{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(1)"],"submitter":["Mercan N"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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"],"journal":["BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation"],"pagination":["219"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12308992"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["High hamstring stiffness and flexibility with comparable spinopelvic morphometry in amateur footballers: a multimodal study."],"pmcid":["PMC12308992"],"pubmed_authors":["Citil S","Tuncay I","Bilsel K","Mercan N","Elmali N"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"High hamstring stiffness and flexibility with comparable spinopelvic morphometry in amateur footballers: a multimodal study.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>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.<h4>Methods</h4>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","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Jul","modification":"2026-03-31T10:35:02.201Z","creation":"2025-08-24T03:05:53.016Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12308992","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40739273"],"doi":["10.1186/s13102-025-01265-5"]}}