High hamstring stiffness and flexibility with comparable spinopelvic morphometry in amateur footballers: a multimodal study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Football's repetitive lower-extremity biomechanics may drive functional adaptations in the hamstrings and spinopelvic alignment. We hypothesised that footballers would display greater hamstring stiffness and morphometric differences in SPPs, attributable to sport-specific loading, compared with non-athletes. This study therefore investigates the interrelationships among hamstring stiffness, flexibility, and spinopelvic alignment to clarify football-induced adaptations.

Methods

This cross-sectional study included 50 licensed amateur male football players (Group A; mean age 21.74 ± 2.91 years) and 50 healthy males with no licensed sports participation (Group B; mean age 23.14 ± 2.98 years). Measurements comprised radiographic assessment of SPPs, Shear-Wave elastogra

SUBMITTER: Mercan N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12308992 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature