Hopping, skipping, jumping and sprinting are common tasks in both active play and
competitive sports. These movements utilise the stretch-shortening cycle (SSC), which is …

Tendons and ligaments are crucial structures inside the musculoskeletal system. Still many
issues in the treatment of tendon diseases and injuries have yet not been resolved …

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is commonly used to explore sex differences in
neuromuscular function, but previous studies have only reported gross CMJ measures or …

Now consisting of fifty innovative chapters authored by internationally recognised scientists
and clinicians, the extensively revised third edition of the Oxford Textbook of Children's Sport …

This study investigated the effects of active and/or passive warm‐up tasks on the hamstring
muscles stiffness through elastography and passive torque measurements. On separate …

It is recognized that females are less fatigable than males for sustained and intermittent
isometric contractions at the same relative intensity in most muscle groups (eg, dorsiflexors …

Although collagen type I is extensively used in biomedicine, no study to-date has assessed
how the properties of the produced scaffolds are affected as a function of species, gender …

Aim Defining the origins of muscle injury has important rehabilitation and exercise
applications. However, current knowledge of muscle damage mechanics in human remains …

The risk of overuse and traumatic tendon and ligament injuries differ between women and
men. Part of this gender difference in injury risk is probably explained by sex hormonal …

Aim To investigate whether there is a sex difference in exercise induced muscle damage.
Materials and Method Vastus Lateralis and patella tendon properties were measured in …