Janne Avela

TL;DR: Evidence is presented that the mechanism that decreases the sensitivity of short-latency reflexes can be activated because of RPS, and the origin of this system seems to be a reduction in the activity of the large-diameter afferents, resulting from the reduced sensitivity of the muscle spindles to repeated stretch.

TL;DR: Based on the reviewed literature, it is recommended that the fatigue protocol is ‘completely’ exhaustive to reduce the important influence of inter-subject variability in the fatigue responses.

TL;DR: Stiff landings, with less knee flexion and greater vGRF, in a VDJ test were associated with increased risk of ACL injury among young female basketball and floorball players, but the ROC curve analyses revealed that these variables cannot be used for screening of athletes.

TL;DR: FFS exhibit both lower patellofemoral stress and knee frontal plane moment than RFS, which may reduce the risk of running-related knee injuries, and parallel increase in ankle plantarflexor and Achilles tendon loading may increase risk for ankle and foot injuries.

TL;DR: A more powerful force production in the optimal direction for increasing running speed effectively requires increased EMG activity of the two-joint muscles (biceps femoris, rectus femoris and gastrocnemius) during the entire running cycle.