union Players: A One Season Prospective Study. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.6qpvr4owogmk/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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Created: September 29, 2022
Last Modified: September 29, 2022
Protocol Integer ID: 70658
Keywords: Hamstring, Hamstring Injury, Architecture, Ultrasound, Fascicle, Pennation Angle, Rugby
Abstract
Hamstring injuries are very common in field sports. Muscle architecture has been suggested as a risk factor for hamstring strain injury. Various medical imaging techniques (Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Ultrasound) have been developed to assess muscle architecture. Ultrasound is often used to assess in vivo hamstring muscle architecture. The relationship player load (match-play, training, strength & conditioning programme) and hamstring muscle architectural characteristics at the mid-season and end of season time points will be evaluated to determine the extent to which extrinsic factors influence hamstring muscle architecture
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