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Client # _______________
Hamstrings/Quadriceps Ratio
Right Leg | Left Leg | |
60o/sec | ||
120 o/sec | ||
180 o/sec | ||
240 o/sec | ||
300 o/sec |
Compare and discuss right and left legs (bilateral comparison: right knee flexion vs. left knee flexion, and right knee extension vs. left knee extension) at the 5 movement speeds. (The “Deficit” column on the Humac Norm print-out is the % deficit.)
Calculate hamstrings-to-quadriceps ratio on the right and left legs; record in the table on this page. Compare and discuss the ratios for the right and left legs at the 5 movement speeds.