SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020
Perceptual-Cognitive Function and Unplanned Athletic Movement Task Performance: A Systematic Review.
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- Unplanned movement tasks requiring rapid decision-making: a scoping review of study characteristics and methodological approaches.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Anticipation and Dual-Tasking on Lower Limb Biomechanics While Performing Change-of-Direction Tasks in Physically Active Individuals: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Relationship between Cognitive Demands and Biomechanical Indicators Associated with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Pooled it
- Associations Between Cognitive Function and ACL Injury-Related Biomechanics: A Systematic Review.Sports healthPooled it
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- Visual processing and interference performance influences on knee angular impulse in ACLR individuals: a cognitive-biomechanical analysis of drop-jumps.Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery · 2026Article
- Inter-individual differences in cognitive function modulate preparatory kinematics during cognitively challenging change-of-direction tasks.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Influence of selected cognitive performances on musculoskeletal injury occurrence in adult male professional Slovenian PrvaLiga football players in a prospective cohort study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Perceptual Decision Efficiency Is Modifiable and Associated with Decreased Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Among Female College Soccer Players.Brain sciences · 2025Article
- Assessment and Training of Perceptual-Motor Function: Performance of College Wrestlers Associated with History of Concussion.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Lower Extremity Reaction Time in Individuals With Contact Versus Noncontact Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries After Reconstruction.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- A Novel Approach to Assessment of Perceptual-Motor Efficiency and Training-Induced Improvement in the Performance Capabilities of Elite Athletes.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
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Abstract
The performance of choice-reaction tasks during athletic movement has been demonstrated to evoke unfavorable biomechanics in the lower limb. However, the mechanism of this observation is unknown. We conducted a systematic review examining the association between (1) the biomechanical and functional safety of unplanned sports-related movements (e.g., jumps/runs with a spontaneously indicated landing leg/cutting direction) and (2) markers of perceptual-cognitive function (PCF). A literature search in three databases (PubMed, ScienceDirect and Google Scholar) identified five relevant articles. The study quality, rated by means of a modified Downs and Black checklist, was moderate to high (average: 13/16 points). Four of five papers, in at least one parameter, found either an association of PCF with task safety or significantly reduced task safety in low vs. high PCF performers. However, as (a) the outcomes, populations and statistical methods of the included trials were highly heterogeneous and (b) only two out of five studies had an adequate control condition (pre-planned movement task), the evidence was classified as conflicting. In summary, PCF may represent a factor affecting injury risk and performance during unplanned sports-related movements, but future research strengthening the evidence for this association is warranted.
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