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The Effects Of 6 Weeks Of Hip-Strengthening Exercises On Drop Jump Performance In Middle School Students, Blake Corl-Baietti
The Effects Of 6 Weeks Of Hip-Strengthening Exercises On Drop Jump Performance In Middle School Students, Blake Corl-Baietti
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The anterior cruciate ligament is the most frequently injured ligament in youth ages 8-14 (years) in the United States. This injury is often observed with abnormal valgus knee posture during dynamic landing tasks. Improvement of hip muscle function has positive associations with increasing lower extremity dynamic task competency. Much remains unknown with respect to the merit of integrating hip muscle-specific exercise programs in the aged 8-14 population for improving knee posture during jump landing. Therefore, the purpose of this investigation was to quantify the effects of 6-weeks of hip strengthening exercises on frontal plane knee position in the drop jump …