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Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Flexibility and motor Performance

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K17861
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
Research InstitutionTeikyo Heisei University

Principal Investigator

MIYAZAKI Manabu  帝京平成大学, 健康メディカル学部, 助教 (00782921)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,510,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥810,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Keywords月経周期 / スティフネス / 関節可動域 / 受動的トルク / エストロゲン / プロゲステロン / 筋力 / 柔軟性 / 筋電図 / Hop test / 性ホルモン / 運動パフォーマンス / パフォーマンス
Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study examined the variation in flexibility and motor performance during the menstrual cycle in healthy young women and its relationship to the menstrual cycle, and the following findings were made.
(1) ROM increased during the ovulatory and luteal phases compared to the follicular phase, respectively. There was no significant difference in anterior tibial translation in each phase, indicating that fluctuations in joint laxity during the menstrual cycle were smaller than those in muscle flexibility. (2) Maximal voluntary isometric muscle strength, muscle activity, and jumping performance increased during the luteal phase compared to the ovulatory phase. (3) Stiffness decreased during the ovulatory phase compared to the follicular phase. In contrast, isometric muscle strength did not change. Muscle strength fluctuations during the menstrual cycle were not correlated with fluctuations in muscle hardness, but were positively correlated with muscle activity.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究の結果より、月経周期が柔軟性と筋パフォーマンスに影響を与えていることが明らかとなった。これは、排卵期における前十字靭帯損傷の発症リスクが関節の弛緩性だけではなく、スティフネス(筋の柔軟性)とも関連することを示唆するものであり、臨床的に重要な知見である。また、月経周期によって変動し、傷害発生のリスクが異なることを考慮する必要があると考えられる。
本研究の知見は、女性の月経周期における内的要因の変動を考慮した新たなスポーツ傷害の予防プログラムの構築の一助となることが期待でき、有益な情報となるものである。

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

    (4 results)

All 2022 2021 2018

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Changes in hamstring flexibility and muscle strength during the menstrual cycle in healthy young females2022

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki M, Maeda S
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Physical Therapy Science

      Volume: 34 Issue: 2 Pages: 92-98

    • DOI

      10.1589/jpts.34.92

    • NAID

      130008163066

    • ISSN
      0915-5287, 2187-5626
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Menstrual Cycle on Flexibility of the Hamstrings in Healthy Young Women2021

    • Author(s)
      Miyazaki M, Maeda S
    • Journal Title

      Advances in Exercise and Sports Physiology

      Volume: 27 (3) Pages: 37-43

    • NAID

      40022743683

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] 健常若年女性における月経周期が柔軟性に与える影響2021

    • Author(s)
      宮崎学、前田清司
    • Organizer
      第22回日本健康支援学会年次学術大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 月経周期が柔軟性・運動パフォーマンスに与える影響2018

    • Author(s)
      宮崎 学、佐藤 彩、宮沢 絵美
    • Organizer
      第73回日本体力医学会大会
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report

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

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