Table 3.
Hip Range of Motion by Sport and Sex
| Range of Motion (Mean ± SD), ° |
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| Internal Rotation |
External Rotation |
Total |
Relative Internal Rotation |
|
| Basketball | ||||
| Women | 37.9 ± 7.7 | 38.4 ± 11.2 | 76.2 ± 11.1 | −0.5 ± 14.0 |
| Men | 28.7 ± 9.5 | 39.9 ± 12.7 | 68.6 ± 11.8 | −11.1 ± 18.5 |
| Total | 33.3 ± 9.5 | 39.1 ± 11.8 | 72.9 ± 11.9 | −5.2 ± 16.8 |
| Cross-country | ||||
| Women | 41.4 ± 9.2 | 23.3 ± 7.1 | 64.7 ± 8.7 | 14.2 ± 15.9 |
| Men | 32.6 ± 7.2 | 28.5 ± 6.2 | 60.7 ± 7.3 | −1.9 ± 17.3 |
| Total | 37.0 ± 9.3a | 25.7 ± 7.5a | 62.7 ± 8.1b | 5.9 ± 18.3a |
| Golf | ||||
| Women | 41.7 ± 4.3 | 31.5 ± 7.6 | 73.2 ± 7.5 | 10.2 ± 8.4 |
| Men | 27.9 ± 7.7 | 34.3 ± 6.0 | 62.2 ± 5.6 | −7.5 ± 13.4 |
| Total | 34.8 ± 9.5 | 32.9 ± 6.6 | 66.3 ± 8.2 | −0.9 ± 14.5 |
| Soccer | ||||
| Women | 35.8 ± 7.5 | 34.9 ± 13.2 | 70.7 ± 10.9 | 1.4 ± 16.4 |
| Men | 26.2 ± 8.4 | 35.2 ± 12.9 | 61.4 ± 11.0 | −6.3 ± 17.4 |
| Total | 31.0 ± 9.3 | 35.0 ± 13.0 | 65.7 ± 11.9c | −2.7 ± 17.3 |
| Softball or baseball | ||||
| Women | 36.2 ± 8.4 | 38.7 ± 10.4 | 74.9 ± 8.2 | −2.5 ± 16.0 |
| Men | 29.4 ± 6.9 | 34.5 ± 6.4 | 63.9 ± 6.0 | −5.1 ± 10.8 |
| Total | 32.8 ± 8.5 | 36.6 ± 9.1 | 70.0 ± 9.1 | −3.6 ± 13.9 |
| Tennis | ||||
| Women | 35.3 ± 7.9 | 37.4 ± 11.8 | 72.7 ± 11.5 | −2.1 ± 14.1 |
| Men | 26.6 ± 8.9 | 43.0 ± 11.6 | 69.6 ± 10.3 | −16.5 ± 16.6 |
| Total | 30.9 ± 9.4 | 40.2 ± 12.0 | 71.1 ± 10.9 | −9.6 ± 16.9 |
| Total | ||||
| Women | 38.1 ± 8.2d | 34.0 ± 12.2 | 72.1 ± 10.6d | 1.5 ± 16.0d |
| Men | 28.6 ± 8.4d | 35.8 ± 11.5 | 64.4 ± 10.1d | −7.6 ± 16.5d |
a
Different from all groups except golf (P < .01).
b
Different from softball/baseball, basketball, and tennis (P < .01).
c
Different from basketball (P < .01).
d
Different from all other groups (P < .01).