TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Characterization of hip passive stiffness of volleyball, basketball and futsal young athletes
JO  - Physical therapy in sport
A1  - Lara Araújo, Vanessa
A1  - Otoni do Carmo Carvalhais, Viviane
A1  - Ribeiro Teles Dos Santos, Thiago
A1  - Gomes Pavan Gonçalves, Gabriela
A1  - Sales Prado, Luciano
A1  - Teixeira Fonseca, Sérgio
SP  - 227
EP  - 231
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: (1) To establish the reference values of the test of 'Position of hip passive resistance against gravity' (PHPR) in young athletes; (2) To investigate differences between the values of PHPR test according to athlete's sex, age and sport practiced. DESIGN: Cross-sectional. SETTING: Sports club. PARTICIPANTS: 282 Volleyball, basketball and futsal athletes aged between 10 and 18 years. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Hip passive stiffness was measured through PHPR test, which provides indirect information regarding this tissue property; high stiffness means low corresponding test values. RESULTS: The mean values of PHPR test ranged from 0.41 to 1.06°/kg. The test results were different among all age categories and the values were lower in older athletes (p<0.001). The PHPR test values of futsal players were lower than basketball players only in the intermediate age category (p=0.001). The female volleyball athletes had higher values than the male ones (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: This study established reference values for PHPR test in young athletes, which allow therapists to obtain information regarding hip passive stiffness by means of a clinical test. Hip passive stiffness in young athletes increases with age, and female volleyball players showed lower values of this property compared with males.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1466-853X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.10.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -