Materials: (1) Tape measure
Methods:
- The patients stand on the leg to be tested, hop three times, and land on the same limb as far as possible
- The distance hopped, measured at the level of the great toe, is measured and recorded to the nearest centimeter from a standard tape measure that is permanently affixed to the floor
Reliability:
| Study | Population | Type | ICC |
| Kivlan et al., 2013 | Female Dancers with Hip Dysfunction | Test-retest reliability | 0.93 |
Normative Data:
| Study | Population | Study Design | Distance (cm) | MDC (cm) | SEM (cm) |
| Hardesty et al., 2017 | Asymptomatic Collegiate Female Basketball Players (Age= 20.0) | Cross-sectional | L: 353.6, R: 346.2 | – | – |
| Asymptomatic Collegiate Female Soccer Players (Age= 19.2) | L: 369.3, R: 369.8 | – | – | ||
| Kivlan et al., 2016 | Female Dancers with Femoroacetabular Impingement | Quasi-experimental, cohort comparison | 294.0 | – | – |
| Female Dancers without Femoroacetabular Impingement | 343.0 | – | – | ||
| Kivlan et al., 2013 | Female Dancers with Hip Dysfunction (Involved Limb) | Quasi-experimental, repeated measures | 306.9 | 22.6 | 8.17 |
| Female Dancers without Hip Dysfunction (Non-Involved Limb) | 310.7 | 22.6 | 8.17 |
Research:
1. Hardesty K, Hegedus EJ, Ford KR, Nguyen A-D, Taylor JB. Determination of Clinically Relevant Differences in Frontal Plane Hop Tests in Women’s Collegiate Basketball and Soccer Players. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2017; 12(2): 182-189.
2. Kivlan BR, Carcia CR, Christoforetti JJ. Comparison of Range of Motion, Strength, and Hop Test Performance of Dancers with and without a Clinical Diagnosis of Femoroacetabular Impingement. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2016; 11(4): 527-535.
3. Kivlan BR, Carcia CR, Clemente FR, Phelps AL, Martin RL. Reliability and validity of functional performance tests in dancers with hip dysfunction. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2013; 8(4): 360-369.
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John Snyder, DPT 