ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2022
Association between Inter-Limb Asymmetries in Lower-Limb Functional Performance and Sport Injury: A Systematic Review of Prospective Cohort Studies.
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- A comprehensive scoping review and meta-analysis of upper limb strength asymmetry.Scientific reports · 2025Pooled it
- Unilateral plyometric training effectively reduces lower limb asymmetry in athletes: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- Association Between Inter-Limb Asymmetry and Determinants of Middle- and Long-distance Running Performance in Healthy Populations: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2024Pooled it
- Inter-limb asymmetry characteristics and their impact on bilateral jump performance in elite gymnasts: a comparison across varying mechanical loads.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Core Strength and Side-Hop Interlimb Asymmetries Are Associated with Subsequent Traumatic Knee Injury in Female Football Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Residual Neuromuscular Deficits Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Revealed by Phase-Specific Force, Electromyographic Complexity and Inter-Limb Asymmetries in Flywheel Squat.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Inter-Limb Asymmetry and Its Limited Role in Physical Performance and Match Demands in Football Players with Spastic Hemiparesis-An Exploratory Team Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Does a Muscle Fatigue-Inducing Protocol Alter the Magnitude of Jump Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Healthy Adolescents?Journal of human kinetics · 2026Article
- Discrete Symmetry Metrics Mask Frequent Phase-Specific Lower Limb Asymmetry During Bilateral Countermovement Jumping in Youth Football Players.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2026Article
- Body Composition Architecture and Injury Topology in Physically Active Young Adults: A Tanglegram-Based Cophylogenetic Approach.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Performance and Inter-Limb Asymmetry in Relation to Peak Height Velocity and Injury-Related Variables in Adolescent Male Soccer Players.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Enhancing Coordination Skills and Upper-Limb Symmetry Through a Mobile-Application-Based Training Program in 12-14-Year-Old Basketball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Effects of an 8-week integrated neuromuscular training on lower limb functional asymmetry and balance in military personnel: a randomized controlled trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Biological Maturation Is Associated with Single-Leg Jump Performance, but Not with the Magnitude of Inter-Limb Asymmetry.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Influence of Playing Site and Weekly Training Frequency on Physical Performance in Elite Padel Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Sex-Specific Patterns of Force Plate-Derived Predictors for Vertical Jump Performance and Algorithmic Musculoskeletal Injury Risk in College Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Lower Extremity Kinematic and Kinetic Asymmetries during Countermovement Jumps in Healthy Division I Collegiate Athletes.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Article
- Variation of Lower-Limb Muscle Activation Asymmetry in Step Incremental and Constant-Power Pedaling Exercise.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Acute Effects of a Mini-Trampoline Training Session for Improving Normalized Symmetry Index in Participants with Higher Baseline Inter-Limb Asymmetry.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundInter-limb asymmetry in lower-limb functional performance has been associated with increased risk of sport injury; however, findings are not always consistent. PURPOSE: To conduct a systematic review on whether inter-limb asymmetry in lower-limb functional performance can predict sport injury.
methodsFour electronic databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science, and SportDiscus) were systematically searched for prospective cohort studies reporting the association between inter-limb asymmetry in lower-limb functional performance and sport injury.
resultsA total of 28 prospective cohort studies were included in the analyses. Collectively, the findings were highly inconsistent, and a clear statement on the association between each asymmetry and sport injury was difficult.
conclusionsHighly inconsistent findings make it difficult to create clear recommendations on the relationship between the inter-limb asymmetry in lower-limb functional performance (power, muscle flexibility, and dynamic balance) and sport injury. The influence of potential factors (selection of tests/parameters, participant characteristics, definition of injury, and ways of calculating asymmetry) should be considered when using previous findings.
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