Isokinetic imbalance of hip muscles in soccer players with osteitis pubis

AbstractIn this study, we compared the isokinetic torques of hip flexors/extensors and abductors/adductors in soccer players suffering from osteitis pubis (OP), with normal soccer players. Twenty soccer male athletes with OP and 20 normal soccer athletes were included in this study. Peak torque/body weight (PT/BW) was recorded from hip flexor/extensor and abductor/adductor muscles during isokinetic concentric contraction modes at angular velocity of 2.1 rad · s−1, for both groups. The results showed a significant difference between the normal and OP groups for hip flexors (P   0.05). Regarding the hip adductor/abductor PT rat...