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ERIC Number: EJ990083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jun
Pages: 8
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0270-1367
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Distance Reached in the Anteromedial Reach Test as a Function of Learning and Leg Length
Bent, Nicholas P.; Rushton, Alison B.; Wright, Chris C.; Batt, Mark E.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, v83 n2 p188-195 Jun 2012
The Anteromedial Reach Test (ART) is a new outcome measure for assessing dynamic knee stability in anterior cruciate ligament-injured patients. The effect of learning and leg length on distance reached in the ART was examined. Thirty-two healthy volunteers performed 15 trials of the ART on each leg. There was a moderate correlation (r = 0.44-0.50) between reach distance and leg length, therefore reach distances were normalized for leg length. Normalized reach distance increased significantly over the 15 trials (p less than 0.01), reaching a plateau after 8 trials, identified by a moving average graph. It is recommended that participants be afforded eight practice trials and that reach distances be normalized by expressing them as a percentage of leg length. (Contains 7 figures.)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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