{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"submitter":["Cummings P"],"funding":["NICHD NIH HHS","NIAMS NIH HHS"],"pagination":["1236-1248"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9718691"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["17(7)"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>Previous literature has postulated a relationship between greater hamstring stiffness and a higher risk of sustaining injury. Shear wave elastography (SWE) presents a relatively new means for non-invasive evaluation of soft tissue elasticity pre- and post- injury or intervention.<h4>Purpose</h4>1. To establish baseline hamstring stiffness measures for young competitive athletes and (2) determine effect of targeted neuromuscular training (TNMT) on shear wave stiffness of the hamstring.<h4>Study design</h4>Un-blinded, prospective, non-randomized, cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>Six-hundred forty-two lower extremities from 321 high school and collegiate basketball athletes (177 F: 139 M) were examined for hamstring stiffness prior to the start of their competitive basketball s"],"journal":["International journal of sports physical therapy"],"pubmed_title":["Application of Shear-Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Hamstring Stiffness in Young Basketball Athletes."],"pmcid":["PMC9718691"],"funding_grant_id":["K12 HD065987","L30 AR070273","R01 AR055563"],"pubmed_authors":["Bates NA","Cummings P","Nagai T","Rigamonti L","Schilaty ND","Ueno R"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Application of Shear-Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Hamstring Stiffness in Young Basketball Athletes.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>Previous literature has postulated a relationship between greater hamstring stiffness and a higher risk of sustaining injury. Shear wave elastography (SWE) presents a relatively new means for non-invasive evaluation of soft tissue elasticity pre- and post- injury or intervention.<h4>Purpose</h4>1. To establish baseline hamstring stiffness measures for young competitive athletes and (2) determine effect of targeted neuromuscular training (TNMT) on shear wave stiffness of the hamstring.<h4>Study design</h4>Un-blinded, prospective, non-randomized, cohort study.<h4>Methods</h4>Six-hundred forty-two lower extremities from 321 high school and collegiate basketball athletes (177 F: 139 M) were examined for hamstring stiffness prior to the start of their competitive basketball s","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022","modification":"2026-06-04T05:44:39.839Z","creation":"2026-05-05T03:13:14.787Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9718691","cross_references":{"pubmed":["36518841"],"doi":["10.26603/001c.55757"]}}