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Change in neuromuscular function following return to sports after a hamstring muscle strain injury

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K17865
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
Research InstitutionKeio University (2019-2021)
Waseda University (2018)

Principal Investigator

Higashihara Ayako  慶應義塾大学, 体育研究所(日吉), 助教 (90724237)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Keywordsスポーツ外傷 / 肉離れ / ハムストリングス / 筋活動 / 筋腱長 / 皮質脊髄路興奮性 / 大腿二頭筋 / 経頭蓋磁気刺激 / 大腿四頭筋 / 皮質脊髄路 / 筋力比 / 出入力曲線 / ハムストリングス肉離れ / 筋電図 / 三次元動作解析 / 再受傷 / 筋活動低下
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study aimed to investigate the function of the hamstrings following injury and the recruitment properties of the corticospinal pathway of thigh muscles. In the case of some athletes, the function of the hamstring and its agonist muscles following injury may not have been entirely recovered despite rehabilitation, suggesting the importance of accurately evaluating the function of the hamstring muscles in rehabilitation practices. In addition, the recruitment properties of the corticospinal pathway in thigh muscles were clarified. These findings can aid the development of training approaches for athletes, to improve motor function or prevent injury through a better understanding of neuromuscular characteristics contributing to thigh muscle function. Future studies should determine whether these activation deficits after hamstring strain injury are a risk factor for reinjury to better understand the mechanisms of neuromuscular inhibition, including the central nervous system.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ハムストリングス肉離れはスポーツ競技を問わず発生率が高く、さらに再発率が高いことからスポーツ選手の競技力低下に大きな影響をもたらす。この受傷・再受傷リスク因子を明らかにし、効果的な予防策を講じることはアスリートのパフォーマンス向上に大きく寄与するばかりか、一般のスポーツ愛好者にとっても健康的なスポーツ活動の継続が期待される。本研究では、運動指令の結果として生じる筋活動や動作特性の分析のみならず、筋出力を調整し、動作を生み出す神経-筋制御特性に着目することで、未だ全容がつかめていないハムストリングス肉離れ再受傷リスク要因の解明に大きく貢献できる。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (11 results)

All 2021 2020 2019 2018 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (5 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Zentrum/Rehabilitation and Performance Center(スペイン)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Zentrum/Rehabilitation and Performance Center(スペイン)

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Zentrum/Rehabilitation and Performance Center(スペイン)

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Journal Article] Neuromuscular responses of the hamstring and lumbopelvic muscles during unanticipated trunk perturbations2021

    • Author(s)
      Higashihara Ayako、Mendiguchia Jurdan、Ono Takashi、Nagano Yasuharu、Sasaki Shogo、Mineta Shinshiro、Hirose Norikazu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Sports Sciences

      Volume: 40 Issue: 4 Pages: 431-441

    • DOI

      10.1080/02640414.2021.1996986

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional differences in hamstring muscle damage after a marathon2020

    • Author(s)
      Higashihara Ayako、Nakagawa Kento、Inami Takayuki、Fukano Mako、Iizuka Satoshi、Maemichi Toshihiro、Hashizume Satoru、Narita Takaya、Hirose Norikazu
    • Journal Title

      PLOS ONE

      Volume: 15 Issue: 6 Pages: e0234401-e0234401

    • DOI

      10.1371/journal.pone.0234401

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Hamstring muscles' function deficit during overground sprinting in track and field athletes with a history of strain injury2019

    • Author(s)
      Higashihara, A. Ono, T. Tokutake, G. Kuramochi, R. Kunita, Y. Nagano, Y. Hirose, N.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Sports Sciences

      Volume: 37(23) Issue: 23 Pages: 2744-2750

    • DOI

      10.1080/02640414.2019.1664030

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Neuromuscular responses of the hamstring and lumbopelvic muscles during unanticipated trunk perturbations.2021

    • Author(s)
      Higashihara A., Mendiguchia, J., Ono, T., Nagano, Y., Sasaki, S., Mineta, S., & Hirose, N.
    • Organizer
      IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Neuromuscular responses of the hamstring and trunk muscles during unanticipated trunk perturbations2020

    • Author(s)
      Higashihara, J Mendiguchia, T Ono, Y Nagano, S Sasaki, S Mineta, N Hirose
    • Organizer
      IOC World Conference on Prevention of Injury & Illness in Sport
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ハムストリングスと大腿四頭筋における筋力比と皮質脊髄路入出力特性との関連2019

    • Author(s)
      東原綾子、二橋元紀、関口浩文、中川剣人、広瀬統一
    • Organizer
      日本体力医学会
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] The kinematics of overground sprinting in track and field athletes with previous hamstring injuries.2018

    • Author(s)
      1.Higashihara A, Ono T, Tokutake G, Kuramochi R, Kunita Y, Nagano Y, Hirose N
    • Organizer
      36th International Conference on Biomechanics in Sports
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ハムストリングス肉離れ既往脚におけるスプリント時の股関節伸展筋の筋活動および走動作特性2018

    • Author(s)
      2.東原綾子,小野高志,徳武岳,倉持梨恵子,國田泰弘,永野康治,広瀬統一
    • Organizer
      第29回日本臨床スポーツ医学会学術大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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