Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .
The Association of Hip Strength and Flexibility with the Incidence of Adductor Muscle Strains in Professional Ice Hockey Players *
This prospect i ve study was conducted to determine whether hip muscle strength and flexibility play a role in the incidence of adductor and hip flexor strains in National Hockey League ice hockey team players .  Hip flexion , abduction , and adduction strength were measured in 81 players before two consecutive seasons . Thirty-four players were cut , traded , or sent to the minor league before the beginning of the season . Injury and individual exposure data were recorded for the remaining 47 players . Eight players experienced 11 adductor muscle strains , and there were 4 hip flexor strains . Preseason hip adduction strength was 18 % lower in the players who subsequently sustained an adductor muscle strain compared with that of uninjured players . Adduction strength was 95 % of abduction strength in the uninjured players but only 78 % of abduction strength in the injured players . Preseason hip adductor flexibility was not different between players who sustained adductor muscle strains and those who did not . These results indicate that preseason hip strength testing of professional ice hockey players can identify players at risk of developing adductor muscle strains . A player was 17 times more likely to sustain an adductor muscle strain if his adductor strength was less than 80 % of his abductor strength
Future studies should also consider measures of ME and MS as a function of upper body , lower body , and core strength , and their potential association with specific , rather than general ,
Abstract de la Motte , SJ , Gribbin , TC , Lisman , P , Murphy , K , and Deuster , PA .
A systematic review of the association between physical fitness and musculoskeletal injury risk : part 2—muscular endurance and muscular strength .