Stian Larsen, Milo Wolf, Brad J Schoenfeld, Nordis Ø Sandberg, Andrea B Fredriksen, Benjamin S Kristiansen, Roland van den Tillaar, Paul A Swinton, Hallvard N Falch
{"title":"Knee flexion range of motion does not influence muscle hypertrophy of the quadriceps femoris during leg press training in resistance-trained individuals.","authors":"Stian Larsen, Milo Wolf, Brad J Schoenfeld, Nordis Ø Sandberg, Andrea B Fredriksen, Benjamin S Kristiansen, Roland van den Tillaar, Paul A Swinton, Hallvard N Falch","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2481534","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2481534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigated the effect of knee flexion range of motion (ROM) during the leg press exercise on quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy in resistance-trained individuals. Twenty-three participants (training age: 7.2 ± 3.5 years) completed a within-participant design, performing four sets of unilateral leg presses to momentary failure twice weekly for 8 weeks. In one leg, the knee flexion range of motion (ROM) was fixed at approximately 5-100°, while for the other leg, participants used their maximum individualized ROM (5-154 ± 7.8°). Quadriceps muscle thickness was assessed via B-mode ultrasonography in the proximal, central, and distal regions of the mid- and lateral thighs. Bayesian analyses were conducted to quantify treatment effects and provide inferential estimates using credible intervals and Bayes Factors (BF). Univariate and multivariate analyses indicated 'moderate' (BF = 0.14 to 0.22) and 'extreme' (BF < 0.01) evidence in support of the null hypothesis, respectively. Within-condition analyses revealed small-to-medium hypertrophic adaptation in both conditions, with absolute increases ranging from 1.08 mm to 1.91 mm. These findings suggest that both knee flexion ROMs are similarly effective for promoting quadriceps femoris muscle hypertrophy over a relatively short training-period in resistance-trained individuals.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"986-994"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143670246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gregory Roe, Thomas Sawczuk, Lindsay Starling, Mark S Gilthorpe, Danielle Salmon, Éanna Falvey, Sharief Hendricks, Karen Rasmussen, Keith Stokes, James Tooby, Cameron Owen, Ross Tucker, Ben Jones
{"title":"Contact-events and associated head acceleration events in semi-elite women's rugby union: A competition-wide instrumented mouthguard study.","authors":"Gregory Roe, Thomas Sawczuk, Lindsay Starling, Mark S Gilthorpe, Danielle Salmon, Éanna Falvey, Sharief Hendricks, Karen Rasmussen, Keith Stokes, James Tooby, Cameron Owen, Ross Tucker, Ben Jones","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2481355","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2481355","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to quantify contact-events and associated head acceleration event (HAE) probabilities in semi-elite women's rugby union. Instrumented mouthguards (iMGs) were worn by players competing in the 2023 Farah Palmer Cup season (13 teams, 217 players) during 441 player-matches. Maximum peak linear acceleration (PLA) and peak angular acceleration (PAA) per-event were used as estimates of <i>in vivo</i> HAE (HAE<sub>max</sub>), linked to video analysis-derived contact-events and analysed using mixed-effects regression. Back-rows had the highest number of contact-events per full-match (44.1 [41.2 to 47.1]). No differences were apparent between front-five and centres, or between half-backs and outside-backs. The probability of higher HAE<sub>max</sub> occurring was greatest in ball-carries, followed by tackles, defensive rucks and attacking rucks. Probability profiles were similar between positions but the difference in contact-events for each position influenced HAE<sub>max</sub> exposure. Overall, most HAE<sub>max</sub> were relatively low. For example, the probability of a back-row experiencing a PLA HAE<sub>max</sub> ≥25<i>g</i> was 0.045 (0.037-0.054) for ball carries (1 in every 22 carries), translating to 1 in every 2.3 full games. This study presents the first in-depth analysis of contact-events and associated HAE<sub>max</sub> in semi-elite women's rugby union. The HAE<sub>max</sub> profiles during contact-events can help inform both policy and research into injury mitigation strategies.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"933-942"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143700735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter Leo, Borja Martinez-Gonzalez, Iñigo Mujika, Andrea Giorgi
{"title":"Mechanistic influence of the torque cadence relationship on power output during exhaustive all-out field tests in professional cyclists.","authors":"Peter Leo, Borja Martinez-Gonzalez, Iñigo Mujika, Andrea Giorgi","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2478354","DOIUrl":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2478354","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Understanding the torque-cadence-power relationship can be important in assessing a cyclist's performance potential. This study explored these relationships in elite male cyclists (<i>N</i> = 17; age: 24.1 ± 3.8 years; body mass: 66.0 ± 4.8 kg, critical power (CP): 5.5 ± 0.3 W.kg<sup>-1</sup>) through sprint, torque, and CP tests conducted in fresh and after accumulated work. Testing protocols, performed during a pre-season training camp, included maximal efforts across varied gear ratios and durations (15 s, 3 min, and 12 min), under stable environmental conditions (15-20°C). Results revealed reduced power output, torque, and cadence after accumulated work compared to fresh conditions (<i>p</i> ≤ .001). Sprint-derived maximum torque (T<sub>max</sub>) was strongly correlated with torque intercepts for CP fresh (<i>r</i> = .558, <i>p</i> = .020) and after accumulated work (<i>r</i> = .556, <i>p</i> = .020). The cadence relationships demonstrated a large negative correlation between maximum cadence (C<sub>max</sub>) and optimum cadence (C<sub>opt</sub>) from the sprint test and the 15 s, 3 min and 12 min cadence recorded during CP after accumulated work (<i>r</i> = -0.541 to -0.634, <i>p</i> = 0.006 to 0.025). These findings highlight that accumulated work-induced reductions in work capacity (W') and CP values were accompanied by lower cadences across all effort durations.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"887-894"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143634143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephen Cobley, Marie Javet, Shaun Abbott, Caitlin Fox-Harding, Stephen Bested, Daniel Hackett, Michael Romann
{"title":"'Train less and still similarly improve?' Maturational growth is more influential than training engagement on performance indices development in volleyball.","authors":"Stephen Cobley, Marie Javet, Shaun Abbott, Caitlin Fox-Harding, Stephen Bested, Daniel Hackett, Michael Romann","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2496098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2496098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Identifying factors which more or less account for performance improvement during developmental stages is essential for sports science knowledge and coaching practice. Accordingly, this study examined the longitudinal, changing, influences of Volleyball-specific Training Engagement (VTE) and Maturity Status on physical test performance development. Participants were <i>N</i> = 139 Swiss female competitive volleyball players, aged 10-14 years at baseline (<i>M</i> = 12.93, <i>SD</i> = 1.15 years). Annually for 3 years, participants completed the 9-3-6-3-9 Agility Sprint; Standing Long Jump [SLJ] and Jump & Reach test. Linear Mixed Models (LMMs) examined longitudinal independent and interactive relationships between VTE (hours/week) and Maturity Status (YPHV) with test performance indices. LMMs identified both interactive and independent relationships on test indices. Interactions highlighted the influence of VTE generally reduced during peak-post maturational stages (- 0.5-2.5 YPHV), while maturational growth was predominantly more influential on performance development. Findings identified that lowered weekly VTE during maturational peak-post growth periods led to equivalent performance development. With maturational growth more influential, findings highlight the potential to misattribute longitudinal performance development toward training engagement and question the benefit of heightened physiological-focused engagement circa-post PHV stages. However, such questioning may not necessarily apply to skill acquisition or technical-focused training.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144026528","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sam Jones, Chris Bailey, Dave Thomas, Mark G E White, Paul Rees, Huw D Summers, Neil E Bezodis
{"title":"A novel measure to quantify technical ability in on-water rowing.","authors":"Sam Jones, Chris Bailey, Dave Thomas, Mark G E White, Paul Rees, Huw D Summers, Neil E Bezodis","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2493020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2493020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study developed a new measure that quantifies technical ability in on-water rowing by accounting for the effects of an athlete's physiological capabilities and the given environmental conditions. Maximal 2000 m efforts for both ergometer and on-water (<i>n</i> = 340 of each) were collected from 162 national and international athletes (78 women, 84 men) over 16 years. A linear mixed model predicted on-water performance from static ergometer performance (physiological capability), accounting for day of on-water testing (environmental condition effects). <i>On-water delta</i> was the difference between predicted and actual on-water performance. The model revealed significant fixed effects (intercept = 17.70 s, 95% CI = [8.43, 26.97], <i>p</i> < 0.001; ergometer coefficient = 0.87, 95% CI = [0.81, 0.93], <i>p</i> < 0.001), and random effects for year ranged from -15.43 s to 47.98 s (median = -6.29 s). <i>On-water delta</i> ranged from -32.8 s (faster than predicted) to 51.1 s (slower). <i>On-water delta</i> provides a new dependent variable that can be used to quantify technical ability in future investigations. The current data provide contextual <i>on-water delta</i> values from a large sample of high-level athletes, and the outlined modelling approach can be applied to new datasets to provide population-specific quantifications of technical ability.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143978553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anthony Sudlow, Paul Galantine, Giovanna Del Sordo, Jean-Jacques Raymond, Georges Dalleau, Nicolas Peyrot, Pascale Duché
{"title":"Effects of maximal power and the force-velocity profile on sprint acceleration performance according to maturity status and sex.","authors":"Anthony Sudlow, Paul Galantine, Giovanna Del Sordo, Jean-Jacques Raymond, Georges Dalleau, Nicolas Peyrot, Pascale Duché","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2497658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2497658","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to determine whether maturational and sex-related differences in sprint times were accompanied by changes in relative maximal power (<i>P</i><sub>max</sub>), force-velocity profiles (<i>S</i><sub>FV</sub>) and optimal sprint distances (<i>x</i><sub>opt</sub>). Sprint times and continuous velocity-time data were collected using a radar. Inverse dynamics applied to the centre of mass provided accurate estimations of force-velocity relationship parameters (<i>P</i><sub>max</sub>, <i>F</i><sub>0</sub>, <i>v</i><sub>0</sub>, <i>S</i><sub>FV</sub>, <i>x</i><sub>opt</sub>) and technical variables (<i>RF</i><sub>max</sub>, <i>D</i><sub>RF</sub>). Somatic maturity was determined from peak height velocity (PHV). Performance increased with maturation in girls and boys (<i>p</i> < 0.001, <i>d</i> = 0.86‒2.78) accompanied by increases in relative <i>P</i><sub>max</sub> from pre to post-PHV (<i>p</i> < 0.011‒0.001, <i>d</i> = 0.98‒5.20). Increases in relative <i>P</i><sub>max</sub> were predominantly due to more velocity-oriented profiles (<i>p</i> < 0.007‒0.001, <i>d</i> = 0.76‒1.41). <i>x</i><sub>opt</sub>, <i>RF</i><sub>max</sub> and <i>D</i><sub>RF</sub> also increased with maturation (<i>p</i> < 0.030‒0.001, <i>d</i> = 0.87‒3.40). <i>P</i><sub>max</sub> increases in girls and boys throughout maturation enabling them to reduce sprint times. Both girls and boys increased <i>P</i><sub>max</sub> through a shift to more velocity-oriented profiles. However, plateaus in <i>F</i><sub>0</sub> and <i>RF</i><sub>max</sub> were present from pre-PHV in girls, while boys had slower development from mid-PHV. Improving <i>P</i><sub>max</sub> through increases in <i>F</i><sub>0</sub> and <i>RF</i><sub>max</sub>, while maintaining a velocity-oriented profile, will likely benefit youth sprint performance. A specific focus on these parameters is necessary from pre-PHV onwards in girls and from mid-PHV in boys.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144006006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Javier Valenciano-Valcárcel, Alejandro Jiménez-Loaisa, Alexandra Valencia-Peris, Javier Sevil-Serrano
{"title":"Gender- and educational level-based differences in physical activity and sedentary behaviors of young people according to their (non)participation in organized sport.","authors":"Javier Valenciano-Valcárcel, Alejandro Jiménez-Loaisa, Alexandra Valencia-Peris, Javier Sevil-Serrano","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2497666","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2497666","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examines gender- and educational level-based differences in young people's physical activity (PA) and different leisure-time sedentary behaviors (LTSB) according to their (non)participation in organized sport. 1968 participants (<i>M</i><sub><i>age</i></sub> = 12.1 years; 48.1% girls; 42.6% secondary school) self-reported their PA and LTSB through the PAQ and the YLSBQ, respectively, during May and June 2021. Gender (boys vs. girls) and educational level (primary vs. secondary) differences were assessed using analyses of covariance. Findings revealed that boys and girls who participated in organized sport reported higher PA than their non-participating peers. Participating boys and girls spent less time on screens and total sedentary time (ST) than their non-participant peers. Participating girls also spent less time socializing and in other sedentary activities than non-participant girls. Primary and secondary students who engaged in organized sport showed higher PA than their non-participant peers. In comparison with their non-participant peers, participating primary students spent less time on academic tasks and total ST, while participating secondary students spent less time on screens and total ST. Therefore, participation in organized sport appears not only to increase PA in both genders and educational stages but also to decrease some LTSB in a gender- and educational-level-specific way.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144016221","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Max Malkin, Philip Morgan, Jin Yan, Narelle Eather
{"title":"The impact of coaching practices on player outcomes in rugby union: A systematic review.","authors":"Max Malkin, Philip Morgan, Jin Yan, Narelle Eather","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2486864","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2486864","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate the impact of rugby union coaching practices on athlete outcomes including performance, wellbeing and engagement.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A systematic search was conducted of 10 electronic databases using the search strings (rugby*) AND (coach*).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Consistent across various contexts (countries, age groups, school, club, representative, professional) findings from included qualitative (<i>n</i> = 18) and quantitative (<i>n</i> = 11) studies indicated that game-based coaching approaches improve rugby player performance, with contextualized and representative training activities being particularly effective. Our findings also support that coaching behaviors, personalised relationships and autonomy impact player engagement and wellbeing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>By applying game-based coaching approaches to instructional design and adopting recommended coaching behaviours, coaches can positively influence the performance, wellbeing and engagement of rugby players. Given the limited available studies and the risk of bias arising from the inclusion of a researcher-coach in many studies, further experimental studies across varied contexts and with more female coaches and players are required.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-21"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143970902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yuxin Zuo, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Borui Zhang, Chen Zheng, Fenghua Sun
{"title":"Effects of pre-exercise snack bars with low- and high-glycemic index on soccer-specific performance: An application of continuous glucose monitoring.","authors":"Yuxin Zuo, Eric Tsz-Chun Poon, Xiaoyuan Zhang, Borui Zhang, Chen Zheng, Fenghua Sun","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2497672","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2497672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study aimed to investigate the effects of pre-exercise snack bars with different glycemic indices (GI) on soccer-specific performance. In a randomised crossover study design, 12 recreational soccer players consumed either low- or high-GI snack bars 1 h before 25 min small-sided game (SSG) training. Following the SSG training, the players' passing abilities were assessed using the Loughborough Soccer Passing Test (LSPT), followed by aerobic endurance capacities YOYO Intermittent Recovery Test Level 1 (YYIRT), respectively. Continuous glucose monitors (CGM) were used to track the glycemic response during SSG training and all tests. The result showed that participants' performance was significantly better in the low-GI trial compared with the high-GI trial for the LSPT movement (58.27 ± 10.99 vs. 62.27 ± 7.63 s, <i>p</i> < 0.05), LSPT total (74.64 ± 22.66 vs. 83.18 ± 18.29 s, <i>p</i> < 0.05), and YYIRT (1196 ± 657 vs. 993 ± 536 m, <i>p</i> < 0.01). The CGM data indicated a lower mean (6.2 ± 0.7 vs. 7.1 ± 0.6 mmol/L, <i>p</i> < 0.01) and lower glycemic variability in postprandial interstitial glucose levels in the low-GI trial, compared with the high-GI trial. In conclusion, pre-exercise low-GI snacks could result in more stable glycemic responses and enhance soccer-specific performance.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144000825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Does accelerometer location influence recreational runners' response to an accelerometer-based biofeedback gait re-education system?","authors":"Ciarán P Ó Catháin, Kieran A Moran","doi":"10.1080/02640414.2025.2490431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2025.2490431","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Running is one of the most popular exercise modalities worldwide. However, injuries remain prevalent and are reported as a reason for running cessation. Research has demonstrated that load-based biofeedback systems may be able to reduce the loading experienced during running, potentially decreasing injury occurrence or enhancing rehabilitation. This study aimed to examine if varying accelerometer location in a load-based visual biofeedback system altered participants ability to reduce loading (peak tibial and sacral accelerations). Participants (<i>n</i> = 27), were randomly divided into 1 of three conditions; tibial, sacral, or treadmill-based biofeedback. In each condition, participants ran for 6 minutes (baseline), followed by 10 minutes with biofeedback (location varying based on group), and for a further 6 minutes without biofeedback. Linear mixed models that included time and biofeedback location as fixed effects, and participants as a random effect, demonstrated a significant main effect for time (<i>p</i> < 0.001) and biofeedback location (<i>p</i> = 0.05) for peak tibial accelerations, and a significant effect of time for peak sacral accelerations (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Practically, it appears that all biofeedback locations were effective at reducing both tibial and sacral peak accelerations and may have utility in the prevention and rehabilitation of running injuries.</p>","PeriodicalId":17066,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Sports Sciences","volume":" ","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143988495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}