STRENGTH AND FATIGUE MEASUREMENTS OF THE HIP FLEXOR AND HIP EXTENSOR MUSCLES: TEST-RETEST RELIABILITY AND LIMB DOMINANCE EFFECT
Author(s) -
Monica Millisdotter Krantz,
Martin Åström,
Anna M. Drake
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20200967
Subject(s) - isometric exercise , medicine , intraclass correlation , concentric , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , flexor muscles , trunk , muscle fatigue , electromyography , mathematics , clinical psychology , ecology , geometry , biology , psychometrics
Standardized testing of hip muscle strength and fatigue in the sagittal plane is important for assessing, treating and preventing a number of trunk and lower extremity pathologies. Furthermore, individuals displaying asymmetries of muscle strength between limbs are more likely to sustain an injury.
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