All Outputs (112)

The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships (2021)
Journal Article
Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., & Jones, P. (2021). The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(22), 2618-2631. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2021.1948258

The aim of this was study to examine the inter-task relationships and compare change of direction (COD) biomechanics between different angles (45°, 90°, and 180°). Twenty-seven men performed three COD tasks, whereby lower-limb and trunk kinematics an... Read More about The effect of angle on change of direction biomechanics : comparison and inter-task relationships.

Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change-of-Direction Technique Modification Intervention on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk (2021)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. A. (2021). Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change-of-Direction Technique Modification Intervention on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(8), 2133-2144. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004075

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical effects of a 6-week change-of-direction (COD) technique modification intervention on anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk (i.e., multiplanar knee joint loads) during 45° (CUT45) and 90°... Read More about Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change-of-Direction Technique Modification Intervention on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk.

Effects of spaceflight on musculoskeletal health : a systematic review and meta-analysis, considerations for interplanetary travel (2021)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Jones, P., Cuthbert, M., Kendall, K., Lake, J., & Haff, G. (2021). Effects of spaceflight on musculoskeletal health : a systematic review and meta-analysis, considerations for interplanetary travel. Sports Medicine, 51(10), 2097-2114. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01496-9

If interplanetary travel is to be successful over the coming decades, it is essential that countermeasures to minimize deterioration of the musculoskeletal system are as effective as possible, given the increased duration of spaceflight associated wi... Read More about Effects of spaceflight on musculoskeletal health : a systematic review and meta-analysis, considerations for interplanetary travel.

Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics (2021)
Journal Article
Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2021). Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics. Sports, 9(6), e73. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9060073

This study aimed to examine the effects of change of direction (COD) speed and technique modification training on 180° turning performance (completion time, ground contact time [GCT], and exit velocity), kinetics, and kinematics. A non-randomised 6 w... Read More about Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics.

Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury (2021)
Journal Article
Orangi, B., Yaali, R., Bahram, A., Aghdasi, M., van der Kamp, J., Vanrenterghem, J., & Jones, P. (2021). Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury. Human Movement Science, 78, 102805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2021.102805

The prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries often involves movement training, but the effectiveness of different motor learning methods has not been fully investigated. The purpose of this study was therefore to examine th... Read More about Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury.

The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting (2021)
Journal Article
Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Donelon, T., Herrington, L., & Jones, P. (2021). The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting. Biomechanics, 1(1), 83-101. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics1010007

Side-step cutting is an action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury with a plethora of negative economical, health, and psychological implications. Although ACL injury risk factors are multifactorial, biomechanical and... Read More about The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) qualitative screening tool : application to mitigate anterior cruciate ligament injury risk during cutting.

Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict? (2021)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2021). Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict?. Sports Medicine, 51(9), 1983-1998. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-021-01448-3

Most cutting biomechanical studies investigate performance and knee joint load determinants independently. This is surprising because cutting is an important action linked to performance and non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. The... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of performance and injury risk during cutting : a performance-injury conflict?.

Between-Limb Differences During 180° Turns in Female Soccer Players: Application of Statistical Parametric Mapping (2021)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Warmenhoven, J., & Jones, P. A. (2021). Between-Limb Differences During 180° Turns in Female Soccer Players: Application of Statistical Parametric Mapping. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(11), 3136-3142. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000004022

This study was exploratory in nature and investigated the ability of statistical parametric mapping (SPM) to assess between-limb differences in lower-extremity movement change of direction. Fourteen female soccer players (mean ± SD; age = 20.6 ± 0.6... Read More about Between-Limb Differences During 180° Turns in Female Soccer Players: Application of Statistical Parametric Mapping.

Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change of Direction Speed and Technique Modification Intervention: Implications for Change of Direction Side step Performance (2021)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. A. (2021). Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change of Direction Speed and Technique Modification Intervention: Implications for Change of Direction Side step Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(10), 2780-2791. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000003950

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biomechanical effects of change of direction (COD) speed and technique modification training on COD performance (completion time, ground contact time [GCT], and exit velocity) during 45° (CUT45) and 90° (CUT9... Read More about Biomechanical Effects of a 6-Week Change of Direction Speed and Technique Modification Intervention: Implications for Change of Direction Side step Performance.

How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test (2020)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., & Jones, P. (2021). How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test. Journal of Sports Sciences, 39(4), 395-405. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2020.1823130

The aim of the study was to compare ground reaction force (GRF) characteristics between the antepenultimate foot contact (APFC), penultimate foot contact (PFC), and final foot contact (FFC), and to examine the relationships between APFC, PFC, and FFC... Read More about How early should you brake during a 180° turn? A kinetic comparison of the antepenultimate, penultimate, and final foot contacts during a 505 change of direction speed test.

Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework (2020)
Journal Article
Donelon, T., Dos’Santos, T., Pitchers, G., Brown, M., & Jones, P. (2020). Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework. Sports Medicine - Open, 6(1), 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-020-00276-5

Background: Cutting actions are associated with non-contact ACL injuries in multidirectional sports due to the propensity to generate large multiplanar knee joint loads (KJLs) that have the capacity to increase ACL loading and strain. Numerous studie... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of knee joint loads associated with increased anterior cruciate ligament loading during cutting : a systematic review and technical framework.

Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Dos’Santos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction. Sports Biomechanics, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2020.1830160

Change of direction manoeuvres is important in soccer and associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament injury, yet it is not known how the mechanics differentiate between males and females during 180° turns. Twenty-eight soccer players (14... Read More about Male and female soccer players exhibit different knee joint mechanics during pre-planned change of direction.

Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance? (2020)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Lake, J., Dos'Santos, T., Jones, P., Thomasson, M., & Comfort, P. (2020). Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 36(6), 1691-1698. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003697

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is considered an important test in rugby league and the
force platform is the recommended tool for assessing CMJ performance in this cohort. Due to
inconsistent methods applied across previous studies, there is curren... Read More about Countermovement jump standards in rugby league : what is a “good” performance?.

Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers (2020)
Journal Article
Webster, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003542

Professional cricket is constantly evolving and resulting in increased physiological demand placed on players. Fast bowlers experience the greatest physical demand during match-play; despite this, research has overlooked the importance of specific ph... Read More about Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers.

Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training (2020)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Jones, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. (2020). Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003544

The aims of this study were to determine the changes in early (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) and maximal isometric force production, in response to a 4-week period of moderate-load resistance training (60-82.5% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]), followed... Read More about Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training.

Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., DosʼSantos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1297-1306. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003553

The aim of this study was to explore the effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during two 180° change of direction (CoD) tasks (505 and modified 505 [505mod]). Fifty-two male (n = 24; age = 22.1 ± 4.8 years; height = 1.78 ± 0.06 m; bod... Read More about Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction.

Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention (2020)
Thesis
Dos'Santos, T. Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention. (Thesis). University of Salford

Changing direction is a key action linked to successful performance in multidirectional sports, but also
an action associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. Despite the importance
of directional changes for sports per... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of injury risk and performance during change of direction : implications for screening and intervention.

Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test (2019)
Journal Article
DosʼSantos, T., McBurnie, A., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1285-1296. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003439

The aim of this study was to investigate the whole-body biomechanical determinants of 180° change of direction (COD) performance. Sixty-one male athletes (age: 20.7 ± 3.8 years, height: 1.77 ± 0.06 m, mass: 74.7 ± 10.0 kg) from multiple sports (socce... Read More about Biomechanical determinants of the modified and traditional 505 change of direction speed test.

Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, P., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Graham-Smith, P. (2019). Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003433

The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of eccentric strength to performance of a 70-90° cutting task (CUT) (time to complete: 5 m approach, 70-90° cut, 3 m exit). Nineteen female soccer players (mean ± SD age, height and mass; 21.6 ± 4... Read More about Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players.

Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players (2019)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003380

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is regularly tested in rugby league (RL), with recent work reporting reactive strength index modified (RSImod) to distinguish between levels of play. Differences in CMJ-derived RSImod and underpinning force-time variabl... Read More about Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players.