PMID- 28768344
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170918
LR  - 20170918
IS  - 1439-3964 (Electronic)
IS  - 0172-4622 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 9
DP  - 2017 Sep
TI  - Determining Bilateral Strength Imbalances in Youth Basketball Athletes.
PG  - 683-690
LID - 10.1055/s-0043-112340 [doi]
AB  - The aims of this study were: 1) to compare the strongest (D) and weakest (ND) 
      limbs in determining muscle strength asymmetry (MSA) ratios among various muscle 
      strength qualities and 2) to determine the relationships among various muscle 
      strength qualities. 17 youth male basketball athletes (age=17.5+/-0.8 years; 
      height=187.1+/-9.4 cm; body mass=81.4+/-10.1 kg) participated in this study. Knee 
      flexor and extensor strength at 60 degrees .s(-1) was assessed for both limbs with the 
      use of isokinetic dynamometry. Other tests involved single-leg hop (SLH), 
      countermovement jump (CMJ) and isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Statistically 
      significant differences (p<0.05; d=0.40-0.98) were found between D and ND limbs 
      for all strength measures. Imbalance ratio of the IMTP was significantly related 
      to those of SLH (r=0.75, p=0.01) whereas no significant relationships between 
      D:ND ratios were found from all other tests. Percentage agreements of MSA ranged 
      from 64.7-88.2% between muscle strength qualities. The findings provide support 
      for the use of field tests to detect lower-limb strength imbalances. Future 
      research should examine the effect of different asymmetry thresholds on 
      percentage agreements to diagnose MSA and determine its relationship to athletic 
      performance.
CI  - (c) Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart . New York.
FAU - Thomas, Christopher
AU  - Thomas C
AD  - Directorate of Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, 
      Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
FAU - Comfort, Paul
AU  - Comfort P
AD  - Directorate of Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, 
      Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
FAU - Dos'Santos, Thomas
AU  - Dos'Santos T
AD  - Directorate of Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, 
      Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
FAU - Jones, Paul A
AU  - Jones PA
AD  - Directorate of Sport, Exercise and Physiotherapy, University of Salford, 
      Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20170802
PL  - Germany
TA  - Int J Sports Med
JT  - International journal of sports medicine
JID - 8008349
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Basketball/*physiology
MH  - Biomechanical Phenomena
MH  - Humans
MH  - Isometric Contraction
MH  - Knee/physiology
MH  - Leg
MH  - Male
MH  - Muscle Strength/*physiology
MH  - Muscle, Skeletal/*physiology
COIS- Conflict of Interest: The Authors have no conflict of interest to declare.
EDAT- 2017/08/03 06:00
MHDA- 2017/09/19 06:00
CRDT- 2017/08/03 06:00
PHST- 2017/08/03 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2017/08/03 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/09/19 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1055/s-0043-112340 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Sports Med. 2017 Sep;38(9):683-690. doi: 10.1055/s-0043-112340. Epub 2017 
      Aug 2.