Journal article
Comparison of Maximal Isometric Hip Abductor Muscle Torques between Hip Sides
Physical Therapy, Vol.68(4), pp.496-502
1988
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/68.4.496
Abstract
A posturally induced “stretch weakness” of the right hip abductor muscles has been reported in many healthy right-handed persons in the literature. The purpose of this study was to test for differences in the maximal isometric hip abduction torque produced between hip sides across multiple hip abduction angles. The torques were measured on 40 healthy right-handed individuals using a specialized torque-testing table at hip abduction angles of −10, 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 degrees. Statistical analysis of the results did not demonstrate a specific “weakness” of the right hip abductor muscles at the hip angle used to clinically test them. The results, however, did demonstrate statistically significant differences in the torque-hip angle slopes across hip sides. We hypothesized that these slope differences may result from muscle adaptation to lengths imposed by standing posture. We discuss how manual muscle testing procedures may bias the likelihood of encountering stretch weakness in muscles that are habitually maintained at near-maximal elongation.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of Maximal Isometric Hip Abductor Muscle Torques between Hip Sides
- Creators
- Donald A. Neumann - Marquette UniversityGary L. Soderberg - University of IowaThomas M. Cook - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physical Therapy, Vol.68(4), pp.496-502
- DOI
- 10.1093/ptj/68.4.496
- ISSN
- 0031-9023
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 1988
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Occupational and Environmental Health; Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983557793202771
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