ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2020
RETURN TO SPORT PARTICIPATION CRITERIA FOLLOWING SHOULDER INJURY: A CLINICAL COMMENTARY.
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- Cross-Cultural Adaptation, Reliability, and Validity of the Greek Version of the Subjective Patient Outcome for Return to Sports (SPORTS) Score Questionnaire in Athletes with Various Shoulder Pathologies.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Rotator Cuff Disorders: Practical Recommendations for Conservative Management Based on the Literature.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Test-Retest Reliability of Single-Arm Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Rehabilitation Utilizing Blood Flow Restriction Following Surgical Repair of a Bankart Lesion with a Buford Complex in an Elite High School Football Player: A Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2026Article
- Conservative management of triceps brachii muscle transection injury in an elite NCAA division I intercollegiate athlete: a case report and clinical review.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2025Article
- Relationship Between Shoulder Rotation Strength and Upper Extremity Functional Assessments in Collegiate Baseball Players.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation Following a Latarjet After a Failed Labral Repair in a Female Overhead Athlete: A Resident's Case Report.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Baseline Functional Testing in Competitive Youth Swimmers.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Evaluation and Treatment of Baseball Pitchers: There's More to Assess than the Arm.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Return to sports following arthroscopic Bankart repair: a narrative review.Ewha medical journal · 2024Review
- Current Clinical Concepts: Nonoperative Management of Shoulder Instability.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Neurocognitive and Neuromuscular Rehabilitation Techniques after ACL injury - Part 2: Maximizing Performance in the Advanced Return to Sport Phase.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
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- Neurocognitive and Reactive Return to Play Testing Protocol in Overhead Athletes Following Upper Extremity Injury.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Reliability of Upper Extremity Functional Performance Tests for Overhead Sports Activities.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
- Case report: Self-performed orthopedic exams in telehealth treatment of a youth athlete with acute rotator cuff strain.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023Article
- Missing The Forest For The Trees: A Lack Of Upper Extremity Physical Performance Testing In Sports Physical Therapy.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2023Article
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Abstract
contextThe shoulder complex is frequently injured during sports. The tremendous mobility of the shoulder makes returning to sport participation following shoulder injury a challenging task for both the clinician and athlete. The purpose of this clinical commentary is to review the current literature on return to sport criteria and provide evidence-informed and clinically useful guidelines and recommendations to aid in clinical decision making for return to sports after shoulder micro- and macro-traumatic injuries. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION: A search of the PubMed database using the terms functional tests, upper extremity testing, return to play, and shoulder injury was performed. Further evaluation of the bibliographies of the identified articles expanded the evidence. This evidence was used to inform the clinical commentary.
resultsReturn to sport decision making is a sequential, criterion-based process. Assessment of patient reported outcomes, range of motion, strength, and functional performance must all be considered. Numerous tests are available for the clinician to determine whether a patient is ready to return to sports following a shoulder injury or surgery. A different set of tests should be utilized for the overhead athlete (microtrauma injury) compared to the patient with a macrotraumatic shoulder injury because of the differing demands and sports requirements.
conclusionUse of pre-determined criteria, available in the literature, minimizes the reliance on the subjective element alone during takes athlete progression and provides everyone involved in the process with known, pre-established, measurable markers and goals that must be achieved prior to progressing to practice and returning to competition. This type of performance progression assessment testing provides the clinician with a useful set of tools to objectively assist and guide the determination regarding when an athlete can safely progress back to practice and then return to unrestricted athletic activities. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 5.
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