Despite increased knowledge on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury mechanisms,
improved surgical techniques, improved understanding of ACL biomechanics and enhanced …

Acute hamstring injuries are the most prevalent muscle injuries reported in sport. Despite a
thorough and concentrated effort to prevent and rehabilitate hamstring injuries, injury …

What are the most effective tools, techniques and technologies available to coaches and
sport scientists in the assessment of player and team performance? This is the first book …

Soccer (association football) is a team sport that incorporates frequent fluctuations between
high and low exercise intensities. These unpredictable changes may be accompanied by …

The aims in this review are:(1) to identify physiological determinants of performance;(2) to
consider training specificity by examining aerobic, team and racket sports, strength and …

Electromyography (EMG) is sensitive to neuromuscular changes resulting from ischemic
stroke and is considered a potential predictive tool of post-stroke gait and rehabilitation …

Physical training is a key part of preparing to play soccer (football) at any level, but
organising a genuinely effective training programme requires both an understanding the …

One of the consequences of sustaining exercise for 90 minutes of football match-play is that
the capability of muscle to generate force declines. This impairment is reflected in the …

The aim of the present study was to analyze the impact of Loughborough Intermittent Shuttle
Test (LIST) versus soccer match on heart rate (HR), muscle damage, redox status, blood …

Surface electromyography (sEMG) is the main non-invasive tool used to record the electrical
activity of muscles during dynamic tasks. In clinical gait analysis, a number of techniques …