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. 2014 Aug;9(4):456-67.

Reduced hip strength is associated with increased hip motion during running in young adult and adolescent male long-distance runners

Jeffery A Taylor-Haas  1 , Jason A Hugentobler  1 , Christopher A DiCesare  2 , Kathryn C Hickey Lucas  1 , Nathaniel A Bates, Gregory D Myer, Kevin R Ford  3
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Reduced hip strength is associated with increased hip motion during running in young adult and adolescent male long-distance runners

Jeffery A Taylor-Haas et al. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Aug.

Abstract

Study design: Controlled laboratory study.

Background and purpose: Anterior knee pain is one of the most common running symptoms reported in the literature. While the exact etiology is unknown, a lack of hip strength is suggested to contribute to abnormal running mechanics. The purpose of this research study was to evaluate the association between isokinetic hip strength and 3-D running kinematics.

Methods: 33 male high school and collegiate cross country runners participated in this study. Peak isokinetic hip abductor and hip extensor strength were assessed. Each subject also completed a treadmill running protocol at a self-selected speed (mean = 3.8 m/s). 3-D kinematic data were collected at 240 Hz using a 10-camera motion capture system. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to determine the relationship between hip strength and hip range of motion (ROM) during the stance phase of running (p<0.05).

Results: Peak isokinetic hip extensor torque was inversely correlated with transverse plane hip ROM (r = -.387, p = .026) but was not significantly related to sagittal plane hip ROM or frontal plane hip ROM. Peak isokinetic hip abductor torque was inversely correlated with frontal plane hip ROM (r=-.462, p=.008) but was not significantly related to either sagittal plane hip ROM or transverse plane hip ROM. Peak isokinetic hip extensor torque and peak isokinetic hip abductor torque were not significantly related to knee kinematics in any plane.

Conclusions: Peak isokinetic hip extensor torque and peak isokinetic hip abductor torque are associated with transverse plane and frontal plane hip kinematics, but not knee kinematics.

Levels of evidence: Level 3b.

Keywords: cross country; hip strength; isokinetic testing; running biomechanics..

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Figure 1.
Method for Measuring Concentric Hip Abduction Isokinetic Peak Torque. (a) Anterior view of hip abduction set‐up. (b) Lateral view of hip abduction set‐up.
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Method for Measuring Concentric Hip Extension Isokinetic Peak Torque.
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Marker Set‐Up and Treadmill Protocol.
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Hip Strength Associated with Hip Range of Motion.
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Hip Strength Associated with Knee Range of Motion.
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