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Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, Vol 83, Issue 9 523-528, Copyright © 1993 by American Podiatric Medical Association

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Injury prediction among runners. Preliminary report on limb dominance

KM Herring
Department of Surgery, Valley Hospital and Medical Center, Spokane, WA 99216.

A preliminary study examined the independent association of lower extremity limb dominance to running injuries. For the purposes of this study, limb dominance was recognized as an individual's ability to perform a specific skill test with greater accuracy, speed, and agility with one limb rather than the contralateral limb. Three limb dominance tests were used to identify limb dominance. The protocol, application, and scoring system for these screening tests are presented. The screening tests were sensitive and identified limb dominance among elite runners. No significant (P < 0.05%) association between limb dominance and running injuries could be confirmed by this study. These results could be an artifact of a small (N = 26) subject population or the elite nature of the subject population. Further testing and observation with a larger subject population are recommended.


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