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T1 Relationship between hip abductor muscle strength and frontal plane kinematics: A cross-sectional study in elite handball athletes
A1 Ceballos Laita, Luis
A1 Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni
A1 Cabanillas Barea, Sara
A1 Pérez Guillén, Silvia
A1 Medrano de la Fuente, Ricardo
A1 Hernando Garijo, Ignacio
A1 Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
K1 Athletes
K1 Atletas
K1 Elite athlete
K1 Deportistas profesionales
K1 Handball
K1 Balonmano
K1 Kinematics
K1 Cinemática
K1 Muscle strength
K1 Fuerza muscular
K1 Hip joint
K1 Cadera
K1 Sports
K1 Deportes
K1 Correlation (Statistics)
K1 Correlación (Estadística)
K1 2411.06 Fisiología del Ejercicio
AB Frontal plane kinematics of the lower limb could be especially relevant in the risk of injuries in handball (HB) athletes. An association between lower limb frontal plane kinematics and hip abductor muscles strength has been investigated in different populations. However, the relationship between pelvis, hip, and knee frontal plane kinematics and the hip abductor strength in HB athletes has not been considered. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between hip abductor muscles strength and frontal plane kinematics (contralateral pelvic drop, femoral adduction, and knee valgus) in elite HB athletes using 2D analysis. Design: Cross-sectional and correlational study. Methods: Thirty-four male professional HB athletes were recruited. Athletes had to perform a deep single-leg squat. The frontal plane was recorded using the Camera app on iPhone (5SE). The clinical variables were hip abductor muscles strength assessed using a Lafayette hand-held dynamometer version 01165, and frontal plane kinematics measured with Kinovea 2D software version 0.9.4. Both variables were measured independently by two different examiners. Results: The correlation analysis showed a statistically significant negative correlation between the hip abductor muscles strength and the pelvic drop angle (p < 0.001; PCC: −0.873). A statistically significant positive correlation was found between the hip abductor muscles strength and the femoral adduction angle (p < 0.001; PCC: 0.767) and between the hip abductor muscles strength and the knee valgus angle (p < 0.001; PCC: 0.855). Conclusion: Hip abductor muscles strongly correlate with frontal plane kinematics in HB athletes.
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3417
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61524
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/61524
LA eng
NO Applied Sciences, 2022, Vol. 12, Nº. 19, 10044
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 11-jul-2024