Reliability of the running vertical jump test in female team sport athletes

Injury rates to the lower limb have increased over the past 40 years, coinciding with increases in female sport participation rates. Sport specific tests such as the running vertical jump (RVJ) are utilised for injury risk profiling, however the test-retest reliability is unknown. The aim of this st...

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Published in:Physical therapy in sport 2023-03, Vol.60, p.47-53
Main Authors: Jenner, Brooke, Nottle, Carmel, Walters, Julie L., Saunders, Steven W., Leicht, Anthony S., Crowther, Robert G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Athletes
Australian football
Exercise
Female
Females
Investigations
Joint and ligament injuries
Jumping
Kinematics
Knee
Landing
Physical fitness
Physical therapy
Professional soccer
Reliability
Sport science
Sports injuries
Sports medicine
Velocity
Warm up (exercise)
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Summary:Injury rates to the lower limb have increased over the past 40 years, coinciding with increases in female sport participation rates. Sport specific tests such as the running vertical jump (RVJ) are utilised for injury risk profiling, however the test-retest reliability is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the thorax, pelvis and lower limb joint angular kinematics and kinetics for the RVJ test in female team sport athletes. Three-dimensional motion capture with force plate integration was utilised as participants performed five trials on each limb on three separate days. Testing occurred in a biomechanics laboratory. Thirty-four females (Australian Rules Football = 15, Netball = 12, Soccer = 7) participated in this study. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), effect sizes and typical errors (TE) of segment and joint angular kinematics and kinetics were calculated. Poor to excellent reliability (ICC = −0.12 – 0.92), small to large effect sizes (0.00–0.90) and TE (0.02–289.24) were observed across segment and joint angular kinematics and kinetics. The RVJ test is recommended when analysing ground reaction forces and joint angular kinematics in female team sport athletes. •Poor to excellent test-retest reliability was observed for the RVJ test.•Variable kinematic and kinetic outcomes were observed across three sessions.•Analysing segment kinematics, joint moments or powers may be of limited use.
ISSN:1466-853X
1873-1600
DOI:10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.01.005