ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2021
Effects of Sex and Age on Quadriceps and Hamstring Strength and Flexibility in High School Basketball Athletes.
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- Regional Differences in Muscle and Fascial Tissue Stiffness in the Rectus Femoris Are Dependent Upon Localised Stretching.European journal of sport science · 2026Article
- The influence of sex on shoulder and hip joint resting position and mobility in elite golfers.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The role of stretching protocols in post-fatigue performance and flexibility among soccer players.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association of Quadriceps Muscle Fatigue With Return to Preinjury Sports Following Primary Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Using Hamstring Autograft and Tibialis Anterior Allograft.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Posterior Tibial Slope Characteristics and Their Relationships With Thigh Muscle Morphology, Activation Patterns, and Dynamic Knee Valgus in Male and Female Soccer Players Before and After Fatigue: A Descriptive Laboratory Study.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2025Article
- Differences in Strength, Muscle Work, and Hamstring/Quadriceps Ratio in Professional and Junior Elite Basketball Players According to Sex.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Short Term Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Youth Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Effect of Sex and Age on Knee Strength in Young Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.International journal of exercise science · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundEccentric hamstring strength and hamstring/quadriceps strength ratios have been identified as modifiable risk factors of hamstring strains. Additionally, those strength and flexibility characteristics are commonly used as clinical tests to monitor progress of athletes with acute or chronic hamstring strains. Although hamstring strains are common among basketball athletes, normative values of knee strength and flexibility characteristics are scarce. Normative values for these athletes would be important in prevention and management of hamstring strains. PURPOSE: To establish quadriceps and hamstring isokinetic strength and flexibility values among high school basketball athletes and examine the effects of sex and age. STUDY
designCross-sectional research.
methodsIsokinetic knee muscular strength (concentric quadriceps [QuadC], concentric hamstring [HamC], eccentric hamstring [HamE], and strength ratios ([HamC/QuadC and HamE/Quad]), flexibility of hip flexors and quadriceps during a Modified Thomas test, and flexibility of hip extensors and hamstring during passive straight leg raise (SLR) and passive knee extension (PKE) tests were measured. Effects of sex and age were analyzed using t-tests and analysis of variance, respectively with Bonferroni corrected post hoc tests (
resultsA total of 172 high school basketball athletes (64 males/108 females; mean age (range): 15.7 (14-18) years old) participated in the study. Male athletes were significantly stronger than female athletes (QuadC:
conclusionThe current results provide normative values for hamstring strength and flexibility in high school basketball athletes. These normative values may further assist sports medicine specialists to develop screening tests, interventions, and return-to-sport criteria in this population. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3B.
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