The Effect of Ankle Posture on Sit-and-Reach Test Performance

Liemohn, W.; Martin, Scott B.; Pariser, Gina

doi:10.1519/1533-4287(1997)011<0239:teoapo>2.3.co;2

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“…Therefore, several studies have analyzed the validity of the SR and the TT tests and reported from low to moderate correlation values (between r = 0.44 and r = 0.76) with respect to the passive straight leg raise (PSLR) test, which is considered as the gold standard for hamstring flexibility (1,2,4,9,10,17,18,(23)(24)(25)29,34,36). However, most of these studies included sedentary population, and studies involving athletes are more limited.…”

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Criterion-Related Validity of Sit-and-Reach and Toe-Touch Tests as a Measure of Hamstring Extensibility in Athletes

Muyor

Vaquero-Cristóbal

Alacid

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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The aims of this study were (a) to determine and compare the concurrent hamstring criterion-related validity of the sit-and-reach (SR) and toe-touch (TT) tests in different athletes (tennis players, kayakers, canoeists, and cyclists); (b) to determine the criterion-related validity of the pelvic tilt assessed by the Spinal Mouse system as a measure of hamstring flexibility in athletes; and (c) to evaluate the influence of spinal posture, pelvic tilt, and hamstring muscle flexibility in the SR and TT scores. Twenty-four tennis players, 30 canoeists, 43 kayakers, and 44 cyclists were recruited. Passive straight leg raise (PSLR), SR, and TT tests were randomly performed. Spinal curvatures and pelvic tilt were evaluated with a Spinal Mouse system when the maximal trunk flexion was achieved in the SR and TT tests. Tennis players and cyclists showed moderate correlations between PSLR with respect to SR (β = 0.78 and β = 0.76, respectively) and TT (β = 0.77 and β = 0.74, respectively). Correlations were slightly lower in canoeists (SR, β = 0.64; TT, β = 0.75). Kayakers showed the lowest correlation values (SR, β = 0.53; TT, β = 0.57). Correlation values between PSLR and pelvic tilt angle in both the SR and TT tests were β < 0.70 in all the groups of athletes. Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed a high variance explained from pelvic tilt and lumbar spine in the SR score. In conclusion, the SR and TT tests can be appropriate measures to determine spine flexibility and pelvic tilt range of motion but not to evaluate the hamstring muscle flexibility in tennis players, canoeists, kayakers, and cyclists.

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Criterion-Related Validity of Sit-and-Reach and Toe-Touch Tests as a Measure of Hamstring Extensibility in Athletes

Muyor

Vaquero-Cristóbal

Alacid

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Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

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“…Dorsiflexion of the foot affects radicular/sciatic tension and hamstring tension. 12,13 Hip flexion and knee extension are used in SLR (testing the symptomatic leg) and crossed straight leg raising (CSLR) (testing the asymptomatic leg) to identify radicular pain and differentiate between lateral and medial disk lesions.…”

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“…12,13 Dorsiflexion of the foot is then limited in its usefulness for identifying nerve root tension/sciatica when used individually.…”

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Physical assessment of lower extremity radiculopathy and sciatica

Miller

2007

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

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“…Por un lado, test angulares, que valoran el rango de movimiento de flexión de cadera o extensión de rodilla, si bien es preciso controlar diversas variables para obtener un resultado válido y fiable (López-Miñarro, Alacid, Ferragut, Yuste & García, 2008b;López-Miñarro, Alacid & Muyor, 2009a). Otra opción utilizada ha sido determinar, en la posición de máxima flexión del tronco con rodillas extendidas, la disposición de la pelvis y la porción caudal del raquis lumbar (ángulo lumbo-horizontal en flexión) utilizando un goniómetro (Ayala, Sainz, De Ste & Santonja, 2011c), o bien la posición de la pelvis, sin implicación alguna del raquis lumbar, utilizando un inclinómetro (Ayala, Sainz, De Ste & Santonja, 2011a;Cornbleet & Woolsey, 1996;Liemohn, Martin & Pariser, 1997;Youdas, Krause & Hollman, 2008). En los últimos años ha surgido otro sistema de medida de la disposición de la pelvis, el Spinal Mouse (López-Miñarro, Muyor & Alacid, 2010dMuyor, Alacid & López-Miñarro, 2011), si bien no se ha establecido su validez como medida de la extensibilidad isquiosural.…”

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“…Estos valoran la distancia alcanzada respecto a la tangente de las plantas de los pies al realizar una flexión máxima del tronco con rodillas extendidas. Se trata de una medida indirecta de la extensibilidad isquiosural debido a que la distancia alcanzada es el resultado de la interacción de diversos factores, al implicar a múltiples palancas articulares y estar influidos por la relación entre parámetros antropométricos de miembros superiores e inferiores y la longitud del tronco (Benavent, Tella, González-Millan & Colado, 2008;Liemohn et al, 1997;Shimon, Martínez, Darden & Clouse-Snell, 2010;Simoneau, 1998), la posición del tobillo (Liemohn et al, 1997;Simoneau, 1998) y la flexibilidad de la espalda (Simoneau, 1998). Entre la gran variedad de test lineales descritos en la literatura, el sit-and-reach ha sido el más utilizado.…”

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