Ultrasound‐guided dry needling decreases pain in patients with piriformis syndrome

A Tabatabaiee, IE Takamjani, J Sarrafzadeh… - Muscle & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Piriformis muscle syndrome (PMS) is a disorder that can lead to symptoms of
buttock pain and limited hip‐joint mobility, and may have an impact on quality of life …

Elasticity of the forearm flexor-pronator muscles as a risk factor for medial elbow injuries in young baseball players: a prospective cohort study of 314 players

A Saito, K Okada, K Shibata, H Sato… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Young baseball players with medial elbow injuries are known to have high
forearm flexor-pronator muscle elasticity; however, the causal relationship between forearm …

Do hip strength, flexibility and running biomechanics predict dynamic valgus in female recreational runners?

G Zeitoune, G Leporace, LA Batista, L Metsavaht… - Gait & Posture, 2020 - Elsevier
Backgound Dynamic valgus has been the focus of many studies to identify its association to
an increased risk of running-related injuries. However, it is not known which physical and …

Reliability of a smartphone goniometric application in the measurement of hip range of motion among experienced and novice clinicians

E Whyte, TÓ Doinn, M Downey… - Journal of Sport …, 2021 - journals.humankinetics.com
Context: Deficits in the hip range of motion are associated with hip and groin injuries.
Accurate and reliable goniometric measurements are important in identifying those at risk of …

Reliability of a musculoskeletal profiling test battery in elite academy soccer players

N Grazette, S McAllister, CW Ong, C Sunderland… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The study aimed to quantify the measurement error/reliability of a musculoskeletal profiling
test battery administered in young, elite academy soccer players, and to examine if the order …

Adult spinal deformity and its relationship with hip range of motion: a cohort study of community-dwelling females

M Shimizu, T Kobayashi, H Chiba, S Jimbo, I Senoh… - The Spine Journal, 2019 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT Adult spinal deformity affects lower extremity alignment with
compensation in joint range of motion (ROM) and alignment of the hip. PURPOSE To …

Validity and reliability of a smartphone goniometer application for measuring hip range of motions

DC Sarac, G Yalcinkaya, B Unver - Work, 2022 - content.iospress.com
BACKGROUND: Mobile applications which are designed to assess the range of motion
(ROM) are widely used. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this cross-sectional observational study …

Evaluation of Hip Characteristics in Baseball and Softball Athletes with and Without Throwing Arm Pain

GD Oliver, A Fava, B Lozowski… - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - thieme-connect.com
During throwing, the lower extremity assists in the generation and transfer of momentum.
Lower extremity stability assists in this transfer by providing a base for distal mobility of the …

Comprehensive Lower Extremities Joints Range of Motion Profile in Futsal Players

A Cejudo, I Ruiz-Pérez, S Hernández-Sánchez… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The purposes of this study were to describe the lower extremities joints range of motion
(ROM) profile using a comprehensive approach in futsal players and to examine potential …

[PDF][PDF] Hip joint mobility in relation to measurement position, gender and limb dominance

PŻ Bobowik, J Mańka, K Jaskulski… - Acta of Bioengineering …, 2022 - sciendo.com
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether three different measurement
position yield divergent results in ROM using a goniometer, and how is it affected by …