ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2017
COLLEGIATE MALE SOCCER PLAYERS EXHIBIT BETWEEN-LIMB SYMMETRY IN BODY COMPOSITION, MUSCLE STRENGTH, AND RANGE OF MOTION.
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- Four meta-analyses across 164 studies on atypical footedness prevalence and its relation to handedness.Scientific reports · 2020Pooled it
- Spinal Region Prevalence of Angle Trunk Rotation in Adolescent Male Soccer Players: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- DEXA Body Composition Asymmetry Analysis and Association to Injury Risk and Low Back Pain in University Soccer Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Asymmetry in kinematics of dominant/nondominant lower limbs in central and lateral positioned college and sub-elite soccer players.PloS one · 2024Article
- Forward step down test - clinical rating is correlated with joint angles of the pelvis and hip: an observational study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Observational
- The Assessment of Ankle Range-of-Motion and Its Relationship with Overall Muscle Strength in a Cross-Section of Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Lower Extremity Flexibility Profile in Basketball Players: Gender Differences and Injury Risk Identification.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Observational
- Long-Term Patterns of Bone Mineral Density in an Elite Soccer Player.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundFunctional and structural asymmetries attributed to limb dominance are equivocal in soccer players. Previous authors hypothesize the existence of between-limb asymmetry secondary to the repetitive unilateral nature of kicking. However, symmetry is often present, particularly in measures of muscle strength. PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to determine if lateral dominance is accompanied by corresponding between-limb asymmetries in a comprehensive assessment of body composition, muscle strength, and range of motion in healthy soccer players. STUDY
designCross-sectional, observational.
methods17 healthy male NCAA Division One collegiate soccer players participated (age 19.6 ± 1.5 years; BMI 23.9 ± 1.4 kg/m2). Footedness was attained via participant self-report. Lower limb muscle strength (hand held dynamometry), range of motion (goniometry), and body composition (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry scan) were measured. Lower-leg symmetry was analyzed comparing the dominant versus non-dominant limb using paired t-tests.
resultsComparisons revealed no statistically different differences in outcomes, indicating remarkable symmetry in all measures of body composition, muscle strength, and range of motion (p>0.05) between the dominant and non-dominant lower limbs.
conclusionsThe authors speculate the prevalence of running versus kicking, the longitudinal effects of playing careers, and/or functional compensation attenuates the expected asymmetries in healthy male collegiate soccer players. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2b.
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