The Effect of Fatigue on ACL Injury Risk in the Athletic Population

dc.contributor.advisorKnudson, Duane V.
dc.contributor.authorChavez, Adrian
dc.contributor.committeeMemberHarter, Rod A.
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMcCurdy, Kevin W.
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-15T17:12:40Z
dc.date.available2012-08-15T17:12:40Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractApproximately 250,000 ACL injuries occur in the United States each year (Silvers & Mandelbaum, 2011). At least half of these injuries occur in young athletes (Griffin et al., 2006). Fatigue is thought to be a contributor to injury risk, however, the extent of this association during sports participation has yet to be identified. Previous research has used standardized protocols in order to induce fatigue and study its effect on human performance. Unfortunately, it is unknown whether these protocols induce a level and type of fatigue that is representative of sports participation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the performance alterations as a result of fatigue experienced after basketball participation to that of two fatigue protocols during a jump landing. The results show that performance changes that occur as a result of functional and general fatigue protocols were not like those observed after participation in basketball competition. Future research should attempt to address this issue when studying fatigue and incorporate protocols that are validated to represent sports participation.
dc.description.departmentHealth and Human Performance
dc.formatText
dc.format.extent75 pages
dc.format.medium1 file (.pdf)
dc.identifier.citationChavez, A. (2011). <i>The effect of fatigue on ACL injury risk in the athletic population</i> (Unpublished thesis). Texas State University-San Marcos, San Marcos, Texas.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10877/4326
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectFatigue
dc.subjectACL
dc.subjectInjury
dc.subjectBasketball
dc.subjectAthletic
dc.subjectSports
dc.titleThe Effect of Fatigue on ACL Injury Risk in the Athletic Population
dc.typeThesis
thesis.degree.departmentHealth and Human Performance
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysical Education
thesis.degree.grantorTexas State University-San Marcos
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Education

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