Effects of Verbal and Tactile Cues on Gluteal Force Production and Broad Jump Distance.
B J Lehecka, Terra Daniels, Bryson Koester and 3 others
PMID 38439774WHAT IT FOUND
Verbal cues raised hip extension force and broad jump distance; tactile cues only raised jump distance.
Jump gains were 4.0% and 3.0%. The study tested healthy young adults, not patients.
Key findings
01Verbal cues significantly increased prone hip extension force by 13.5% compared with no cue, while tactile cues did not significantly change force.
02Both verbal and tactile cues significantly increased broad jump distance compared with no cue, by 4.0% and 3.0% respectively, but the two cue conditions did not differ significantly from each other.
03The cue-related differences in mean scores did not differ significantly between males and females.
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What it does not show
The study included only healthy university adults aged 18 to 35, so it does not show effects in injured, older, or clinical patients. The cues were tested only for immediate effects, so lasting benefit is unknown. Fatigue was observed during testing, especially after failed broad jump attempts, which may have affected later trials. The volume of verbal cues and the intensity of tactile cues were not standardized or measured, so the exact cue may vary in practice. The broad jump sample may have had relatively high jumping ability, so a ceiling effect is possible. The paper states the tester was blinded to outcome measurements, but it does not report participant blinding.
Declared interests
The authors reported no potential conflicts of interest, financial arrangements, organizational affiliations, or other relationships.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that tactile cues improve gluteal strength or that these cues will improve patient function. Tactile cues did not significantly increase prone hip extension force, and the study measured only immediate performance in healthy young adults, not clinical outcomes.