Gender differences in leg stiffness and stiffness recruitment strategy during two-legged hopping.
The authors compared leg stiffness (K(VERT)), muscle activation, and joint movement patterns between 11 men and 10 women during hopping. Physically active and healthy men and women performed continuous 2-legged hopping at their preferred rate and at 3.0 Hz. Compared with men, women demonstrated decreased K(VERT); however, after the authors normalized for body mass, gender differences in K(VERT) were eliminated. In comparison with men, women also demonstrated increased quadriceps and soleus activity, as well as greater quadriceps-to-hamstrings coactivation ratios. There were no significant gender differences for joint movement patterns (p>.05). The relationship between the observed gender differences in muscle recruitment and the increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury in women requires further study.
Padua
Darin A
DA
Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 216 Fetzer CB#8700, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8700, USA. dpadua@email.unc.edu
Carcia
Christopher R
CR
Arnold
Brent L
BL
Granata
Kevin P
KP
D000328:Adult; D000842:Ankle / Q000502:physiology; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000503:physiopathology; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012737:Sex Factors
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