Knee extension range of motion: limits to the sit-and-reach test
| Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Bewegungsausmass der Kniestreckung: limitierender Faktor fuer den Sit-and-Reach-Test |
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| Autor: | Hein, V. |
| Erschienen in: | Biology of sport |
| Veröffentlicht: | 12 (1995), 3, S. 189-193, Lit. |
| Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
| Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
| Medienart: | Gedruckte Ressource |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| ISSN: | 0860-021X, 2083-1862 |
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| Erfassungsnummer: | PU199511103955 |
| Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract des Autors
The knee extension range of motion was measured in 60 adults (22 men and 38 women) and in 54 children (23 boys and 31 girls) with the use of a self-constructed instrument, which enabled linear measurements. The range of motion of the knee extension was determined in a modified sit-and-reach test in which movements in the knee joint were eliminated. Significantly higher results were recorded in adults than in children. In adults, the test scores decreased by about 2 cm, due to restricting the range of motion. No such decreases were found in children. Correlation coefficient between the range of motion in the knee joint and the results of the sit-and-reach test or with body height, computed for all subjects, were 0.37 and 0.27, respectively. Verf.-Referat