title: The quantification of game-induced muscle fatigue in amputee soccer players.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This study quantified the degree of game-induced muscular fatigue in amputee soccer players.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-three male amputee soccer players performed muscular tests (Push Up Test [PUT], Countermovement Jump Test [CMJ] and medicine-ball throw [MBT]) before and after a competitive match. Five players served as a control group. The rating of perceived exertion was recorded after each battery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Control group demonstrated no differences between the two testing batteries (P>0.05, effect size [ES]: 0.1-0.4). However, match group illustrated markedly lower performances for PUT (-17%, P<0.01, ES: 0.9) with less pronounced declines in MBT (-8%, P<0.01, ES: 0.7) and CMJ (-5%, P<0.01, ES: 0.3) compared to pre-match values. The rating of perceived exertion were higher after the match compared to baseline values (+60%, P<0.01, ES: 2.4).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The data demonstrate that the fatigue experienced after amputee soccer matches causes impairments in muscular performance and this could be different to able-bodied players.
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - mams.ef@gmail.com.|Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil - mams.ef@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mário A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Simim
authors.affiliation: Carnegie School of Sport, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental, Biological and Health Sciences, University Center of Belo Horizonte (Uni-BH), Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Bruno V
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.affiliation: Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edmar L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Mendes
authors.affiliation: School of Physical Education, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
authors.forename: Marco T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: de Mello
authors.affiliation: Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Moacir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marocolo
authors.affiliation: Human Performance and Sport Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, Brazil.
authors.forename: Gustavo R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: da Mota
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000674:Amputees; D054874:Athletic Performance / Q000502:physiology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005221:Fatigue; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology*