Alexandra F DeJong Lempke, Danielle L Hunt, Corey Dawkins, Andrea Stracciolini, Mininder S Kocher, Pierre A d'Hemecourt, Kristin E Whitney
OBJECTIVES: Compare and assess relationships between strength and running biomechanics among healthy adolescents and young adult males and females. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort. SETTING: Clinic. PARTICIPANTS: 802 healthy participants (570 F, 232 M; 16.6 ± 2.3 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Mass-normalized knee flexor and extensor strength, hip adductor and abductor strength, hamstrings-to-quadriceps (H:Q), and abductor-to-adductor (Abd:Add) ratios were obtained using hand-held dynamometry...
September 16, 2023: Physical Therapy in Sport