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- Title
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LATENT TRIGGER POINTS AND MUSCLE FATIGUE IN SHORT TRACK ATHLETES.
- Authors
KONIECZNY, MARIUSZ; SKULSKA, MARTA; PAKOSZ, PAWEŁ; DOMASZEWSKI, PRZEMYSŁAW; HERRERO, PABLO; SKORUPSKA, ELŻBIETA
- Abstract
Introduction: Short track movement involves asymmetric overloading of the lower left side of the body. The fatigue of the gluteus maximus muscle has been shown to influence the athlete's capacity and a possible link between muscle fatigue and the presence of latent trigger points (LTrPs) in the affected muscle has been posited. Aim: To examine if the lower left side of short track athletes' bodies manifests any persistent musculoskeletal impairments compared to healthy non-athletes. Material and methods: Short track athletes as the experimental group (ExP)=9, 19±1.2 years and healthy subjects as the control group (COn)=18, 18±1.2 were examined towards: (i) the fatigue of the gluteus maximus measured with surface electromyography (sEMG) during the Biering-Sorensen test, and (ii) LTrPs presence in the 14 evaluated muscles of the pelvic girdle and lower limbs. Results: There were between-group differences in the number of LTrPs, with the ExP group showing more LTrPs compared to the COn group (p<0.001), and within-group differences in the ExP group only (p<0.001). There were also significant differences in muscle fatigue for the left side (p<0.001) both between the groups and within the ExP group (p ≤ 0.001). Conclusions: The study confirmed an increased prevalence of LTrPs, increased fatigue and left-sided load asymmetry in short track athletes.
- Subjects
MUSCLE fatigue; TRACK &; field athletes; PELVIC bones; FATIGUE (Physiology); GLUTEAL muscles
- Publication
Medical Science Pulse, 2024, Vol 18, p67
- ISSN
2544-1558
- Publication type
Article