Deciding when to return to sport after injury is complex and multifactorial—an exercise in risk
management. Return to sport decisions are made every day by clinicians, athletes and …

Background: Although upper extremity (UE) closed kinetic chain (CKC) exercises have
become commonplace in most rehabilitation programs, a clinically meaningful UE CKC …

Background As overhead sports continue to grow in popularity, there has been increased
interest in optimizing sports performance and injury prevention in these athletes. The hip …

This study aimed to provide an age, gender and sport-based normative database for three
functional shoulder tests: Y Balance Test–Upper Quarter (YBT-UQ), Closed Kinetic Chain …

Background Musculoskeletal injury is the most common reason that soldiers are medically
not ready to deploy. Understanding intrinsic risk factors that may place an elite soldier at risk …

Context: Isokinetic testing is used to determine possible deficits in upper extremity strength
in overhead athletes. Given that isokinetic testing is restricted to a laboratory setting, field …

Objectives: Determine the influence of age and sex and describe normative data on field
expedient tests associated with power, balance, trunk stability, mobility, and functional …

Background: Musculoskeletal injuries are a primary source of disability. Understanding how
risk factors predict injury is necessary to individualize and enhance injury reduction …

Introduction The kinetic chain is important in the proximal-distal energy transfer along body
segments. Although biomechanical impairments in components of the kinetic chain have …

Results Return to sport decision making is a sequential, criterion-based process.
Assessment of patient reported outcomes, range of motion, strength, and functional …