Ultrasound Measurements Hamstring Muscles Thickness

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA · Nov 4, 2016

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ClinConnect Summary

X healthy volunteers, from an amateur football team, and X football players with previous history of hamstring injury from an orthopaedic clinic, comprised the subjects in this study. Hamstring muscle injury was defined as "a traumatic distraction or overuse injury to the hamstring muscle leading to a player being unable to fully participate in training or match play".

The Control Group (CG) were healthy, had neither surgery/trauma in their lower extremities, nor history of hamstring injury, and there were no abnormal findings in their physical examination. The exclusion criteria included ...

Gender

MALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Practice at least twice per week
• • Playing soccer more than 5 years
• • Inform Consent signed
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • 18 years or older
• • Had metal implants or pace makers
• • Weighted more than 200 kg (MRI table limitations)
• • Were unable to complete testing
• Injuries players:
• • History and diagnosis of hamstring injury
• • Assessment with diagnosis image technique (ultrasound or MRI)
• * At least 2 of the next criteria:
• • 1. When the injury happened disability to practise with the team at least one week;
• • 2. Lost at least one match
• • 3. Felt pain when trying to kick the ball or run fast
• • 4. Receive specific treatment (medical or physiotherapy) for the injury
• • 5. Needed a period plan to return to play