Sport Specialization and Coordination Differences in Multisport Adolescent Female Basketball, Soccer, and Volleyball Athletes.

CONCLUSIONS: Sport specialization was associated with increased variability of critical hip- and knee-joint couplings responsible for effective landing during the DVJ. Altered coordination strategies that involve the hip and knee joints may underlie unstable landings, inefficient force-absorption strategies, or greater contact forces that can place the lower extremities at risk for injury (or a combination of these). PMID: 31633418 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of Athletic Training - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: J Athl Train Source Type: research