ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2020
THE INFLUENCE OF ATTENTIONAL FOCUS ON LANDING STIFFNESS IN FEMALE ATHLETES: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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- Training interventions to reduce the risk of injury to the lower extremity joints during landing movements in adult athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Performance of the Landing Error Scoring System.Journal of athletic training · 2025Article
- Effects of attentional focus strategies in drop landing biomechanics of individuals with unilateral functional ankle instability.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Article
- Effective Attentional Focus Strategies after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Commentary.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAnterior cruciate ligament injury prevention often involves instructing athletes to reduce landing stiffness. Instructions promoting an external focus appear to result in superior motor performance for a wide range of tasks; however, the effect of attentional focus on landing stiffness has not been examined. HYPOTHESIS/PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to compare the influence of instructions promoting an internal focus vs. those promoting an external focus on landing stiffness. It was hypothesized that both types of instructions would reduce landing stiffness vs. landings performed prior to instruction. It was also hypothesized that participants would demonstrate a greater reduction in landing stiffness when provided with instructions promoting an external focus. STUDY
designCross-sectional, quasi-experimental.
methodsSixteen female athletes (basketball, soccer, volleyball) completed drop landings while force and kinematic data were collected. Participants first performed drop landings with their typical technique (baseline). They then received instructions promoting an internal focus and an external focus before performing additional drop landings. Peak force, time-to-peak force, leg stiffness, and hip, knee, and ankle sagittal plane angles were analyzed.
resultsBoth types of instructions resulted in lower landing forces, less leg stiffness, and greater hip and knee flexion versus at baseline. However, athletes demonstrated more knee flexion at the time of the peak force (59.4 ± 9.6 ° vs. 56.0 ± 9.5 °) and less leg stiffness (69.5 ± 17.9 Nkg
conclusionInstructions promoting an external focus appear to result in a greater reduction in landing stiffness. Clinicians should consider providing instructions promoting an external focus when training athletes to reduce lower extremity stiffness during drop landings. The findings from this study may help to inform clinicians involved in movement pattern re-training for female athletes. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level 3b.
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