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Muscle Group
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Description of Testing Technique
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Quadriceps
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Subject
seated, test leg in 90° of knee flexion. The dynamometer
was placed over the anterior aspect of the subject’s shank just
proximal to the ankle joint. The subject was instructed
to extend their knee with maximal effort.
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Hamstrings
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Subject
prone, test leg in 90° of knee flexion. The dynamometer
was positioned over the posterior aspect of the subject’s shank
just proximal to the ankle joint. The subject was instructed
to flex their knee with maximal effort.
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Hip External Rotators
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Subject
prone, test leg in 90° of knee flexion and
neutral hip rotation. The dynamometer was placed over
the medial aspect of the subject’s shank just proximal to the
ankle joint. The subject was instructed
to externally rotate their hip with maximal effort.
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Hip Internal Rotators
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Subject
prone, test leg in 90° of knee flexion and
neutral hip rotation. The dynamometer was placed over
the lateral aspect of the subject’s shank just proximal to the
ankle joint. The subject was instructed
to internally rotate their hip with maximal effort.
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Gluteus Maximus
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Subject
prone, test leg in 90° of knee flexion.
The dynamometer was placed over the posterior aspect of the
subject’s thigh just proximal to the knee joint line. The subject
was instructed to extend their hip with maximal effort while
keeping their knee in the flexed position.
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Gluteus Medius
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Subject
side lying, test leg in neutral
hip extension and aligned parallel with their torso. The dynamometer
was placed over the lateral aspect of the subject’s thigh just
proximal to the knee joint line. The subject was instructed
to abduct their hip with maximal effort.
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