Leg and Joint Stiffness of the Supporting Leg during Side-Foot Kicking in Soccer Players with Chronic Ankle Instability
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Evaluation and Grouping of CAI
2.3. Instrumentation
2.4. Measurement Protocols
2.5. Data Analysis
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Partocipants Characteristics
3.2. Joint Angles and Moments
3.3. Leg Stiffness
3.4. Joint Stiffness of the Lower Extremity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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CAI Group | N-CAI Group | |
---|---|---|
N | 14 (58%) | 10 (42%) |
Main position | ||
Striker, n | 6 | 3 |
Midfielder, n | 3 | 4 |
Defender, n | 5 | 3 |
Age, years | 20.8 ± 0.9 | 20.8 ± 0.8 |
Height, cm | 172.8 ± 5.7 | 171.8 ± 5.0 |
Body mass, kg | 65.8 ± 5.2 | 64.2 ± 5.6 |
Playing Experience, years | 11.1 ± 1.7 | 10.6 ± 2.4 |
CAIT score | 23.3 ± 4.1 | 29.6 ± 0.8 |
Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD 1 | Mean Difference (95% CI 2) | t Value | p Value | Effect Size 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sagittal Plane | ||||||
Hip Flexion, deg | CAI | 29.3 ± 9.4 | −1.1 (−10.3–8.2) | −0.24 | 0.81 | −0.10 |
N-CAI | 30.4 ± 12.5 | |||||
Knee Flexion, deg | CAI | 33.3 ± 9.0 | −3.4 (−10.5–3.6) | −1.01 | 0.32 | −0.42 |
N-CAI | 36.7 ± 6.9 | |||||
Ankle Dorsi-Flexion, deg | CAI | 23.9 ± 8.9 | −0.7 (−7.3–5.9) | −0.23 | 0.82 | −0.10 |
N-CAI | 24.6 ± 5.5 | |||||
Frontal Plane | ||||||
Hip Adduction, deg | CAI | 8.3 ± 5.3 | −2.0 (−5.8–1.8) | −1.09 | 0.29 | −0.42 |
N-CAI | 10.3 ± 2.6 | |||||
Knee Adduction, deg | CAI | 14.2 ± 13.7 | 7.9 (−2.8–18.5) | 1.53 | 0.14 | 0.63 |
N-CAI | 6.3 ± 10.4 | |||||
Ankle Dorsi-Flexion, deg | CAI | 6.3 ± 8.4 | 3.0 (−2.8–8.8) | 1.09 | 0.29 | 0.45 |
N-CAI | 3.2 ± 3.3 |
Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD 1 | Mean Difference (95% CI 2) | t Value | p Value | Effect Size 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sagittal Plane | ||||||
Hip Flexion, Nm/kg | CAI | 1.60 ± 1.61 | 0.28 (−0.23–0.80) | 1.14 | 0.27 | 0.47 |
N-CAI | 1.32 ± 0.58 | |||||
Knee Flexion, Nm/kg | CAI | 1.44 ± 0.82 | −0.37 (−1.20–0.45) | −0.94 | 0.36 | −0.39 |
N-CAI | 1.81 ± 1.13 | |||||
Ankle Dorsi-Flexion, Nm/kg | CAI | 2.54 ± 0.62 | 0.20 (−0.29–0.69) | 0.84 | 0.41 | 0.35 |
N-CAI | 2.34 ± 0.49 | |||||
Frontal Plane | ||||||
Hip Adduction, Nm/kg | CAI | 1.40 ± 0.63 | 0.01 (−0.46–0.48) | 0.04 | 0.97 | 0.02 |
N-CAI | 1.39 ± 0.41 | |||||
Knee Adduction, Nm/kg | CAI | 1.30 ± 0.58 | 0.44 (0.00–0.88) | 2.09 | 0.049 * | 0.86 |
N-CAI | 0.86 ± 0.39 | |||||
Ankle Dorsi-Flexion, Nm/kg | CAI | 0.29 ± 0.37 | 0.04 (−0.24–0.31) | 0.28 | 0.79 | 0.11 |
N-CAI | 0.25 ± 0.23 |
Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD 1 | Mean Difference (95% CI 2) | t Value | p Value | Effect Size 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leg stiffness, Kleg, kN/m | CAI | 19.67 ± 2.85 | −2.52 (−8.16–3.11) | −0.80 | 0.36 | −0.38 |
N-CAI | 22.21 ± 9.67 |
Angular Displacements | Unstandardized Coefficients | Standardized Coefficients | t Value | p Value | 95% CI 1 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | Std. Error | Beta | ||||
Hip Flexion, deg | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.66 | 0.52 | −0.37–0.71 |
Knee Flexion, deg | −0.77 | 0.34 | −0.48 | −2.28 | 0.03 * | −1.49–0.07 |
Ankle Dorsi-Flexion, deg | −0.32 | 0.15 | −0.39 | −2.19 | 0.04 * | −0.63–0.02 |
Variables | Groups | Mean ± SD 1 | Mean Difference (95% CI 2) | t Value | p Value | Effect Size 3 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sagittal plane | ||||||
Hip stiffness, Khip, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.034 ± 0.012 | −0.002 (−0.011–0.008) | −0.35 | 0.73 | −0.14 |
N-CAI | 0.036 ± 0.008 | |||||
Knee stiffness, Kknee, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.061 ± 0.040 | 0.002 (−0.028–0.032) | 0.16 | 0.88 | 0.06 |
N-CAI | 0.059 ± 0.025 | |||||
Ankle stiffness, Kankle, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.037 ± 0.014 | −0.003 (−0.013–0.008) | −0.56 | 0.58 | −0.23 |
N-CAI | 0.039 ± 0.009 | |||||
Frontal plane | ||||||
Hip stiffness, Khip, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.111 ± 0.058 | 0.017 (−0.026–0.060) | 0.80 | 0.43 | 0.33 |
N-CAI | 0.095 ± 0.035 | |||||
Knee stiffness, Kknee, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.106 ± 0.053 | 0.040 (0.001–0.0780) | 2.12 | 0.046 * | 0.88 |
N-CAI | 0.066 ± 0.030 | |||||
Ankle stiffness, Kankle, Nm/deg | CAI | 0.057 ± 0.045 | 0.014 (−0.019–0.046) | 0.87 | 0.40 | 0.37 |
N-CAI | 0.043 ± 0.024 |
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Tamura, A.; Shimura, K.; Inoue, Y. Leg and Joint Stiffness of the Supporting Leg during Side-Foot Kicking in Soccer Players with Chronic Ankle Instability. Sports 2023, 11, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11110218
Tamura A, Shimura K, Inoue Y. Leg and Joint Stiffness of the Supporting Leg during Side-Foot Kicking in Soccer Players with Chronic Ankle Instability. Sports. 2023; 11(11):218. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11110218
Chicago/Turabian StyleTamura, Akihiro, Keita Shimura, and Yuri Inoue. 2023. "Leg and Joint Stiffness of the Supporting Leg during Side-Foot Kicking in Soccer Players with Chronic Ankle Instability" Sports 11, no. 11: 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports11110218