This study will develop a new jump assessment tool for the Triple Hop Test, and will test its reliability on adolescent and adult, healthy and post- anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) population. Creating a new assessment test for a jump test that incorporates the known movement components that are important after an ACL injury can improve patient evaluation, decision for return to sport activity and injury prevention.
Study population- Adults, women and men aged 20-45, boys and girls aged 12-15. uninjured population: non symptomatic subjects, without major injury in their history. Injured population: ACL injured subjects, 9-12 month after beginning of treatment/surgery. Stages of study: stage 1- The investigators will create a new high-quality literature-based assessment test for the triple hop test (NTHT). The test will have 10 sections, its score ranges from 0 to 14 points and a high score means poor performance. Stage 2- Performing reliability tests between and within the testers for NTHT. The tests will be done with the help of video photography of NTHT. Stage 3- Performing NTHT and THT tests on healthy adult and adolescent subjects and on ACL adult and adolescent subjects, assessing the NTHT by watching video performance.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
New jumping assessment will be performed in all included study groups. This new assessment includes quality evaluation.
Haifa University, Department of PHysical Therapy
Haifa, Israel
New triple hop test score
the score ranges between 0-14. lower score represent better jumping quality.
Time frame: baseline
triple hop test
measurement of jumping distance(in cm) and symmetry between legs
Time frame: baseline
muscle strength
muscle strength in Newton, assessed by an hand held dynamometer.
Time frame: baseline
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