OBJECTIVE: To summarize the evidence on reliability and criterion validity of hip muscle
strength testing using portable dynamometers. DESIGN: Systematic review with meta …

Objectives: To determine the inter-rater and intra-rater reliability of the hand-held
dynamometer in measuring isometric gluteus medius muscle strength in asymptomatic …

Background Adolescent dancers are at high risk for injuries due to the physical demands of
dance training and the physiological changes that occur during adolescence. Though …

BACKGROUND: Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is common in performing artists
and other young active individuals and involves abnormalities in bony morphology of the …

Increasingly, best practice in dance healthcare includes preseason screening. But do
preseason screenings give us useful information? Can they provide assessment of injury …

The purpose of this study was to assess physical performance and injury risk factors during
an undergraduate dance program. The measures examined in this study were joint range of …

Background End-stage ankle osteoarthritis is one of the leading causes of chronic disability
in North America. The main purpose of this case report was to describe the functional …

Background: Pole Dancing is a very demanding sport that includes a combination of dance
and acrobatic figures in a vertical pole. Despite how popular this sport is there is very little …

Objectives: We aimed to investigate the relationship between self-reported lower extremity
function, fear of movement, and quadriceps, hamstring, and hip stabilizer muscle strength in …