Table 5.
Normalized upper quarter Y-balance test reach distances and asymmetry scores of adolescent handball players.
| Variable | Non-injured (n = 76) |
Injured (n = 57) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Throwing arm reach | |||
| Medial reach (% AL) | 110.2 ± 11.3 | 109.2 ± 10.5 | 0.293 |
| Inferolateral reach (% AL) | 105.6 ± 14.0 | 104.7 ± 11.7 | 0.361 |
| Superolateral reach (% AL) | 85.8 ± 11.7 | 86.6 ± 11.2 | 0.348 |
| Composite score (% AL) | 100.5 ± 10.0 | 100.2 ± 8.9 | 0.415 |
| Non-throwing arm reach | |||
| Medial reach (% AL) | 108.1 ± 9.8 | 107.3 ± 8.7 | 0.313 |
| Inferolateral reach (% AL) | 104.9 ± 14.5 | 107.2 ± 13.1 | 0.179 |
| Superolateral reach (% AL) | 83.6 ± 12.8 | 84.4 ± 11.5 | 0.356 |
| Composite score (% AL) | 98.9 ± 9.8 | 99.7 ± 8.6 | 0.323 |
| Asymmetry scores | |||
| Medial reach (% AL) | 6.0 ± 4.9 | 5.9 ± 4.6 | 0.898 |
| Inferolateral reach (% AL) | 8.1 ± 7.6 | 8.3 ± 6.3 | 0.854 |
| Superolateral reach (% AL) | 6.1 ± 5.4 | 7.0 ± 5.1 | 0.312 |
| Composite score (% AL) | 4.2 ± 3.9 | 4.4 ± 3.6 | 0.751 |
Data are group mean values ± standard deviations. AL, arm length.