Relationship between Muscle-Tendon Stiffness and Drop Jump Performance in Young Male Basketball Players during Developmental Stages
dc.contributor.author | Gervasi, Marco | |
dc.contributor.author | Benelli, Piero | |
dc.contributor.author | Venerandi, Roberto | |
dc.contributor.author | Fernández Peña, Eneko | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-11T18:02:17Z | |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-11T18:02:17Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-12-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19(24) : (2022) // Article ID 17017 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 1660-4601 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/59246 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: The relationship between stiffness and drop jump performance in athletes in various stages of development has yet to be fully investigated. The first aim of this study was to investigate the association between the stiffness of the patellar and quadriceps tendon (PT, QT), gastrocnemius–Achilles tendon unit (GAT), and rectus femoris (RF) using drop jump (DJ) performance in young basketball players. The second aim was to investigate possible variations in the stiffness levels of those tissues in different developmental stages. Methods: The stiffness levels of the GAT, PT, QT, and RF were measured in both limbs in 73 male basketball players aged 12 to 18 years. The reactive strength index (RSI), contact time (CT) and jump height (JH) during 30 and 40 cm DJs were also measured. Results: Pearson correlation coefficients showed a significant association between DJ performance and PT, QT, GAT, and RF dynamic stiffness. Moreover, the youngest subjects were found to have lower stiffness values than the older ones. Conclusions: Tissue stiffness can affect athletic performance by modifying the stretch-shortening cycle in young basketball players. Stiffness of muscles and tendons increases during the maturation process. Further investigations could shed light on the effect of training on the stiffness of muscles and tendons. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | biomechanics | es_ES |
dc.subject | team sports | es_ES |
dc.subject | reactive strength index | es_ES |
dc.subject | patellar tendon | es_ES |
dc.subject | gastrocnemius-Achilles tendon unit | es_ES |
dc.subject | quadriceps tendon | es_ES |
dc.subject | rectus femoris | es_ES |
dc.subject | drop jump | es_ES |
dc.title | Relationship between Muscle-Tendon Stiffness and Drop Jump Performance in Young Male Basketball Players during Developmental Stages | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2022-12-22T14:35:55Z | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/24/17017 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/ijerph192417017 | |
dc.departamentoes | Educación física y deportiva | |
dc.departamentoeu | Gorputz eta Kirol Hezkuntza |
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