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The strength of balance: Strength and dynamic balance in children with and without hypermobility.

Oluwakemi Adebukola ItuenJacques DuysensGillian FergusonBouwien C M Smits Engelsman
Published in: PloS one (2024)
Hypermobile joints seem to co-occur with lower extremity isometric strength, more functional strength in the lower extremities and less reaching distance in dynamic balance. The opposing direction of the results on functional and isometric strength tests highlights the importance of the type of outcome measures used to describe the association of strength and the range of motion.
Keyphrases
  • young adults
  • resistance training
  • mass spectrometry
  • body composition