Table 2 Hurdle hop discrete point findings – inter-limb differences in peak variable magnitudes during the eccentric phase
Variable | Dominant | Non-dominant | Diff | AI% | p value | Effect size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ankle angles (deg) | ||||||
DorsiF (+)/PlantF(−) | 16.8 ± 4.2 | 17.8 ± 4.4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.58 | 0.21 |
Ever(+)/ Inv(−) | 4.5 ± 2.4 | 4.2 ± 2.6 | 0.3 | 8 | 0.73 | −0.13 |
Ankle moments (Nm/kg) | ||||||
PlantF(+)/DorsiF(−) | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 3.4 ± 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.07 |
Ever(+)/ Inv(−) | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.4 ± 0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0.04 |
Knee angles (deg) | ||||||
Flex(+)/Ext(−) | 42.3 ± 10.3 | 43.3 ± 8.8 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.79 | 0.10 |
Var(+)/Valg(−) | −3.1 ± 5.6 | −0.6 ± 5.7 | 2.5 | 132 | 0.25 | 0.44 |
Knee moments (Nm/kg) | ||||||
Ext (+)/Flex(−) | 2.6 ± 0.7 | 2.8 ± 0.5 | 0.2 | 7 | 0.50 | 0.26 |
Valg(+)/Var(−) | 1.9 ± 0.6 | 2.1 ± 0.6 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.23 | 0.46 |
Hip angles (deg) | ||||||
Flex(+)/Ext(−) | 34.0 ± 6.5 | 33.3 ± 7.2 | 0.7 | 2 | 0.79 | −0.10 |
Add(+)/ Ab(−) | −8.1 ± 5.3 | −5.9 ± 4.0 | 2.2 | 31 | 0.24 | 0.45 |
Hip moments (Nm/kg) | ||||||
Ext (+)/Flex(−) | 2.9 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
Ab(+)/Add(−) | 1.5 ± 0.3 | 1.5 ± 0.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0.23 |
Pelvis angles (deg) | ||||||
AntT(+)/PostT(−) | 11.9 ± 4.4 | 11.7 ± 4.3 | 0.2 | 2 | 0.91 | −0.05 |
Contra Drop(+)/Contra Lift(−) | −1.4 ± 4.7 | 3.1 ± 4.1* | 4.5 | 264 | 0.01 | 0.92 |
Thorax angles (deg) | ||||||
Flex(+)/Ext(−) | 6.8 ± 7.9 | 4.7 ± 7.4 | 2.1 | 38 | 0.46 | 0.29 |
LatFlex(+)/MedFlex(−) | 7.9 ± 5.9 | 8.7 ± 4.0 | 0.8 | 10 | 0.68 | 0.16 |
Ground reaction force (N/kg) | ||||||
Vertical | 29.2 ± 4.0 | 28.6 ± 2.6 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.67 | 0.16 |