Normative values for calf muscle strength-endurance in the general population assessed with the Calf Raise Application: A large international cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Calf muscle strength-endurance can be reliably assessed with the Heel Rise Endurance Test (HRET), but normative values are lacking.

Objectives

To establish normative values for calf muscle strength-endurance, adjusted for personal characteristics.

Methods

500 individuals without current/previous symptoms of Achilles tendinopathy or recent lower limb immobilization were included. Primary outcome measures were the number of repetitions, total work (J), total vertical displacement (cm), and peak height (cm) upon the single-leg HRET, assessed using the validated Calf Raise Application. A multiple quantile regression model was developed, incorporating covariates (personal characteristics) which significantly impacted HRET metrics. Median (50.0th percentile) and

SUBMITTER: Visser TSS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923623 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature