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2075-466311102023Oct03Sports (Basel, Switzerland)Sports (Basel)Neuromuscular Response during Different Side-Cutting Maneuvers and Its Influence on the Risk of Knee Injuries.19010.3390/sports11100190The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of a customized exercise program on electromyographic (EMG) variables during side-cutting maneuvers.Fifty-seven physically active volunteers were recruited and randomized into two groups: a control group (CG) and an experimental group (EG). The CG maintained their regular physical activity, while the EG followed an individualized, integrated exercise regimen that included strength, neuromuscular, proprioceptive, eccentric training, and whole-body vibration (WBV) exercises, lasting for 12 weeks. EMG-Root Means Square (RMS) values for the quadriceps (Q) and hamstrings (H) were measured immediately following initial foot contact at 50, 100, 150, and 200 milliseconds. Changes in EMG activity were evaluated before and after a twelve-week intervention, and the effect size (ES, 90% confidence limit [90%CL]) was calculated.The results showed that the EG participants exhibited enhanced co-contraction as measured by the hamstring/quadriceps ratio (H/Q ratio) during both open and cross-cutting side maneuvers after the twelve-week intervention.Furthermore, the customized, integrated exercise program that combined strength, neuromuscular, proprioceptive, eccentric training, and WBV exercises were could potentially serve as a beneficial neuromuscular and biomechanical strategy for addressing knee injury risk in non-professional, physically active populations at high risk for such injuries.Feria-MadueñoAdriánADepartment of Physical Education and Sport, University of Seville. Pirotecnia Street, 41013 Seville, Spain.HewettTimothy ETE0000-0001-9729-7573Biomechanics Laboratories and Sports Medicine Research, Department of Orthopedics, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.Hewett Global Consulting, Newport, KY 25701, USA.Sánchez-ArteagaAlejandroADepartment of General Surgery, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, 41013 Seville, Spain.SañudoBorjaB0000-0002-9969-9573Department of Physical Education and Sport, University of Seville. Pirotecnia Street, 41013 Seville, Spain.engJournal Article20231003
SwitzerlandSports (Basel)1017226842075-4663exercise programinjury preventionkneeneuromuscular controlside-cuttingThe authors declare no conflict of interest.
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