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Table 1 Testing positions

From: Retest reliability of measuring hip extensor muscle strength in different testing positions in young people with cerebral palsy

Body Position

Joint Starting Position

Position of Resistance of HHD

Supine

Hip flexed 90°, knee flexed at 90°

Posterior distal thigh

Prone

Hip flexed 30° and resting on a firm wedged surface, knee flexed 90°

Posterior distal thigh

Standing

Hip flexed 30°, knee extended

Posterior distal thigh

  1. HHD, Hand-held dynamometer