000121348 001__ 121348 000121348 005__ 20230914083531.0 000121348 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1155/2022/3349940 000121348 0248_ $$2sideral$$a132052 000121348 037__ $$aART-2022-132052 000121348 041__ $$aeng 000121348 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7667-2178$$aHidalgo García, César$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000121348 245__ $$aEffects of contralateral hip flexion angle on the ober test 000121348 260__ $$c2022 000121348 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000121348 5203_ $$aThe Ober test is an orthopedic evaluation procedure used to assess for tightness of the tensor fascia latae (TFL) and iliotibial band (ITB). Multiple versions of this test have been described using different degrees of contralateral hip joint flexion to stabilize the pelvis. The aim of this study was to analyze the hip range of motion (ROM) in the frontal plane and perceived tension produced during the Ober test using four different angles of contralateral hip flexion prepositioning. The secondary objective was to analyze the differences in the Ober test with different contralateral hip flexion angles according to limb dominance. This cross-sectional study included healthy individuals aged 18 years or older. The Ober test was performed on the right and left leg of each participant with the contralateral hip joint stabilized at 0° flexion, 45° flexion, 90° flexion, and maximal flexion. Hip range of motion in the frontal plane (abduction or adduction) was measured using a digital inclinometer. Three measurements were performed on each limb for every angle of contralateral prepositioning, using the average of the three measurements for statistical analysis. Participants were asked to report the location of any perceived tension and the intensity of tension using a Numeric Rating Scale during the test. Twenty-eight participants (17 men and 11 women) were examined. Significant differences in the Ober test hip ROM in the frontal plane (p < 0:01) were observed when comparing different angles of contralateral hip flexion prepositioning. Significant differences between tests were also present for intensity of perceived tension(p ≤ 0:001), except for the intensity of perceived tension between 0° and 45°. No statistically significant differences were observed related to limb dominance (p > 0:05) or gender (p > 0:05), except for the Ober test at 0° (p < 0:001) which was higher in men (9.61° ± 5.01°) than in women (5.05° ± 2.87°). Greater contralateral hip flexion prepositioning during the Ober test results in decreased hip adduction ROM in the tested limb and greater perceived tension in the region of tensor fascia lata/ iliotibial band. 000121348 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ 000121348 592__ $$a0.64$$b2022 000121348 593__ $$aBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ2 000121348 593__ $$aMedicine (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ2 000121348 593__ $$aImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)$$c2022$$dQ2 000121348 594__ $$a5.3$$b2022 000121348 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000121348 700__ $$aCarcasona-Otal, Alberto 000121348 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-9678-3449$$aHernández-Secorún, Mar$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000121348 700__ $$aAbenia-Benedí, Hugo 000121348 700__ $$aBrandt, Lindsay 000121348 700__ $$aKrauss, John 000121348 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3583-5206$$aTricás-Moreno, José Miguel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000121348 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-9930-3903$$aLucha-López, Orosia$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000121348 7102_ $$11006$$2413$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Fisiatría y Enfermería$$cÁrea Fisioterapia 000121348 773__ $$g2022 (2022), 1-5$$pBioMed res. int.$$tBioMed Research International$$x2314-6133 000121348 8564_ $$s762424$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121348/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000121348 8564_ $$s2412294$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/121348/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000121348 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:121348$$particulos$$pdriver 000121348 951__ $$a2023-09-13-13:14:13 000121348 980__ $$aARTICLE