Hip adduction and abduction strength profiles in elite soccer players: Implications for clinical evaluation of hip adductor muscle recovery after injury

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-126

  Thorborg, Kristian ^a   Serner, Andreas ^b   Petersen, Jesper ^a   Moller Madsen, Thomas ^b   Magnusson, Peter ^a   Hölmich, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

groin pain; handheld dynamometer; hip adduction strength; hip adduction abduction ratio; limb dominance; soccer players

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HIP; HIP INJURY; HUMAN; INGUINAL REGION; INJURY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHLETES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GROIN; HIP; HIP INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; SOCCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78751492148     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546510378081     Document Type: Article

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