On appraisal , the MCS , M4-MS , and SIMS seem to provide the most practical value for assessing movement quality as they provide the strongest reports of developmental rigor and an identifiable evidence base .
In addition , considering the evidence provided , these tools may have the strongest potential for identifying performance capabilities and guiding exercise prescription in athletic and sport-specific population
Abstract Bennett , H , Davison , K , Arnold , J , Slattery , F , Martin , M , and Norton , K. Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools : a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice .
J Strength Cond Res 31(10 ) : 2903–2919 , 2017—Multicomponent movement assessment tools have become commonplace to measure movement quality , proposing to indicate injury risk and performance capabilities .
Despite popular use , there has been no attempt to compare the components of each tool reported in the literature , the processes in which they were developed , or the underpinning rationale for their included content .
As such , the objective of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive summary of current movement assessment tools and appraise the evidence supporting their development .
The Effects of Generalized Joint Laxity on Risk of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in Young Female Athletes
Background Women who participate in high-risk sports suffer anterior cruciate ligament injury at a 4- to 6-fold greater rate than men . Purpose To prospect ively determine if female athletes with decreased passive knee joint restraint ( greater joint laxity ) and greater side-to-side differences in knee laxity would be at increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury . Study Design Case control study ; Level of evidence , 3 . Methods From 1558 female soccer and basketball players who were prospect ively screened , 19 went on to tear their anterior cruciate ligaments . Four height- and mass-matched control subjects were selected from the uninjured screened athletes for comparison with each of the 19 injured subjects , making a total of 95 subjects ( 19 injured ; 76 uninjured ) . Generalized joint-laxity tests and anterior-posterior tibiofemoral translation were quantified using the CompuKT knee arthrometer . A multivariable logistic regression model was constructed to determine predictors of anterior cruciate ligament injury status from recorded laxity measures . Results A multivariable logistic regression model ( chi-square = 18.6 ; P = .002 ) used the independent variables laxity measures of knee hyperextension ( P = .02 ) , wrist and thumb to forearm opposition ( P = .80 ) , fifth-finger hyperextension > 90 ° ( P = .71 ) , side-to-side differences in anterior-posterior tibiofemoral translation ( P = .002 ) , and prior knee injury ( P = .22 ) to predict anterior cruciate ligament-injury status . The vali date d C statistic , or vali date d area under the receiver operating characteristic curve , was 0.72 . For every 1.3-mm increase in side-to-side differences in anterior-posterior knee displacement , the odds of anterior cruciate ligament – injured status increased 4-fold ( 95 % confidence interval , 1.68–9.69 ) . A positive measure of knee hyperextension increased the odds of anterior cruciate ligament-injured status 5-fold ( 95 % confidence interval , 1.24–18.44 ) . Conclusion The current results indicate that increased knee-laxity measures may contribute to increased risk of anterior cruciate ligament injury . The methods to quantify knee joint laxity in this report may be used in conjunction with measures of neuromuscular control of the knee joint to identify high-risk female athletes with high accuracy . Once high-risk female athletes are identified , they may be targeted to the appropriate interventions to reduce injury risk
On appraisal , the MCS , M4-MS , and SIMS seem to provide the most practical value for assessing movement quality as they provide the strongest reports of developmental rigor and an identifiable evidence base .
In addition , considering the evidence provided , these tools may have the strongest potential for identifying performance capabilities and guiding exercise prescription in athletic and sport-specific population
Abstract Bennett , H , Davison , K , Arnold , J , Slattery , F , Martin , M , and Norton , K. Multicomponent musculoskeletal movement assessment tools : a systematic review and critical appraisal of their development and applicability to professional practice .
J Strength Cond Res 31(10 ) : 2903–2919 , 2017—Multicomponent movement assessment tools have become commonplace to measure movement quality , proposing to indicate injury risk and performance capabilities .
Despite popular use , there has been no attempt to compare the components of each tool reported in the literature , the processes in which they were developed , or the underpinning rationale for their included content .
As such , the objective of this systematic review was to provide a comprehensive summary of current movement assessment tools and appraise the evidence supporting their development .