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Joint Asymmetries Across Ankle, Knee, and Hip in Static, Dynamic, and Loaded Conditions

Rosenblum, Lily (2024) Joint Asymmetries Across Ankle, Knee, and Hip in Static, Dynamic, and Loaded Conditions. Master's Thesis, University of Pittsburgh. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Military personnel undergo arduous occupational activities that can be simulated with laboratory-administered testing batteries to analyze their performance. However, there is a gap in knowledge of the inter-limb asymmetry or difference between the left and right sides at the ankle, knee, and hip. PURPOSE: to develop a novel field expedient test battery and to look at joint asymmetries across the ankle, knee, and hip during static, dynamic, and loaded conditions among Cadre at the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center. METHODS: Isometric strength of the ankle, knee, and hip were measured with the ForceFrame and the isometric mid-thigh pull. Unloaded and loaded drop and countermovement jumps were measured with kinetic and kinematic components. Lastly, a dynamic gait assessment was conducted during the aerobic capacity test. RESULTS: Kappa coefficients showed poor agreement amongst most tests. Paired t-tests revealed that load does influence overall jump performance but not with inter-limb asymmetries. CONCLUSION: Results support that inter-limb asymmetries are metric and test-specific. Kappa coefficients show bad agreement across static and unloaded and loaded jumps. Also, the load does not influence many inter-limb asymmetry metrics compared to raw metrics.

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Item Type: University of Pittsburgh ETD
Status: Unpublished
Creators/Authors:
CreatorsEmailPitt UsernameORCID
Rosenblum, Lilyljr56@pitt.edu
ETD Committee:
TitleMemberEmail AddressPitt UsernameORCID
Thesis AdvisorNindl, Bradleybnindl@pitt.edu
Committee MemberLovalekar, Mitamital@pitt.edu
Committee MemberMartin, Brianbjm135@pitt.edu
Committee MemberKoltun, Kristenkjk116@pitt.edu
Committee MemberDoyle, Timtim.doyle@mq.edu.au
Date: 6 June 2024
Date Type: Publication
Defense Date: 18 March 2024
Approval Date: 6 June 2024
Submission Date: 5 April 2024
Access Restriction: 2 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 2 years.
Number of Pages: 162
Institution: University of Pittsburgh
Schools and Programs: School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences > Sports Medicine and Nutrition
Degree: MS - Master of Science
Thesis Type: Master's Thesis
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Interlimb Asymmetries in Military Personnel
Date Deposited: 06 Jun 2024 14:00
Last Modified: 06 Jun 2024 14:00
URI: http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/46034

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