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 .
Lower extremity functional tests and risk of injury in division iii collegiate athletes.
PURPOSE / BACKGROUND Functional tests have been used primarily to assess an athlete 's fitness or readiness to return to sport . The purpose of this prospect i ve cohort study was to determine the ability of the st and ing long jump ( SLJ ) test , the single-leg hop ( SLH ) for distance test , and the lower extremity functional test ( LEFT ) as preseason screening tools to identify collegiate athletes who may be at increased risk for a time-loss sports-related low back or lower extremity injury . METHODS A total of 193 Division III athletes from 15 university teams ( 110 females , age 19.1 ± 1.1 y ; 83 males , age 19.5 ± 1.3 y ) were tested prior to their sports seasons . Athletes performed the functional tests in the following sequence : SLJ , SLH , LEFT . The athletes were then prospect ively followed during their sports season for occurrence of low back or LE injury . RESULTS Female athletes who completed the LEFT in $ 118 s were 6 times more likely ( OR=6.4 , 95 % CI : 1.3 , 31.7 ) to sustain a thigh or knee injury .  Male athletes who completed the LEFT in # 100 s were more likely to experience a time-loss injury to the low back or LE ( OR=3.2 , 95 % CI : 1.1 , 9.5 ) or a foot or ankle injury ( OR=6.7 , 95 % CI : 1.5 , 29.7 ) than male athletes who completed the LEFT in 101 s or more . Female athletes with a greater than 10 % side-to-side asymmetry between SLH distances had a 4-fold increase in foot or ankle injury ( cut point : > 10 % ; OR=4.4 , 95 % CI : 1.2 , 15.4 ) . Male athletes with SLH distances ( either leg ) at least 75 % of their height had at least a 3-fold increase ( OR=3.6 , 95 % CI : 1.2 , 11.2 for the right LE ; OR=3.6 , 95 % CI : 1.2 , 11.2 for left LE ) in low back or LE injury . CONCLUSIONS The LEFT and the SLH tests appear useful in identifying Division III athletes at risk for a low back or lower extremity sports injury . Thus , these tests warrant further consideration as preparticipatory screening examination tools for sport injury in this population . CLINICAL RELEVANCE The single-leg hop for distance and the lower extremity functional test , when administered to Division III athletes during the preseason , may help identify those at risk for a time-loss low back or lower extremity injury . LEVEL OF EVIDENCE 2
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 .