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Acute Effects of ACL Injury-Prevention Warm-Up and Soccer-Specific Fatigue Protocol on Dynamic Knee Valgus in Youth Male Soccer Players

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  • Marco Andrés García-Luna

    (Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo

    (Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Miguel García-Jaén

    (Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Manuel Ortega-Navarro

    (Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

  • Juan Tortosa-Martínez

    (Department of General and Specific Didactics, Faculty of Education, University of Alicante, 03690 Alicante, Spain)

Abstract

Childhood anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries—which can pose a major risk to a child’s sporting career—have been on the rise in the last few decades. Dynamic knee valgus (DKV) has been linked to an increased risk of ACL injury. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyze the acute effects of an ACL injury prevention protocol (ACL-IPP) and a soccer-specific fatigue protocol (SSFP) on DKV in youth male soccer players. The research hypothesis was that DKV would be reduced by the ACL-IPP and increased by the SSFP. Eighteen youth male soccer players were divided according to baseline DKV. Those with moderate or large DKV performed a neuromuscular training protocol based on activation of the abductor and external rotator hip muscles. Those with little or no DKV performed a soccer-specific fatigue protocol. DKV was assessed using the single-leg squat pre- and post-protocols in both legs. The ACL-IPP significantly decreased DKV during single-leg squat ( p < 0.01, effect size = 1.39), while the SSFP significantly increased baseline DKV in the dominant leg during single-leg squat ( p = 0.012; effect size = 1.74). In conclusion, the ACL-IPP appears to acutely reduce the DKV in youth male soccer players, and the SSFP seems to acutely increase the DKV in those players who showed a light or no DKV in a non-fatigue situation. By using the SSFP, it may be possible to determine which players would benefit from injury prevention programs due to increased DKV during game scenarios, while hip abductor and external rotator neuromuscular training may be beneficial for players who have moderate and severe DKV during single-leg squat under non-fatigued scenarios.

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  • Marco Andrés García-Luna & Juan Manuel Cortell-Tormo & Miguel García-Jaén & Manuel Ortega-Navarro & Juan Tortosa-Martínez, 2020. "Acute Effects of ACL Injury-Prevention Warm-Up and Soccer-Specific Fatigue Protocol on Dynamic Knee Valgus in Youth Male Soccer Players," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(15), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:15:p:5608-:d:394230
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    1. Laurel A Donnell-Fink & Kristina Klara & Jamie E Collins & Heidi Y Yang & Melissa G Goczalk & Jeffrey N Katz & Elena Losina, 2015. "Effectiveness of Knee Injury and Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, December.
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