Reactive postural responses predict risk for acute musculoskeletal injury in collegiate athletes.

ABSTRACT: Identifying risk factors for musculoskeletal injury is critical to maintain the health and safety of athletes. While current tests consider isolated assessments of function or subjective ratings, objective tests of reactive postural responses, especially when in cognitively demanding scenarios, may better identify risk of musculoskeletal injury than traditional tests alone.

Objectives

Examine if objective assessments of reactive postural responses, quantified using wearable inertial measurement units, are associated with the risk for acute lower extremity musculoskeletal injuries in collegiate athletes.

Design

Prospective survival analysis.

Methods

191 Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes completed an instrumented version of a modified Push and

SUBMITTER: Morris A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9992135 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature