@article{ref1,
title="Preseason functional tests discriminate injury risk in female collegiate volleyball players",
journal="Physical therapy in sport",
year="2021",
author="Patterson, Christopher S. and Dudley, Robert I. and Sorenson, Eric and Brumitt, Jason",
volume="51",
number="",
pages="79-84",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Preseason functional tests have been previously associated with noncontact time-loss lower extremity injuries in a variety of athletic populations. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of one or more functional tests to discriminate injury risk in a cohort of female collegiate volleyball players in the United States. <br><br>DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II & III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics female volleyball players; PARTICIPANTS: 130 female volleyball players (mean age: 19.31 ± 1.1 years). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Lower extremity functional test, single limb hop for distance, standing long jump, previous injury history, lower quarter Y-balance test, and limb symmetry index were measured prior to the season beginning. Noncontact time-loss lower quarter injuries were tracked during the season. <br><br>RESULTS: Athletes with suboptimal scores on the single limb hop test (<70% of height) and standing long jump (<80% of height), combined with a previous history of injury, were three times more likely to sustain an injury during the season (OR = 3.0; 95% CI: 1.09 to 8.30). Individual functional tests did not discriminate injury risk. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: A battery of preseason functional tests and injury history discriminates injury risk in female collegiate volleyball players.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1466-853X",
doi="10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.07.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2021.07.002"
}