Publication Date
4-2022
School
School of Health Sciences
Major
Exercise Science: Therapeutic
Keywords
Hamstring and quadriceps, ACL injury, strength ratio
Disciplines
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Recommended Citation
Redding, Jesse, "Hamstring and Quadriceps Strength Ratio in Collegiate Wrestlers" (2022). Senior Honors Theses. 1200.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/honors/1200
Abstract
ACL injuries are a significant risk for athletes across sports. One of the sports that reports the highest rate of ACL injury is wrestling. The mechanism of injury among wrestlers appears to be unique and has limited data compared to other sports. Several nonmodifiable risk factors have been studied for ACL injury, as well as several modifiable risk factors that include BMI, muscular composition, and high-risk movements. The hamstring to quadriceps strength ratio (H:Q) is one aspect of muscular composition that has received little attention in collegiate wrestlers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the H:Q strength ratio in male collegiate wrestlers in order to investigate the ACL injury risk in this population.
