O'Connor, Siobhán ORCID: 0000-0002-2001-0746, McCaffrey, Noel, Whyte, Enda ORCID: 0000-0002-9458-9498 and Moran, Kieran ORCID: 0000-0003-2015-8967 (2015) The development and reliability of a simple field based screening tool to assess core stability in athletes. Physical Therapy in Sport, 21 . pp. 40-44. ISSN 1466-853X
Abstract
Objectives
To adapt the trunk stability test to facilitate the further sub-classification of higher levels of core stability in athletes for use as a screening tool. To establish the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability of this adapted core stability test.
Design
Reliability study;
Setting
Collegiate athletic therapy facilities.
Participants
Fifteen physically active male subjects (19.46±0.63) free from any orthopaedic or neurological disorders were recruited from a convenience sample of collegiate students.
Main Outcome Measures
The intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) were computed to establish inter-tester and intra-tester reliability.
Results
Excellent ICC values were observed in the adapted core stability test for inter-tester reliability (0.97) and good to excellent intra-tester reliability (0.73-0.90). While the 95% CI were narrow for inter-tester reliability, Tester A and C 95% CI’s were widely distributed compared to Tester B.
Conclusions
The adapted core stability test developed in this study is a quick and simple field based test to administer that can further subdivide athletes with high levels of core stability. The test demonstrated high inter-tester and intra-tester reliability.
Metadata
Item Type: | Article (Published) |
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Refereed: | Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Inter-tester reliability; intra-tester reliability; pre-participation screening; trunk stability push up test |
Subjects: | Medical Sciences > Health Medical Sciences > Sports sciences |
DCU Faculties and Centres: | DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Health and Human Performance |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Official URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2015.12.003 |
Copyright Information: | © 2015 Elsevier |
Use License: | This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License |
ID Code: | 21144 |
Deposited On: | 14 Apr 2016 09:49 by Kieran Moran . Last Modified 23 Oct 2019 15:26 |
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