Dissertations and Theses @ UNI

Availability

Open Access Thesis

Keywords

Women track and field athletes--Wounds and injuries;

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine if Q-angle, iliotibial (IT) band flexibility, hamstring flexibility, patellar mobility, and/or patellar height differed between subjects who reported patllofemoral [sic] pain and those who did not. Twenty-five female, college track athletes from the University of Northern Iowa served as subjects. Ages ranged between 18 and 22 years. A personal history questionnaire was used to determine whether or not the subjects were appropriate for the study. Measurements for the five variables were taken on both right and left legs. An Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was used to determine the existence of any differences between the variables in the non-injury reporting group and the injury reporting groups. The injury reporting groups consisted of injuries to the left, the right, or both knees. A 0.05 level of significance was utilized. No significant difference was found for Q-angle, IT band flexibility, patellar mobility, and patellar height. Statistical significance was found for hamstring flexibility measurements. Results revealed that those subjects reporting patellofemoral pain were more flexible in the hamstring muscles than those who did not report patellofemoral pain.

Year of Submission

1993

Degree Name

Master of Arts

Department

School of Health, Physical Education, and Leisure Services

First Advisor

Nancy Hamilton

Second Advisor

Wanda Green

Third Advisor

Sue Joslyn

Comments

If you are the rightful copyright holder of this thesis and wish to have it removed from the Open Access Collection, please submit a request to scholarworks@uni.edu and include clear identification of the work, preferably with URL.

Date Original

1993

Object Description

1 PDF file (66 leaves)

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Download

Comments?

Share

COinS