Associations between hamstring strain and knee ligament injuries with isometric trunk and hip strength and morphology in professional Australian rules football and rugby league players

Introduction: Smaller lumbar multifidus at L5 (LM L5) and larger quadratus lumborum (QL) cross sectional area (CSA) potentially increase lower limb injury risk in elite team sports athletes. Including functional measures with structural may improve risk models. Relationships between isometric trunk and hip strength and morphology were explored with hamstring and knee ligament injury risk in Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) players.
Source: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: O2023SMA-184 Source Type: research