The demographic characteristics of high-level and recreational athletes undergoing hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: a sports-specific analysis

DH Nawabi, A Bedi, LM Tibor, E Magennis… - Arthroscopy: The Journal …, 2014 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this study was to determine differences in age, gender, and the
need for bilateral surgery between high-level athletes grouped by sports with similar …

The case for retiring flexibility as a major component of physical fitness

JL Nuzzo - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

Extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors associated with injuries in young dancers aged 8–16 years

N Steinberg, I Siev-Ner, S Peleg, G Dar… - Journal of sports …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
In the present study, we tried to determine the association between joint ranges of motion,
anatomical anomalies, body structure, dance discipline, and injuries in young female …

Joint range of motion and patellofemoral pain in dancers

N Steinberg, I Siev-Ner, S Peleg, G Dar… - … journal of sports …, 2012 - thieme-connect.com
The aim of the present study was to determine the association between joint range of motion
(ROM) and patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) in young female dancers. The study …

Injury patterns in young, non-professional dancers

N Steinberg, I Siev-Ner, S Peleg, G Dar… - Journal of sports …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence and types of injuries in 1336
young, non-professional female dancers (age 8–16 years) who participated in a descriptive …

Stretching the spines of gymnasts: a review

WA Sands, JR McNeal, G Penitente, SR Murray… - Sports Medicine, 2016 - Springer
Gymnastics is noted for involving highly specialized strength, power, agility and flexibility.
Flexibility is perhaps the single greatest discriminator of gymnastics from other sports. The …

Muscle architectural and functional adaptations following 12-weeks of stretching in adolescent female athletes

I Panidi, GC Bogdanis, G Terzis, A Donti… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This study examined the effects of high-volume static stretching training on gastrocnemius
muscle architecture, ankle angle and jump height in 21 female adolescent volleyball …

Assessment of congruence and impingement of the hip joint in professional ballet dancers: a motion capture study

C Charbonnier, FC Kolo, VB Duthon… - … American journal of …, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Early hip osteoarthritis in dancers could be explained by femoroacetabular
impingements. However, there is a lack of validated noninvasive methods and dynamic …

Does capsular laxity lead to microinstability of the native hip?

S Han, JW Alexander, VS Thomas… - … American journal of …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Hip “microinstability” is commonly cited as the cause of symptoms that occur in
the presence of translation of the femoral head away from conformity with the acetabular …

Injuries in female dancers aged 8 to 16 years

N Steinberg, I Siev-Ner, S Peleg… - Journal of athletic …, 2013 - meridian.allenpress.com
Context Most studies of injured dancers have been carried out on professional adult
dancers; data on young, nonprofessional injured dancers are sparse. Objective To identify …