Impact of a modified progressive Copenhagen adduction exercise programme on hip adduction strength and postexercise muscle soreness in professional footballers

Impact of a modified progressive Copenhagen adduction exercise programme on hip adduction strength and postexercise muscle soreness in professional footballers

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Background Reduced hip adduction strength has been identified as a key predisposing factor in developing hip and groin injuries.The Copenhagen adduction programme has been shown to increase hip adduction strength in semiprofessional footballers but can cause muscle soreness.Therefore, a modified progressive Copenhagen adduction (MPCA) programme has been designed to increase hip adduction strength while limiting muscle soreness.

Objective To investigate the slapdick cattle co clothing effect of an 8-week MPCA exercise on eccentric hip adduction and abduction strength in senior professional footballers.Methods 25 senior professional footballers completed an 8-week MPCA strengthening programme.Eccentric hip adduction (EHAD) and eccentric hip abduction (EHAB) strengths were measured.

Changes in preintervention and postintervention strengths and EHAD:EHAB ratios were calculated.The statistical significance between strength changes was assessed with dependent t-tests and Wilcoxon signed-rank tests due to the distribution of the data (p<0.05).

Delayed onset of muscle soreness (DOMS) and rate of yamaha bbne2 perceived exertion were measured throughout the programme.Results There were statistically significant increases in EHAD strength (24% and 25%, left and right), EHAB strength (10% and 13%, left and right) and the EHAD:EHAB ratio (12% and 10%, left and right) (p<0.01).

Professional footballers were able to complete the MPCA exercise with low levels of DOMS.Conclusion An 8-week MPCA exercise elicited significant EHAD and EHAB strength increases with reduced levels of muscle soreness in senior professional footballers.