Inter-rater reliability of isometric hip abductor strength, 1RM leg press, hamstrings flexibility and the Star Excursion Balance Test in elite female football- and handball players: A methodological stud
Abstract
Strength-, flexibility- and balance measures are tools used to
examine risk factors for injuries in a clinical setting. In an on-going prospective
cohort study at the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center aimed at investigating
risk factors for ACL injuries in elite female football- and handball players several of
these tests are used. The different tests have shown high inter-rater reliability, but
the studies are rarely conducted on elite female football- or handball players. The
aim of this study was to investigate the inter-rater reliability of tests assessing the
isometric hip abductor strength, 1RM in a leg press machine, the hamstrings
flexibility and the Star Excursion Balance Test evaluating risk factors for ACL
injury in elite female football- and handball players.
Description
Masteroppgave - Norges idrettshøgskole, 2013