?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7225%2F&rft.title=Reliability+and+Precision+of+Hip+Proprioception+Methods+in+Healthy+Individuals&rft.creator=Benjaminse%2C+Anne&rft.description=The+underlying+risk+factors+for+female+anterior+cruciate+ligament+(ACL)+injuries+are+likely+multifactorial.+Poor+neuromuscular+and+biomechanical+control+of+the+lower+limb+appears+to+be+a+primary+contributor+to+the+female+ACL+injury+mechanism.+Neuromuscular+and+biomechanical+characteristics+of+the+hip+may+significantly+contribute+to+lower+extremity+function%2C+since+hip+position+and+motion+has+been+found+to+influence+knee+position+and+loads.+Afferent+proprioceptive+signals+from+mechanoreceptors+in+the+ACL+play+a+vital+role+in+dynamic+joint+stability+of+the+knee.+The+same+principle+is+valid+for+maintaining+dynamic+stability+of+the+hip%2C+however+there+has+been+limited+research+examining+proprioception+of+the+hip.+Prior+to+investigating+the+contribution+of+hip+proprioception+to+knee+injuries%2C+the+reliability+and+precision+of+the+desired+hip+proprioception+methods+must+be+established.+The+goal+of+this+study+was+to+establish+the+intersession+and+intrasession+reliability+and+precision+of+threshold+to+detect+passive+motion%2C+force+sense+and+active+joint+position+sense+tests+of+the+hip+in+healthy+individuals.+The+results+of+this+study+indicate+that+a+reliable+and+precise+method+of+measuring+hip+threshold+to+detect+passive+motion+(TTDPM)+has+been+established.+Further+investigation+is+warranted+to+develop+reliable+and+precise+measurement+methods+for+force+sense+(FS)+and+active+joint+position+sense+(JPS)+measurements+of+the+hip.&rft.date=2008-05-19&rft.type=University+of+Pittsburgh+ETD&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fd-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu%2F7225%2F1%2FETD_Benjaminse_Reliability_and_Precision_of_Hip_Proprioception_Methods_in_Healthy_Individuals.pdf&rft.identifier=++Benjaminse%2C+Anne++(2008)+Reliability+and+Precision+of+Hip+Proprioception+Methods+in+Healthy+Individuals.++Master's+Thesis%2C+University+of+Pittsburgh.++++(Unpublished)++