RT Journal Article
T1 Hamstring muscle architecture and myotonometer measurements in elite professional football players with a prior strained hamstring
A1 Núñez Sánchez, Francisco Javier
A1 Martinez, Juan Carlos
A1 Jan-Arie, Overberg
A1 Torreño, Nacho
A1 Suárez Moreno-Arrones, Luis Jesús
K1 Injury
K1 Biceps femoris long head
K1 Fascicle length
K1 Angle pennation
K1 MyotonPRO
K1 Soccer
AB The purpose of this study was to compare the fascicle length, angle pennation and mechanicalproperties of the biceps femoris long head (BFlh) in dominant and non-dominant limbs in previously injured anduninjured professional football players. Fifteen professional football players were recruited to participate in thisstudy. Seven players had suffered a BFlh injury during the previous season. Myotonometry mechanical propertieswere measured in the proximal, common tendon and distal BFlh using MyotonPRO, and angle pennation andfascicle length were also measured. We observed significantly higher distal BFlh frequency, stiffness, decrement,relaxation and creep than in the common tendon and proximal BFlh. The previously injured players showedsignificantly higher frequency and stiffness, and lower relaxation and creep in the dominant BFlh than did uninjuredplayers. There were no significant differences between the fascicle length and angle pennation in previouslyinjured and uninjured BFlh. Myotonometric measurement provides a quick and inexpensive way to check theproperties of the BFlh in professional football players. Professional football players with previous BFlh injuryshowed higher intrinsic tension and a poorer capacity to deform than did players with no injury to the BFlh.
PB ICMJE
YR 2022
FD 2022-01-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21934
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/21934
LA en
NO : Núñez JF, Martínez JC, Overberg JA et al. Hamstring muscle architecture and myotonometer measurements in elite professional football players with a prior strained hamstring. Biol Sport. 2023;40(1):93–99
NO Funding: This study was made possible by NPRP grant # NPRP6-1526-3-363 from the Qatar National Research Fund (a memberof Qatar Foundation). The statements made herein are solely theresponsibility of the authors. The funders had no role in study design,data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation ofthe manuscript
NO Departamento de Deporte en Informática
NO CIRFD Centro de Investigación en Rendimiento Físico y Deportivo
DS RIO
RD May 9, 2026