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Comparing the Electrical Activity of Selected Leg and Thigh Muscles during Performing Functional Movements in Female Athletes with and without Chronic Ankle Instability
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Fatemeh Akbari1    , Mohammad Rabiei * 2, Banafshe Mohammadi3 , Sajad Bagherian4 |
1- M.Sc in Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor of Sport Biomechanics, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. , md.rabiei@sku.ac.ir
3- Assistant Professor of Sport Biomechanics, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran.
4- Assistant Professor of Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises, Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran. |
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Background and Objective: Ankle instability is one of the most prevalent injuries among athletes. Biomechanical changes, sensory-motor impairments, and neuromuscular disorders have been reported in individuals with chronic ankle instability. The present study was conducted to compare the electrical activity of selected leg and thigh muscles during performing functional movements in female athletes with and without chronic ankle instability.
Methods: This case-control research was conducted on 40 female athletes in the age range of 18-30 years in two groups, including the case (with ankle instability, n=20) and healthy control (without ankle instability, n=20) groups. The electrical activity of selected leg and thigh muscles was recorded during three functional patterns, i.e., the overhead squat, overhead squat with heel lift, and single-legged squat, by electromyography apparatus. The investigated muscles consisted of the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) muscle, the gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) muscle, the tibialis anterior (TA) muscle, the fibularis longus (FL) muscle, the soleus (SO) muscle, the vastus lateralis (VL) muscle, the vastus mediali (VM) muscle, and the biceps femoris (BF) muscle.
Results: The activity of the VM, VL, BF, and TA muscles in the single-legged squat and the activity of the VM, VL, BF, SO, and TA muscles in the overhead squat showed a statistically significant increase in the case group compared to the control group (P<0.05). The highest difference in the muscle activity of the two groups was observed in the overhead squat with heel lift movement, which in this movement, except for the GL muscle, there was a statistically significant increase among all other muscles (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Functional movements culminate in increasing the electrical activity level of leg and thigh muscles in female athletes with ankle instability. |
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Keywords: Ankle Injuries [MeSH], Joint Instability [MeSH], Athletes [MeSH], Electromyography [MeSH]
Article ID: Vol26-07 |
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