Vol. 22 No. 2 (2023)
Original Articles

Influence of hamstrings flexibility on the knee joint position sense

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  • Joana Azevedo,
  • Isabel Moreira-Silva,
  • Ricardo Cardoso,
  • Nuno Ventura,
  • Adérito Seixas
Joana Azevedo
Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal.
Isabel Moreira-Silva
Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal. Centro de Investigação em Atividade Física, Saúde e Lazer, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
Ricardo Cardoso
Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal. Transdisciplinary Center of Consciousness Studies of Fernando Pessoa University, Porto, Portugal.
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Nuno Ventura
Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal.
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Adérito Seixas
Escola Superior de Saúde Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal; LABIOMEP, INEGI-LAETA, Faculdade de Desporto, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12957/bjhbs.2023.79502

Published 2023-11-01

Keywords

  • Hamstrings,
  • Flexibility,
  • Joint position sense,
  • Knee

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Joana Azevedo, Isabel Moreira-Silva, Cardoso R, Ventura N, Adérito Seixas. Influence of hamstrings flexibility on the knee joint position sense. BJHBS [Internet]. 2023 Nov. 1 [cited 2024 Apr. 27];22(2). Available from: https://bjhbs.hupe.uerj.br/bjhbs/article/view/147

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Abstract

Introduction: Different factors have been suggested to positively or negatively influence the knee joint position sense; however, the effect of hamstrings’ flexibility is poorly investigated. Objective: To investigate the influence of hamstrings’ flexibility on the knee joint position sense. Methods: Knee joint position sense of 31 adults was tested actively to extension for the range of 45º of knee flexion, in both the dominant and non-dominant limb. Hamstring’s flexibility was assessed through the sit and reach test, and considering these results, participants were divided into high and low flexibility categories. Intergroup analysis and the association between flexibility and repositioning errors were performed. Results: No significant differences were found between flexibility categories and repositioning accuracy. Similarly, no significant associations were found between flexibility and the repositioning errors (p>0.05). Conclusions: These results propose that hamstrings’ flexibility does not influence the knee repositioning accuracy, suggesting that both a lower or higher flexibility does not impair the knee joint position sense.

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