Muscle force contributions to anterior cruciate ligament loading

N Maniar, MH Cole, AL Bryant, DA Opar - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are one of the most common knee pathologies
sustained during athletic participation and are characterised by long convalescence periods …

The effect of lower inter-limb asymmetries on athletic performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

KT Fox, LT Pearson, KM Hicks - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Inter-limb asymmetry refers to an imbalance in performance between the left and right limbs.
Discrepancies throughout asymmetry research does not allow practitioners to confidently …

Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting: a performance-injury conflict?

T Dos' Santos, C Thomas, A McBurnie, P Comfort… - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Most cutting biomechanical studies investigate performance and knee joint load
determinants independently. This is surprising because cutting is an important action linked …

Muscle function during single leg landing

N Maniar, AG Schache, C Pizzolato, DA Opar - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Landing manoeuvres are an integral task for humans, especially in the context of sporting
activities. Such tasks often involve landing on one leg which requires the coordination of …

Multidirectional speed in youth soccer players: theoretical underpinnings

AJ McBurnie, T Dos' Santos - Strength & Conditioning Journal, 2022 - journals.lww.com
This review provides a definition for multidirectional speed (MDS) and evaluates its technical
and mechanical underpinnings. This review explores each component of MDS while …

Muscle contributions to tibiofemoral shear forces and valgus and rotational joint moments during single leg drop landing

N Maniar, AG Schache, C Pizzolato… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries commonly occur during single‐leg landing tasks
and are a burdensome condition. Previous studies indicate that muscle forces play an …

Lower limb muscle size after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Dutaillis, N Maniar, DA Opar, JT Hickey, RG Timmins - Sports Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is known to have a number of
deleterious effects on lower limb muscle function. Alterations in muscle size are one such …

Anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention in sport: biomechanically informed approaches

G Weir - Sports biomechanics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper reviews a series of studies contributing to a framework for preventing anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in sport. As the majority of these injuries are non-contact in …

Relationship of performance measures and muscle activity between a 180 change of direction task and different countermovement jumps

H Nygaard Falch, H Guldteig Rædergård… - Sports, 2020 - mdpi.com
The ability to rapidly perform change of direction (COD) is crucial for performance in Soccer.
COD speed is thought to share similarities with countermovement jumps in kinematics and …

An 8-week injury prevention exercise program combined with change-of-direction technique training limits movement patterns associated with anterior cruciate …

M Mohr, P Federolf, D Heinrich, M Nitschke… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Knee ligament sprains are common during change-of-direction (COD) maneuvers in
multidirectional team sports. This study aimed to compare the effects of an 8-week injury …