Reliability of the Hip Extension Lower Exercise as a Measure of Eccentric Hamstring Strength
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Methods and Materials
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Trial 1 | Trial 2 | ICC (95% CI) | TE (N) | CV% | MDC(N) | |
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Average Left (N) | 375.73 ± 36.27 | 381.38 ± 41.62 | 0.9 (0.7–0.97) | 14.10 | 1.87 | 39.06 |
Average Right (N) | 382.07 ± 58.87 | 382.20 ± 65.10 | 0.91 (0.73–0.97) | 20.89 | 3.26 | 57.87 |
Peak Left (N) | 392.99 ± 39.18 | 395.93 ± 37.80 | 0.91 (0.71–0.97) | 13.55 | 1.61 | 37.53 |
Peak Right (N) | 395.48 ± 57.88 | 394.97 ± 63.37 | 0.9 (0.7–0.97) | 21.70 | 3.31 | 60.11 |
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O’Brien, J.; Browne, D.; Earls, D.; Lodge, C. Reliability of the Hip Extension Lower Exercise as a Measure of Eccentric Hamstring Strength. Biomechanics 2022, 2, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2010001
O’Brien J, Browne D, Earls D, Lodge C. Reliability of the Hip Extension Lower Exercise as a Measure of Eccentric Hamstring Strength. Biomechanics. 2022; 2(1):1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleO’Brien, Joey, Declan Browne, Des Earls, and Clare Lodge. 2022. "Reliability of the Hip Extension Lower Exercise as a Measure of Eccentric Hamstring Strength" Biomechanics 2, no. 1: 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2010001
APA StyleO’Brien, J., Browne, D., Earls, D., & Lodge, C. (2022). Reliability of the Hip Extension Lower Exercise as a Measure of Eccentric Hamstring Strength. Biomechanics, 2(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomechanics2010001