Effect of a Visual Dual-Task on Single-Leg Countermovement-Jump in Male Professional Soccer Players with Lower-Limb Injuries: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

ABSTRACT: Background: Participation in soccer imposes high physical, mechanical, and cognitive demands. Recent evidence suggests that cognitive load, often overlooked in injury prevention, interacts with biomechanical factors and injury risk, resembling a dual-task paradigm where players must adapt motor responses while processing unpredictable game situations. This cross-sectional observational study examined how adding a dual-task during single-leg countermovement-jumps (SLCMJ) affects neuromotor control and performance in elite soccer players. Methods: Players performed SLCMJ on the injured leg while muscle activation, kinematics, and kinetics were measured, with and without a dual-task requiring color identification, via repeated-measures ANOVA; three injured groups (Chondropathy,

SUBMITTER: Memain G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12736822 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature