conclusions the modified illinois change of direction test must be considered as an asymmetrical test because it underestimates more than half of the players’ agility performances. therefore, fitness coaches should take these results into account when using this test. results the analysis revealed no significant difference in time performance between the two versions of test as a within-subject...

Background: Identifying lower extremity defects during high impact activity, such as landing, especially in young athletes who play team sports, could help to prevent non-contact lower extremity injuries. The Tuck Jump Assessment (TJA) is a screening instrument designed to recognize neuromuscular deficits related to Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) injury. The current study investigated the pre...

CONTEXT Since decades leg dominance is suggested to be important in rehabilitation and return to play in athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injuries. However, an ideal method to determine leg dominance in relation to task performance is still lacking. OBJECTIVE To test the agreement between self-reported and observed leg dominance in bilateral mobilizing and unilateral stabilizing tasks...

The purpose of this study was to examine lateral dominance in maximal muscle power, muscular endurance, and grading ability, using isokinetic mulscular strength in knee extension and flexion. The subjects were 50 healthy male students whose ages ranged from 19 to 23 years (M height: 173.6+/-6.2 cm, M weight: 67.2+/-6.8 kg). Their dominant legs for power exertion and for functional use were base...

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE Maintainance of postural balance requires detection of body movements, integration of sensory information in the central nervous system and an appropriate motor response. The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether lower-limb dominance has an influence on postural balance. DESIGN AND SETTING This was a cross-sectional study conducted at Faculdade de Medicina da Uni...

Objective(s): This study was undertaken to determine the role of computed tomography (CT)-based methodology to segment the SI joint and quantify the metabolic activity using positron emission tomography (PET). We measured tracer uptake in the right and left SI joints independently to look for differences between the two sides. Further, we correlated tracer uptake with ...

abstract   introduction: balance is one of the most important contexts in ageing. improving balance in middle age can prevent falling down in elderly which impose the financial and mental costs to society. imbalance between dominant and non-dominant leg can lead to some problems. that’s way; studying effects of similar exercise on dominant and non-dominant legs of body can prevent problems caus...

Content: Electromyography (EMG) is a recording of muscles electrical activity and is useful for mechanism study. In Exercise and Sport Science, mechanism of dominance and non-dominance limb activity is recently a focus area. Objective: The aim of this study is to observe the muscle electrical activity of soccer players’ dominant and non-dominant leg. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Dist...

OBJECTIVE This study intends to look at the role of leg dominance in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury risk among soccer (football) athletes. The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that soccer players rupture the ACL of their preferred support leg more frequently than the ACL in their preferred kicking leg, particularly in non-contact injuries, despite differences in gender....