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The development and reliability of a simple field based screening tool to assess core stability in athletes

O'Connor, Siobhán orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2001-0746, McCaffrey, Noel, Whyte, Enda orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9458-9498 and Moran, Kieran orcid logoORCID: 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.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
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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