Copenhagen five-second squeeze: a valid indicator of sports-related hip and groin function.

@article{Thorborg2017CopenhagenFS,
  title={Copenhagen five-second squeeze: a valid indicator of sports-related hip and groin function.},
  author={Kristian Thorborg and Sonia Branci and Martin P. Nielsen and M T Langelund and Per H{\"o}lmich},
  journal={British journal of sports medicine},
  year={2017},
  volume={51 7},
  pages={
          594-599
        }
}

• Kristian Thorborg, Sonia Branci, +2 authors Per Hölmich
• Published in
  British journal of sports…
  2017
• DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2016-096675

BACKGROUND No simple clinical measure exits to evaluate groin pain and its severity in athletes. The aim was to investigate the validity, reliability and responsiveness of a five-second hip-adduction squeeze test for football players designed to assess sports-related hip and groin function, pain and severity. METHODS Construct validity was assessed in 667 subelite male football players with a mean age (±SD) of 24±4 in the beginning of the season. Responsiveness and reliability were evaluated… CONTINUE READING

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