The McGill Endurance Tests assess trunk flexor endurance, trunk extensor endurance and lateral trunk endurance using timed isometric holds. McGill’s original database reported high reliability coefficients for the trunk extensor, flexor and side bridge endurance tests, supporting their use when prot...

The Bunkie Test is a functional performance battery involving five plank-style test positions performed bilaterally. Research has reported descriptive data for healthy adults and describes the test as a way to assess aspects of core muscular endurance and line-based stability.  

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Did you know the neck can manage almost 30kg worth of force when the head is flexed to 60°? It's little wonder so many people develop postural-related pain or symptoms in this area given that they may not have the strength to deal with such forces.

Neck strength is often a neglected area when it co...

The Push-Up Test is a field-based assessment of upper-body muscular endurance. It records the number of valid push-ups completed using a defined protocol. A large cohort study of 1,104 occupationally active adult men found that higher push-up capacity was associated with lower cardiovascular disease...

The Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test, or PSET, is an isometric endurance test performed to task failure. Peer-reviewed research has investigated intra-rater reliability, inter-rater reliability and minimal detectable change for the PSET, supporting its use when the test is standardised.  

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The Side Plank Test, also known as the side bridge test, assesses lateral trunk endurance by recording how long a client can maintain a side plank position. McGill’s trunk endurance research reported high reliability for side bridge testing and highlighted ratios between side bridge, flexor and exte...