Focal vibration of quadriceps muscle enhances leg power and decreases knee joint laxity in female volleyball players.
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
; 52(6): 596-605, 2012 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
This double-blind randomized controlled study aims at determining the effect of repeated muscle vibration (rMV) on explosive and reactive leg power and on knee laxity of female volleyball players.METHODS:
Eighteen voluntary volleyball athletes, belonging to the same senior regional level team (age=22.7 ± 3 years, height=180.3 ± 5 cm, mass= 64 ± 4 kg) were assigned to three groups (N.=6) for vibration on contracted quadriceps (VC), vibration on relaxed muscle (VR), and sham vibration (NV), respectively. Intervention consisted in 3 rMV sessions performed in 3 consecutive days. In each session, 100 Hz, 300-500 µm amplitude vibratory stimuli were bilaterally delivered to the quadriceps in three consecutive 10-minutes applications. Explosive and reactive leg power and knee joint laxity were evaluated 1 day before, and 1, 30, and 240 days after intervention.RESULTS:
In VC group, explosive and reactive leg power increased respectively by ~16% and ~9% at 1 day, by ~19% and ~11% at 30 days and by ~26% and ~13% at 240 days, concomitantly knee laxity decreased by ~6%, ~15% and ~18% at the same times. These changes were significantly larger than in the other groups, in which leg power increment and knee joint laxity reduction remained close to ~3%, ~5% and ~10% at 1, 30 and 240 days, respectively.CONCLUSION:
Combined bilateral voluntary contraction and rMV of the quadriceps muscles is a short-lasting, non-invasive technique that can significantly and persistently improve muscle performance and knee laxity in volleyball women players.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Modalidades de Fisioterapia
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Músculo Cuádriceps
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Voleibol
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Inestabilidad de la Articulación
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Articulación de la Rodilla
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Pierna
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Sports Med Phys Fitness
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia