Can Muscle Power Be Estimated from Thigh Bulk Measurements? A Preliminary Study
| Autor: | John A. Fairclough, Eric Maylia, Michael David Jones, Leonard Derek Martin Nokes |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
| Předmět: |
Hamstring muscles
business.industry Rehabilitation Girth measurements Biophysics Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Anatomy Concentric Thigh Girth (geometry) medicine.anatomical_structure Muscle power Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Patella Nuclear medicine business Tape measure |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Sport Rehabilitation. 8:50-59 |
| ISSN: | 1543-3072 1056-6716 |
| DOI: | 10.1123/jsr.8.1.50 |
| Popis: | The purpose of this study was to assess whether measurements of thigh bulk taken with a tape measure would give an indication of muscle power. Eleven male patients, all undergoing unilateral menisectomies, performed exercises of the quadriceps and hamstring muscles during concentric loading at 60°/s. The patients were tested three times over a 12-week period: one day before the operation and 2 and 12 weeks after the operation. Thigh girth was recorded, using a conventional plastic tape measure, 10 cm from the top of the patella in each of the three test sessions. The results of this study demonstrated that muscle power cannot be predicted from thigh girth measurements. |
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