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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Preliminary Insights into the Diagnostic Accuracy of the Modified Arm Care Screen Test for Overhead Athletes: An On-Field Tool for Injury Prevention.

Eleftherios Paraskevopoulos, Fotis-Marios Kottaridis, Maria Moutzouri, George A Koumantakis, Dimitrios Antonakis-Karamintzas, Charilaos Tsolakis, Panagiotis Koulouvaris, Anna Christakou, Maria Papandreou

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Eleftherios ParaskevopoulosDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5552-5101
Fotis-Marios KottaridisDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 23100 Sparta, Greece.
Maria MoutzouriDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
George A KoumantakisDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7709-2802
Dimitrios Antonakis-Karamintzas1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.
Charilaos Tsolakis1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7356-6027
Panagiotis Koulouvaris1st Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 12462 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-7890-2720
Anna ChristakouDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Peloponnese, 23100 Sparta, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-6744-2979
Maria PapandreouDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, 12243 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRUniversity of Peloponnese · GRUniversity of West Attica · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Arm Care Screen was developed to detect musculoskeletal limitations that could affect performance or even increase the risk for shoulder injuries in overhead athletes. This study aimed to assess the discriminant validity of the modified Arm Care Screen in overhead athletes.

methodsSixty-two overhead athletes (mean age: 24.5 ± 4.2 years) were recruited. The athletes underwent a comprehensive Arm Care Screen evaluation, including reciprocal shoulder mobility, total body rotation, lower body diagonal reach, and rotary stability assessments. Ten different musculoskeletal measurements were independently measured by two physical therapists.

resultsThe modified Arm Care Screen showed moderate to strong associations (phi values ranged from 0.273 to 0.905) with the respective musculoskeletal range of motion and balance measurements. Sensitivity ranged from 81.25% to 88.57%, indicating a high true positive rate, and specificity ranged from 43.75% to 94.44%, indicating a moderate to strong positive rate. Positive and negative likelihood ratios ranged from 1.48 to 15.92 and 0.12 to 0.38, respectively. The positive and negative predictive value ranged from 58.14% to 92% and from 73.68% to 93.18%, respectively. The accuracy of the modified ACS ranged from 62.90% to 91.94%.

conclusionThe modified Arm Care Screen demonstrated promising diagnostic accuracy in identifying significant movement restrictions.

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balanceoverhead athletespreventionscreeningshoulder injury

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PMCPMC10705961
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