Hickey, Jack, Hickey, Peter F, Maniar, Nirav, Timmins, Ryan G., Williams, Morgan D., Pitcher, Christian A. and Opar, David A. (2018) A Novel Apparatus to Measure Knee Flexor Strength During Various Hamstring Exercises: A Reliability and Retrospective Injury Study. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT), 48 (2). pp. 1-10. ISSN 0190-6011
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Abstract
STUDY DESIGN: Reliability and case-control
injury study.
UBACKGROUND: Knee flexor strength is a key
variable when dealing with hamstring strain injury
(HSI), and methodologies of objective measurement of strength are often limited to single
exercises.
UOBJECTIVES: To establish test-retest reliability
of a novel apparatus to measure knee flexor
strength during various hamstring exercises, and
to investigate whether the measure can detect
between-leg differences in male participants with
and without history of unilateral HSI.
UMETHODS: Twenty male participants without
and 10 male participants with previous unilateral
HSI participated. Isometric knee flexor strength
and peak rate of force development (RFD) at
0°/0°, 45°/45°, and 90°/90° of hip/knee flexion
were measured, as well as force impulse during
bilateral and unilateral variations of an eccentric
slider and hamstring bridge, using a novel apparatus. Intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), typical
error, and typical error as a coefficient of variation
were calculated for all measures. The magnitudes
of between-leg differences within each group were
calculated using estimates of effect sizes, reported
as Cohen’s d and 90% confidence interval (CI).
URESULTS: Moderate to high test-retest reliability
was observed for isometric knee flexor strength
(ICC = 0.87-0.92) and peak RFD (ICC = 0.88-0.95)
across 3 positions and for mean force impulse
during the eccentric slider (ICC = 0.83-0.90). In
those with prior HSI, large deficits were observed
in the previously injured leg compared to the
contralateral uninjured leg for mean force impulse
during the unilateral eccentric slider (d = –1.09;
90% CI: –0.20, –1.97), isometric strength at 0°/0°
(d = –1.06; 90% CI: –0.18, –1.93) and 45°/45° (d
= –0.88; 90% CI: –0.02, –1.74), and peak RFD at
45°/45° (d = –0.88; 90% CI: –0.02, –1.74).
UCONCLUSION: The novel apparatus provides a
reliable measure of isometric knee flexor strength,
peak RFD, and force impulse during an eccentric
slider, with deficits seen in previously injured
hamstrings for these measures.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | eccentric; force impulse; isometric; muscle; rate of force development; strain injury; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Sports Science and Nutrition |
Item ID: | 17895 |
Identification Number: | 10.2519/jospt.2018.7634 |
Depositing User: | Jack Hickey |
Date Deposited: | 08 Dec 2023 15:43 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) |
Publisher: | Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy |
Refereed: | Yes |
Related URLs: | |
URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/17895 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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