Background Good balance is a pre-requisite for various activities of daily life and sports.
Physiotherapists thus regularly assess and train patient's balance capacities. In order to …

Abstract Virgile, A and Bishop, C. A narrative review of limb dominance: Task specificity and
the importance of fitness testing. J Strength Cond Res 35 (3): 846–858, 2021—Preferential …

Objectives Vertical jump performance (height) is a more representative metric for knee
function than horizontal hop performance (distance) in healthy individuals. It is not known …

Background Therapeutic exercises are used in clinical practice for patients with low back
pain (LBP). Core stabilization exercises can retrain the important function of local trunk …

Background: Single-leg vertical and horizontal hop tests are commonly used to assess
performance of healthy athletes and as a measure of progress during rehabilitation from …

Background We evaluated the lower limb status of athletes after anterior cruciate ligament
reconstruction (ACLR) during the propulsion and landing phases of a single leg hop for …

Leg dominance reflects the preferential use of one leg over another and is typically
attributed to asymmetries in the neural circuitry. Detecting leg dominance effects on motor …

Background: After anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), a battery of strength and
hop tests is frequently used to determine the readiness of an athlete to successfully return to …

Objective Vertical jump tests are more sensitive in revealing asymmetries in performance
metrics at the time of return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction …

We explored the effects of 6-week whole-body vibration (WBV) and balance training
programs on female athletes with chronic ankle instability (CAI). This randomized controlled …