ReviewJournal of athletic training
National Athletic Trainers' Association position statement: Preparticipation physical examinations and disqualifying conditions.
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29 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sports Preparticipation Evaluation for Healthy Adults: A Consensus-Based German Guideline.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Guideline
- Pre-Participation Evaluation of Recreational and Competitive Athletes - A Systematic Review of Guidelines and Consensus Statements.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Appropriate Medical Care Standards for Organizations Sponsoring Athletic Activity for the Secondary School-Aged Athlete: A Summary Statement.Journal of athletic training · 2019Guideline
- Optimal Screening Methods to Detect Cardiac Disorders in Athletes: An Evidence-Based Review.Journal of athletic training · 2017Pooled it
- Clinical Utility of the Sport Concussion Office Assessment Tool 6 (SCOAT6) and Other Select Multidomain Assessments for Subacute Sport-Related Concussion.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Current Clinical Concepts: Integration of Psychologically Informed Practice for Management of Patients With Sport-Related Injuries.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Descriptive Analysis of Mental and Physical Wellness in Collegiate Dancers.Journal of dance medicine & science : official publication of the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science · 2023Article
- Utility of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms Screen in a Collegiate Athlete Population.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Recreational windsurfing-related acute injuries: a narrative review. Part 2: injury prevention and a proposal for a set of potential prevention strategies with a holistic approach.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2023Article
- Female Collegiate Dancers' Physical Fitness across Their Four-Year Programs: A Prospective Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Sport activities for children and adolescents: the Position of the European Academy of Paediatrics and the European Confederation of Primary Care Paediatricians 2023-Part 1. Pre-participation physical evaluation in young athletes.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Review
- Initial examination of the mental health disorders: screening instrument for athletes.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Movement Competency Screen: Rethinking the Rating.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2022Article
- The Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of an Arm Care Screening Tool in High School Baseball Coaches.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2021Article
- Preparticipation medical evaluation for elite athletes: EFSMA recommendations on standardised preparticipation evaluation form in European countries.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Article
- Predictive Validity of a Functional Movement Screen in Professional Basketball Players.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
- Medical Disqualification Following Concussion in Collegiate Student-Athletes: Findings from the CARE Consortium.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
- Association of pre-season musculoskeletal screening and functional testing with sports injuries in elite female basketball players.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Prevalence and Outcomes of Exposure to Catastrophic Events Among Athletic Trainers.Journal of athletic training · 2018Article
- CORR Insights®: What Is the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Duck Walk Test in Detecting Meniscal Tears?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2018Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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6 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveTo present athletic trainers with recommendations for the content and administration of the preparticipation physical examination (PPE) as well as considerations for determining safe participation in sports and identifying disqualifying conditions.
backgroundPreparticipation physical examinations have been used routinely for nearly 40 years. However, considerable debate exists as to their efficacy due to the lack of standardization in the process and the lack of conformity in the information that is gathered. With the continuing rise in sports participation at all levels and the growing number of reported cases of sudden death in organized athletics, the sports medicine community should consider adopting a standardized process for conducting the PPE to protect all parties. RECOMMENDATIONS: Recommendations are provided to equip the sports medicine community with the tools necessary to conduct the PPE as effectively and efficiently as possible using available scientific evidence and best practices. In addition, the recommendations will help clinicians identify those conditions that may threaten the health and safety of participants in organized sports, may require further evaluation and intervention, or may result in potential disqualification.
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