Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions

Background: For professional road cyclists, most overload injuries affect the lower limbs. They are mostly represented by contractures or muscle shortening, characterised by a variation of muscular tone, stiffness, and elasticity. This real-life study aimed to assess specific mechanical parameters i...

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Autores: Rotllan, Cristina, Corbi, Francisco, Viscor Carrasco, Ginés
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Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2024
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Barcelona
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Palavra-chave:Competicions esportives
Cama
Elasticitat
Ciclistes
Dones esportistes
Sports tournaments
Leg
Elasticity
Cyclists
Women athletes
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spelling Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitionsRotllan, CristinaCorbi, FranciscoViscor Carrasco, GinésCompeticions esportivesCamaElasticitatCiclistesDones esportistesSports tournamentsLegElasticityCyclistsWomen athletesBackground: For professional road cyclists, most overload injuries affect the lower limbs. They are mostly represented by contractures or muscle shortening, characterised by a variation of muscular tone, stiffness, and elasticity. This real-life study aimed to assess specific mechanical parameters in top-class female cyclists who participated in 3 races a week. Hypothesis. Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity will be affected immediately after competition and at the end of the week due to accumulated fatigue. Methods: Six professional cyclists were evaluated. This pilot study consisted of a controlled trial and three days of competition, with rest days between them. MyotonPRO was used to measure tone, stiffness, and elasticity in six leg muscles: vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), lateral gastrocnemius (LG), and medial gastrocnemius (MG). Daily basal and pre- and postrace measures were carried through to the 3 races in a week. Results: The muscular tone of VL, VM, LG, and MG and the stiffness of VL, VM, RF, BF, LG, and MG decreased after races. VL and RF were mostly affected by (p=0.05) and (p=0.009), respectively. Basal elasticity improved over time until the last day. Conclusions: Muscle tone and stiffness decreased after a very intense and exhausting cycling endurance competition. Basal elasticity improved immediately after the race and continued this trend until the end of the week. More research is needed on changes in mechanical properties in competition and risk prevention of injuries.Wiley Hindawi Publishing2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/217582Articles publicats en revistes (Biologia Cel·lular, Fisiologia i Immunologia)reponame:Dipòsit Digital de la UBinstname:Universidad de BarcelonaInglésReproducció del document publicat a: https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2434494Translational Sports Medicine, 2024, vol. 2024, p. 1-11https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/2434494cc-by (c) Rotllán, C. et al., 2024http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/2175822026-05-27T06:46:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
title Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
spellingShingle Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
Rotllan, Cristina
Competicions esportives
Cama
Elasticitat
Ciclistes
Dones esportistes
Sports tournaments
Leg
Elasticity
Cyclists
Women athletes
title_short Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
title_full Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
title_fullStr Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
title_full_unstemmed Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
title_sort Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity in elite female cyclists after consecutive short competitions
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rotllan, Cristina
Corbi, Francisco
Viscor Carrasco, Ginés
author Rotllan, Cristina
author_facet Rotllan, Cristina
Corbi, Francisco
Viscor Carrasco, Ginés
author_role author
author2 Corbi, Francisco
Viscor Carrasco, Ginés
author2_role author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Competicions esportives
Cama
Elasticitat
Ciclistes
Dones esportistes
Sports tournaments
Leg
Elasticity
Cyclists
Women athletes
topic Competicions esportives
Cama
Elasticitat
Ciclistes
Dones esportistes
Sports tournaments
Leg
Elasticity
Cyclists
Women athletes
description Background: For professional road cyclists, most overload injuries affect the lower limbs. They are mostly represented by contractures or muscle shortening, characterised by a variation of muscular tone, stiffness, and elasticity. This real-life study aimed to assess specific mechanical parameters in top-class female cyclists who participated in 3 races a week. Hypothesis. Muscle tone, stiffness, and elasticity will be affected immediately after competition and at the end of the week due to accumulated fatigue. Methods: Six professional cyclists were evaluated. This pilot study consisted of a controlled trial and three days of competition, with rest days between them. MyotonPRO was used to measure tone, stiffness, and elasticity in six leg muscles: vastus lateralis (VL), vastus medialis (VM), rectus femoris (RF), biceps femoris (BF), lateral gastrocnemius (LG), and medial gastrocnemius (MG). Daily basal and pre- and postrace measures were carried through to the 3 races in a week. Results: The muscular tone of VL, VM, LG, and MG and the stiffness of VL, VM, RF, BF, LG, and MG decreased after races. VL and RF were mostly affected by (p=0.05) and (p=0.009), respectively. Basal elasticity improved over time until the last day. Conclusions: Muscle tone and stiffness decreased after a very intense and exhausting cycling endurance competition. Basal elasticity improved immediately after the race and continued this trend until the end of the week. More research is needed on changes in mechanical properties in competition and risk prevention of injuries.
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