Citation

Teyhen DS, Dugan JL, Shaffer SW, Walker MJ, Lorenson CL, Childs JD, Wood SL. U. S. Army Med. Dep. J. 2013; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Center for Physical Therapy Research, US Army-Baylor Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, United States Army Medical Department)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21181662

Abstract

The majority of measures assessed had adequate reliability in the military population when assessed by novice raters. The measures of strength and power had moderate to good reliability with small measurement error, indicating the possibility for these measures to detect change in a population overtime. The measures of lumbopelvic endurance had good reliability but had relatively large SEM values compared to the group mean, thus possibly limiting the ability of these tests to detect change over time. The measures of flexibility had limited reliability which may be associated with restriction in range. MILITARY/CLINICAL RELEVANCE: These results can help inform which physical performance measures should be used in future research studies that assess injury prediction and human performance optimization in a military setting. SUPPORTS: Neuromusculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Research Program. COLLABORATION: This study was performed in collaboration with research assistants from the Physical Therapy Department, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

Language: en