Publications by authors named "Livia Goncalves Rodrigues"
Objectives: To describe the perceptions of physiotherapists and the injury prevention practices implemented within elite women's football clubs in Brazil.
Design: Cross-sectional study.
Setting: Online survey.
A Preseason Training Program With the Nordic Hamstring Exercise Increases Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength and Fascicle Length in Professional Female Soccer Players.
Karoline Baptista Vianna Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues Nathalia Trevisol Oliveira João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares Bruno Manfredini Baroni
Int J Sports Phys Ther
April 2021
Background: Training programs that include the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) have been shown to increase eccentric knee flexor strength and biceps femoris fascicle length in male athletes. However, the effect of NHE on female athletes remains unknown.
Purpose: To investigate the collective and individual responses of professional female soccer players engaged in a preseason training program with the NHE regarding eccentric knee flexor strength and biceps femoris long head fascicle length.