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  • Title: The Single Leg Bridge Test does not replace handheld dynamometer hamstring tests in a clinical setting.
    Author: Robaina BQ, Medeiros DM, Roberti LS, Franke RA, Baroni BM.
    Journal: Phys Ther Sport; 2023 Sep; 63():126-131. PubMed ID: 37573852.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To examine the correlation of Single Leg Bridge Test (SLBT) scores with maximum isometric strength values obtained in handheld dynamometer (HHD) hamstring tests performed in a clinical setting. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Physical therapy clinic. PARTICIPANTS: Fifty healthy and physically active men. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Correlation between SLBT scores and force values found in three HHD hamstring tests: test 'A', volunteer in prone with hip in neutral position and the knee flexed at ∼90°; test 'B', volunteer in supine with hip and knee flexed at ∼90°; and test 'C', volunteer in the same position used to perform the SLBT. RESULTS: The volunteers' SLBT score was 27.55 ± 7.81 repetitions. The SLBT scores were poorly associated with mean (r = 0.246) and peak (r = 0.321) results provided by HHD test 'A'. There were no significant correlations between the SLBT scores and mean or peak values obtained in tests 'B' and 'C' (p > 0.05). Similarly, the SLBT between-limb asymmetry was not associated with asymmetries found in HHD hamstring tests (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: HHD hamstring tests should not be replaced by the SLBT. We recommend for clinicians to applying such tests in a complementary way to assess the hamstring's functional status.
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