Relationship between skeletal muscle contractile properties and power production capacity in female Olympic rugby players

Montalvo, Zigor; Sánchez‐Martínez, Guillermo; Torrontegi, Elaia; Calle-Herrero, J De La; Dominguez-Castells, Rocio; Maffiuletti, Nicola A.; Villa, Pedro de la

doi:10.1080/17461391.2018.1438521

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“…Likewise, the relationship between contractile properties and rugby player’s power measured thought a Wingate Test shows negative correlations between power and Dm, Vd and Td of the VL (r =−0.75, r = −0.70 and r =−0.61, respectively), without finding significant relationships between power developed in the test and contractile properties of RF and VM 47…”

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<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

García-García¹,

Cuba-Dorado²,

Álvarez-Yates³

et al. 2019

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An exhaustive review has been made to filter the studies that have analyzed muscle function though tensiomyography (TMG) with elite or well-trained athletes. The results of this review indicate that the several protocols used in athletes to find the displacement-time curve with greater maximum radial muscle displacement showed a good-excellent reliability. TMG has been used to characterize athletes’ muscles contractile properties from specific sports disciplines, although there are very few sports that have been deeply analyzed. TMG seems to be useful to determine changes in muscles contractile properties after stimuli of competition, training or recovery. These changes have been strongly related with the fatigue produced after an effort. In addition, TMG parameters could be used to control training effects during a specific period or throughout the season being also a very useful tool to individualize athletes training loads. In this sense, it also seems to provide sports performance information in cyclic sports by relating some TMG parameters with performance indicators. On the other hand, the TMG-BCM algorithm has been used as a lateral and functional symmetry measure and as a monitoring tool for injury prevention and recovery. However, it seems to be no clear criterion that determines asymmetry degree, nor established contractile properties values as a reference to prevent or recover sports injuries. Despite the utility shown in these fields, there are still very few sports analyzed and it is really necessary to continue advancing in the knowledge of the contractile properties behavior, such as the effects of athletes’ training, competitions and injuries and even in the parameters interpretation obtained with the TMG.

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<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

García-García¹,

Cuba-Dorado²,

Álvarez-Yates³

et al. 2019

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“…In contrast to the GL and GM, the Dm and Vd of the VL were significantly lower in the unilateral LLA than in the control group, indicative of a higher muscle stiffness of the VL in the intact limb. 19 Valenzuela et al 19 identified an association between higher muscle stiffness (lower Dm or Vd) of the VL and a higher peak power output during pedaling performance, with the muscle stiffness of the VL providing the best predictor of power production capacity. Our findings of a greater stiffness of the VL are indicative of the high muscle power output required of the intact lower limb in a unilateral LLA.…”

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Tensiomyographic changes of muscle contractile properties in individuals with lower-limb amputation: A pilot study

Fujishita¹,

Maeda²,

Urabe³

et al. 2021

Prosthetics &Amp; Orthotics International

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Background: Individuals with a unilateral lower-limb amputation (LLA) rely heavily on their intact limb during daily physical activities. However, there is limited research on the resultant effects of this over-reliance on contractile properties of muscles in the intact limb. Objective: To compare the muscle contractile properties of the intact limb among individuals with a unilateral LLA to those of agematched able-bodied individuals, using tensiomyography.Study Design: This is a cross-sectional, observational study. Methods: Nine men with a unilateral LLA and 10 able-bodied men (control) were included. Tensiomyography measures were obtained for 5 muscles: gastrocnemius lateralis (GL) and medialis (GM), rectus femoris, vastus lateralis (VL), and vastus medialis. Contraction time (Tc), delay time (Td), maximal displacement (Dm), and velocity of deformation (Vd) for each muscle were compared between groups.Results: Tc and Td for the GL and GM muscles were lower for the LLA than the control group (GL: P 5 .03, r 5 20.51, P , .01, r 5 0.67; GM: P 5 .02, r 5 0.53, P 5 .07, r 5 0.54, respectively). Dm and Vd of the VL were significantly smaller in the LLA than the control group (P , .01, r 5 0.73, P , .01, r 5 0.23, respectively). Conclusions: Men with a unilateral LLA seem to have slower deformation of the gastrocnemius muscles and higher stiffness of the VL than able-bodied controls. These findings may be indicative of an overuse of the intact limb as a compensation for the unilateral LLA. The confirmation of these findings in a larger sample size is required to translate these findings to practice.

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“…Three of these studies (43% of 7 studies) were performed in rugby sevens with an international/Olympic cohort. [155][156][157] Of the remaining four studies, the rugby code was not reported, and the cohort was either varsity (14%), 158 subelite and elite (14%), 159 international (14%) 160 or not reported (14%). 161 Studies investigated a range of physiological-themed topics.…”

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Applied sports science and sports medicine in women’s rugby: systematic scoping review and Delphi study to establish future research priorities

Heyward

Emmonds

Roe

et al. 2022

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectivesIn part 1, the objective was to undertake a systematic scoping review of applied sports science and sports medicine in women’s rugby, and in part 2 to develop a consensus statement on future research priorities.DesignIn part 1, a systematic search of PubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost) was undertaken from the earliest records to January 2021. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) 2020, the PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews, and the PRISMA extension protocols were followed. In part 2, 31 international experts in women’s rugby (ie, elite players, sports scientists, medical clinicians, sports administrators) participated in a three-round Delphi consensus method. These experts reviewed the findings from part 1 and subsequently provided a list of priority research topics in women’s rugby. Research topics were grouped into expert-based themes and expert-based subthemes via content analysis. Expert-based themes and expert-based subthemes were ranked from very low to very high research priority on a 1–5 Likert scale. Consensus was defined by ≥70% agreement. The median research priority agreement and IQR were calculated for each expert-based theme and subtheme.Data sourcesPubMed (MEDLINE), Scopus and SPORTDiscus (EBSCOhost).Eligibility criteria for selecting studiesStudies were eligible for inclusion if they investigated applied sports science or sports medicine in women’s rugby.ResultsIn part 1, the systematic scoping review identified 123 studies, which were categorised into six sports science and sports medicine evidence-based themes: injury (n=48), physical performance (n=32), match characteristics (n=26), fatigue and recovery (n=6), nutrition (n=6), and psychology (n=5). In part 2, the Delphi method resulted in three expert-based themes achieving consensus on future research priority in women’s rugby: injury (5.0 (1.0)), female health (4.0 (1.0)) and physical performance (4.0 (1.0)).Summary/ConclusionThis two-part systematic scoping review and Delphi consensus is the first study to summarise the applied sports science and sports medicine evidence base in women’s rugby and establish future research priorities. The summary tables from part 1 provide valuable reference information for researchers and practitioners. The three expert-based themes that achieved consensus in part 2 (injury, female health and physical performance) provide clear direction and guidance on future research priorities in women’s rugby. The findings of this two-part study facilitate efficient and coordinated use of scientific resources towards high-priority research themes relevant to a wide range of stakeholders in women’s rugby.

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Relationship between skeletal muscle contractile properties and power production capacity in female Olympic rugby players

Cited by 20 publications

References 32 publications

<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

<p>Clinical utility of tensiomyography for muscle function analysis in athletes</p>

Tensiomyographic changes of muscle contractile properties in individuals with lower-limb amputation: A pilot study

Applied sports science and sports medicine in women’s rugby: systematic scoping review and Delphi study to establish future research priorities

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