Key result
Substantial hamstrings-quadriceps strength imbalance affects ~37% of collegiate soccer players and slightly more basketball players.
Why the study?
The study aimed to establish weight-normalized, sex- and sport-stratified normative values for hamstrings and quadriceps isometric strength using a low-cost hand-held dynamometer and assess substantial H/Q strength imbalance prevalence in collegiate soccer and basketball players.
What are the normative hamstrings and quadriceps isometric strength values and prevalence of H/Q strength imbalance in healthy collegiate soccer and basketball players?
Population
94 healthy collegiate male and female soccer and basketball players (age range: 18-24 years)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Offers collegiate athlete H/Q norms via low-cost dynamometry; hypothesis-generating for imbalance thresholds before clinical adoption.
Cross-Sectional (n=94)
What are the normative hamstrings and quadriceps isometric strength values and prevalence of H/Q strength imbalance in healthy collegiate soccer and basketball players?
Absolute Event Rate: 37% vs 44%
This study provides normative values for peak isometric hamstrings and quadriceps strength using a low-cost hand-held dynamometer in collegiate soccer and basketball players, revealing a high prevalence of substantial H/Q strength imbalance.
Owoeye et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=94). Collegiate soccer participation vs. Collegiate basketball participation was evaluated on Prevalence of substantial hamstrings-quadriceps (H/Q) ratio strength imbalance (<0.6). The prevalence of substantial hamstrings-quadriceps strength imbalance (<0.6) was 37% (95% CI 24-52%) in collegiate soccer players and 44% (95% CI 29-60%) in basketball players.
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