Effect of a novel movement strategy in decreasing ACL risk factors in female adolescent soccer players: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effect of a novel movement strategy incorporated within a soccer warm-up on biomechanical risk factors for anterior cruciate ligament injury during 3 sport-specific movement tasks.

Design

Single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial.

Setting

Laboratory setting.

Participants

Twenty top-tier female teenage soccer players.

Interventions

Subjects were randomized to the Core Position and Control movement strategy (Core-PAC) warm-up or standard warm-up, which took place before their regular soccer practice over a 6-week period. The Core-PAC focuses on getting the centre of mass closer to the plant foot or base of support.

Main outcome measures

Peak knee flexion angle and abduction moments during a side-hop (SH), side-cut

SUBMITTER: Celebrini RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4485475 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature