Achilles and patellar tendon strain during maximum muscle contraction
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Through collaboration with the German Athletics Federation, 20 adult and youth athletes, aged 16 to 30, from track and field sprint disciplines are recruited. Over the course of two years, da
Sponsors
Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Abteilung für Trainings- und Bewegungswissenschaften, Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 30 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Athletes must have experience with the block start in sprinting.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Relevant neuromuscular diseases or injuries to the lower extremities within the past six months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Determination of influential kinematic (based on markerless motion capturing) and musculotendinous (based on dynamometry and ultrasound) factors for the performance during the block start of sprinting. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Implementation of a predictive model of start performance in elite sports that accounts for individual differences in the constellation of influential factors. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAdamantios Arampatzis
Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Abteilung für Trainings- und Bewegungswissenschaften, Humboldt- Universität zu Berlin
Outcome results
None listed