Can a single leg squat screen provide an insight into neuromuscular control during a single leg drop landing and a running cut?
Marshall, Brendan, Franklyn-Miller, AndrewORCID: 0000-0002-7826-2209, Mealey, Eoghan, Strike, SiobhanORCID: 0000-0001-8195-6888, Gore, ShaneORCID: 0000-0002-3077-2787, Shoenfeld, Julian, Moran, KieranORCID: 0000-0003-2015-8967 and Falvey, Eanna
(2014)
Can a single leg squat screen provide an insight into neuromuscular control during a single leg drop landing and a running cut?
In: 32 International Conference of Biomechanics in Sports (2014), 12-16 Jul 2014, Johnson City, TN..
This study examined relationships between three dimensional (3D) pelvis, hip and knee biomechanical measures in a bodyweight single leg squat and those same measures in a drop landing and a pre-planned 75° cutting manoeuvre. 40 field sports players with chronic athletic groin pain were recruited. There were no significant (p > 0.05) correlations between hip and pelvis measures in the SLS and the equivalent measures in either the drop landing or cut. This suggests that a SLS screen may not be a valid test to identify those with abnormal hip and pelvis control in aggravating activities like landing and cutting. There were, however, significant correlations (p < 0.05) between knee measures in the SLS and drop landing which may be relevant to knee injury screening.