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    Assessing Interlimb Asymmetries: Are We Heading in the Right Direction?

    Dos'Santos, Thomas, Thomas, Christopher and Jones, Paul A (2021) Assessing Interlimb Asymmetries: Are We Heading in the Right Direction? Strength and Conditioning Journal, 43 (3). pp. 91-100. ISSN 1524-1602

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    Abstract

    The investigation of interlimb asymmetries has increased in recent years, with practitioners and researchers typically exploring the impact of interlimb asymmetry on athletic performance, screening interlimb asymmetry in relation to injury risk, and monitoring of interlimb asymmetry during injury rehabilitation. A contentious issue regarding the profiling of interlimb asymmetry is the use of thresholds to determine whether an athlete displays a “meaningful” or potentially “problematic” asymmetry and how to interpret such data. This article aims to outline the potential options available for practitioners and researchers regarding the quantification, monitoring, and interpretation of interlimb asymmetries. A video abstract is available for this article (http://links.lww.com/SCJ/A296).

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 22 Sep 2020 08:27
    Publisher: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
    Additional Information: This is an Author Accepted Manuscript of a paper accepted for publication in Strength and Conditioning Journal, published by and copyright Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins.
    Divisions:
    Subject terms: between-limb difference, imbalance, muscle strength asymmetry, side-to-side difference, symmetry, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Sport Sciences, between-limb difference, side-to-side difference, imbalance, symmetry, muscle strength asymmetry, CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION, LOWER-LIMB, BIOMECHANICAL VARIABLES, FLEXOR STRENGTH, SYMMETRY, PERFORMANCE, RELIABILITY, INJURIES, RETURN, RISK, 1106 Human Movement and Sports Sciences, Sport Sciences
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/626530
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000590
    ISSN 1524-1602
    e-ISSN 1533-4295

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