Monitoring Muscle Oxygen Asymmetry as a Strategy to Prevent Injuries in Footballers

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 94; no. 3; pp. 609 - 617
• Main Authors: Vasquez-Bonilla, Aldo A., Brazo-Sayavera, Javier, Timón, Rafael, Olcina, Guillermo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 03.07.2023
• Subjects: Footballers; injury prevention; injury risk; muscle oxygenation; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); muscle oxygenation; near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); Footballers; injury prevention; injury risk

Purpose: It has been hypothesized that sports injury risk is explained by muscle metabolism. The objective was to evaluate the muscle oxygen saturation slopes (ΔSmO 2 slopes) and muscle oxygenation asymmetry (MO 2 Asy) at rest and to study their associations with injuries during the pre-season. Meth...