Project information
Project manager
Jesper Augustsson
Other project members
Sofia Ryman Augustsson
Participating organizations
Linnaeus University
Financier
Forskningsrådet i sydöstra Sverige (FORSS)
Timetable
21 Febr 2022–31 Dec 2024
Subject
Sport science (Department of Sport Science, Faculty of Social Sciences)
More about the project
The overall purpose of the project is to study the Nordic hamstring exercise (NHE) in various ways, as the NHE has been recognized to decrease the risk of hamstring injuries among athletes by half in athletes across several sports. A first study of this project has been published, in which a new clinical test of this exercise has been developed: Development of a Novel Nordic Hamstring Exercise Performance Test Device: A Reliability and Intervention Study.
In a further study, we show that eccentric-concentric NHE can be a supplement in rehab after hamstring rupture, and in rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, in athletes: Differences in Peak Knee Flexor Force between Eccentric-Only and Combined Eccentric-Concentric Nordic Hamstring Exercise.
In a subsequent study, we compare various types of NHE among elite athletes and observe that a fast stretch-shortening cycle variant of NHE results in greater knee flexor force development than the traditional slow eccentric NHE. The result is highly intriguing and could have implications for how this exercise should actually be performed: Speed Matters in Nordic Hamstring Exercise: Higher Peak Knee Flexor Force during Fast Stretch-Shortening Variant Compared to Standard Slow Eccentric Execution in Elite Athletes.
The project is part of the research in the Fysisk aktivitet, hälsa och idrottsmedicin research group.
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