Normative values of hip strength in adult male association football players assessed by handheld dynamometry

Changes in Adductor Strength After Competition in Academy Rugby Union Players

“…One of the most prominent intrinsic risk factors is weakness of the hip adductor muscles (28). Various methods for assessing adductor muscle strength have been described in the literature including isokinetic dynamometry (1), hand held dynamometry (13,30) and the adductor squeeze test (8,21). The latter, is a simple, low-cost, reliable (9) and valid measure (8) of adductor muscle strength.…”

Hip Strength Testing of Soccer Players With Long-Standing Hip and Groin Pain

“…6 Every participant performed 5 tests bilaterally; 4 isometric tests, also known as make test, and 1 eccentric test, also known as break test. 20 The 5 tests were isometric hip flexion (HFLEXION-ISO), 13 isometric hip adduction (HADD-ISO), 13 isometric hip abduction (HABD-ISO), 21 isometric hip flexion-modified Thomas test (HFLEXION-MT-ISO), 11,22 and eccentric hip adduction (HADD-ECC). 12 The tests were performed in this order.…”

“…10 Therefore, hip muscle strength is a key outcome in the prevention and rehabilitation of groin injuries among soccer players, and an essential clinical measure to be considered before a soccer player can return to play after an injury. 7,11,12 As pain is the main complaint in patients with long-standing hip and groin injuries, it is important to investigate whether subjective measures of hip and groin pain are related to strength measurements in this region. Altered motor recruitment has been documented in cases of long-standing groin pain, 13 but it is unclear how pain of more long-standing nature affects muscle strength.…”

Validity and reliability of a hand-held dynamometer for dynamic muscle strength assessment

“…An audible angle warning feature can help the therapist to keep the joint within a pre-defined range, making the assessment more reliable (Sole et al (2010), Hanna et al (2010). …”