Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Conditions
Keywords
resistance training
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if jump landing mechanics in young female athletes can be improved with a resistance training intervention.
Detailed description
After initial baseline testing, athletes were randomly selected to receive upper body (control group) or lower body (intervention group) resistance training. Athletes attended supervised training sessions twice per week for 12 weeks, after which they were re-tested.
Interventions
OTHERLeg training
Lower body resistance training twice per week for one hour each time.
OTHERArm training
Upper body resistance training twice per week for one hour each time.
Sponsors
Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
University of Manitoba
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
10 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* at least one year experience playing organized sports
Exclusion criteria
* previous experience with resistance training * any injury with a pain level of more than 3/10 on VAS * any health condition that would preclude them from completing the training or testing * previous experience using a Biodex dynamometer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Landing Error Scoring System score from Baseline to 12 weeks. | Baseline and 12 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neuromuscular power of the hip abductors measured by a Biodex isokinetic dynamometer | 12 weeks |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed