Affiliations: [a] Sports Medical Center Papendal, Papendallaan 60, 6816
VD Arnhem, The Netherlands | [b] Netherlands Olympic Committee, Netherlands Sports
Confederation, Elite Sports Department, P.O. Box 302, 6800 AH Arnhem, The
Netherlands | [c] Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Anatomy,
Dr. Molewaterplein 50, 3015 GE Rotterdam, The Netherlands | [d] Polytechnic of Utrecht, Department of Physical
Therapy, Bolognalaan 101, 3584 CJ Utrecht, The Netherlands
Note: [] Address for correspondence: E.H.R. van Cingel, Sports Medical
Center Papendal, Papendallaan 60, 6816 VD Arnhem, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31 26
4834440; Fax: +31 26 4834439; E-mail: r.vancingel@wxs.nl
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether a motor learning
effect exists during concentric isokinetic testing of the ankle invertor and
evertor muscles of the dominant and non-dominant leg. Thirty-three subjects
aged 22 to 57 years without any experience in isokinetic testing, were randomly
assigned to one out of three test velocity groups (30, 60 or
120°/s). Each velocity group consisted of 11
subjects. Invertors and evertors of the dominant and non-dominant leg were
tested. All subjects performed five sets of two maximal concentric
inversion-eversion movements on a calibrated CYBEX 6000 dynamometer. For the invertors of the dominant leg at 30 and
120°/s. the mean PKTQ%B the first set. For the
evertors of the dominant leg and the invertors and evertors of the non-dominant
leg no statistically significant difference was found. To exclude possible bias of learning effects in concentric
isokinetic testing of inversion-eversion muscles, we advise a practice session
of two sets of two maximal inversion-eversion movements.
