Reliability, variability, and minimal detectable change of bilateral and unilateral lower extremity isometric force tests

Adam M. Mattiussi^{1, 2,} *, Joseph W. Shaw^{1, 2}, Daniel D. Cohen^{3, 4}, Phil Price¹, Derrick D. Brown⁵, Charles R. Pedlar^{1, 6}, Jamie Tallent^{7, 8}

¹Faculty of Sport, Allied Health and Performance Science, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, UK
²Ballet Healthcare, The Royal Ballet, Royal Opera House, London, UK
³Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
⁴Mindeporte (Colombian Ministry of Sport), High Performance Centre, Bogotá, Colombia
⁵Institute of Sport Science, Dance Science, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
⁶Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, University College London, UK
⁷School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester, UK
⁸Department of Physiotherapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia