An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Hamstring And Hip Flexor Flexibility And Prevalence Of Low Back Pain In Elite Level Rowers
Item
- Title
- An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Hamstring And Hip Flexor Flexibility And Prevalence Of Low Back Pain In Elite Level Rowers
- Title
- An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Hamstring And Hip Flexor Flexibility And Prevalence Of Low Back Pain In Elite Level Rowers
- Author(s)
- Larner Stuart
- Abstract
- This investigation aimed to determine whether there is a significant difference in hamstring or hip-flexor flexibility between rowers with a history of back-pain and those without. Flexibility was measured using the Active Knee Extension and Thomas tests for 28 elite oarsmen from Molesey Boatclub. The means for left leg, right leg and both legs were calculated and differences were analysed using t-tests for parametric variables. Non-parametric variables were described for each group. The results do not show a significant difference between the hamstring/hip-flexor flexibility of subjects in the back-pain group and that of the non back-pain group. Therefore this study cannot display a relationship between either hamstring flexibility or hip-flexor flexibility and back-pain in elite oarsmen.
- Abstract
- This investigation aimed to determine whether there is a significant difference in hamstring or hip-flexor flexibility between rowers with a history of back-pain and those without. Flexibility was measured using the Active Knee Extension and Thomas tests for 28 elite oarsmen from Molesey Boatclub. The means for left leg, right leg and both legs were calculated and differences were analysed using t-tests for parametric variables. Non-parametric variables were described for each group. The results do not show a significant difference between the hamstring/hip-flexor flexibility of subjects in the back-pain group and that of the non back-pain group. Therefore this study cannot display a relationship between either hamstring flexibility or hip-flexor flexibility and back-pain in elite oarsmen.
- presented at
- British School of Osteopathy
- Date Accepted
- 2011
- Date Submitted
- 3.2.2012 00:00:00
- Type
- osteo_thesis
- Language
- English
- Pub-Identifier
- 15072
- Inst-Identifier
- 780
- Recommended
- 0
- Item sets
- Thesis
Larner Stuart, “An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Hamstring And Hip Flexor Flexibility And Prevalence Of Low Back Pain In Elite Level Rowers”, Osteopathic Research Web, accessed May 14, 2024, https://www.osteopathicresearch.com/s/orw/item/1764