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Spinal reflex control in healthy and ACL-injured women during a distracting task

Creator:

Perrier, Erica Taylor

Abstract:

Female athletes exhibit three- to six-fold greater incidence of noncontact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury relative to their male counterparts. The increased risk appears to stem from interactions between several risk factors, that can roughly be categorized as anatomic, biomechanical, hormonal, and neuromuscular. Neuromuscular risk factors have recently gained a...

Resource Type:

Dissertation
The effects of static and dynamic stretching on reaction time and performance in a countermovement jump

Creator:

Perrier, Erica Taylor

Abstract:

PURPOSE: The purpose of this research was to quantify the effects of a warm-up with static or dynamic stretching on countermovement jump height, reaction time, muscle onsets for tibialis anterior (TA) and vastus lateralis (VL), and low back/ hamstring flexibility. METHODS: Twenty one recreationally-active males (24.4 ± 4.5 yrs), recruited...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis