Tissue Flossing: A Commentary on Clinical Practice Recommendations by Scott W. Cheatham, Rusty Baker

“…Tissue flossing is an emerging myofascial intervention used by sports medicine professionals with a growing body of research evidence. …”
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Correlations Between Preseason Functional Test Scores and Game Performance in Female Collegiate Volleyball Players by Jason Brumitt, Christopher Patterson, Robert Dudley, Eric Sorenson, Tyler Cuddeford, Heidi Cooke, Linda Froemming

“…FT are frequently administered by coaches or sports medicine professionals to evaluate athletic ability, to predict performance, to identify athletes at risk for injury, or to evaluate an athlete's ability to return to sport after injury. …”
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MSK Ultrasound: A Powerful Tool for Evaluating and Diagnosing Pectoralis Major Injuries in Healthcare Practice by Robert C. Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael Voight

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The Utilization of Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Evaluation for Ischiofemoral Impingement: A Perspective for Rehabilitation Providers by Robert C. Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael Voight, Beth Bardowski

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The Utilization of Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Gluteus Medius Tendon Pathology: A Perspective for Rehabilitation Providers by Robert C. Manske, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page, Michael L. Voight, Elizabeth Bardowski

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Utilizing Diagnostic Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in the Evaluation of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and Ulnar Nerve Pathology by Robert C. Manske, Michael Voight, Phil Page, Chris Wolfe

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Are Anthropometric Measures, Range of Motion, or Movement Control Tests Associated with Lumbopelvic Flexion during Barbell Back Squats? by Lars Berglund, Fredrik Öhberg, Edit Strömbäck, Daniel Papacosta

“…# Background Resistance training with the barbell back squat (BBS) exercise is practiced in sports, recreation, and rehabilitation. Although extensively debated, it is commonly believed and recommended that maintaining a neutral lumbopelvic alignment during BBS is an important technical aspect that might reduce the risk of injury. …”
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Limitations of Separating Athletes into High or Low-Risk Groups based on a Cut-Off. A Clinical Commentary by Justin M. Losciale, Linda K. Truong, Patrick Ward, Gary S. Collins, Garrett S. Bullock

“…# Background Athlete injury risk assessment and management is an important, yet challenging task for sport and exercise medicine professionals. A common approach to injury risk screening is to stratify athletes into risk groups based on their performance on a test relative to a cut-off threshold. …”
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The Use of MSK Ultrasound with Quadriceps Muscle Injury by Robert C Manske, Michael Voight, Chris Wolfe, Phil Page

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High Prevalence of Low Back Pain in College Rifle Athletes by Bailey Urbach, Cody Mansfield, Mica Harr, Matthew S. Briggs, James Onate, Laura Boucher

“…# Background The sport of rifle places unique physical demands on its athletes relative to other collegiate sports, including maintaining lumbar-straining positions for extended time. …”
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Advancements for the Future: A National Survey of Fastpitch Softball Coaches’ Perspectives on Injury Prevention Programming by Jaime Nurrenbern, Courtney Klueppel, Jeff Tilly, Kyle Matsel

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Functional Movement Screen Detected Asymmetry & Normative Values Among College-Aged Students by Craig R Triplett, Bryan S Dorrel, Matthew L Symonds, Corey A Selland, Daniel D Jensen, Christopher N Poole

“…# Background The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) is a popular test used by sports medicine professionals to identify dysfunctional movement patterns by analyzing mobility and stability during prescribed movements. …”
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Reliability and Concurrent Validity of a Markerless, Single Camera, Portable 3D Motion Capture System for Assessment of Glenohumeral Mobility. by Ofra Pottorf, Daniel Vapne, Jamie Ghigiarelli, Kaitlyn Haase

“…# Introduction Recent technological advancements have enabled medical, sport, and fitness professionals to utilize digital tools that assist with conducting movement examinations and screenings. …”
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Normative Reference Values and Validity for the 30-Second Chair-Stand Test in Healthy Young Adults by Donald H. Lein Jr., Mansour Alotaibi, Marzouq Almutairi, Harshvardhan Singh

“…# Background Clinicians often use physical performance tests (PPT) to measure performance measures in sports since they are easy to administer, portable, and cost-efficient. …”
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Reliability of the Tuck Jump Assessment Using Standardized Rater Training by Kevin Racine, Meghan Warren, Craig Smith, Monica R. Lininger

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A Nation-Wide Survey of High School Baseball Coaches’ Perceptions Indicates their Arm Care Programs Play a Role in Injury Prevention by K A Matsel, E E Weiss, R J Butler, M C Hoch, P M Westgate, T R Malone, T L Uhl

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The Quantified Athlete: Associations of Wearables for High School Athletes by Kwok Ng, Tatiana Ryba

“…The OR was greater for professional sport aspiration with fitness trackers owners (OR = 2.60, CI = 1.44-4.73) and users (OR = 4.04, CI = 2.09-7.81) than athletes without fitness trackers. …”
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Research on the Optimization of Basketball Teaching Content of Physical Education Major in Artificial Intelligence Colleges and Universities by Rongtong Qiao, Jie Ren, Yuguang Ji

“…The article uses the literature material law, expert interview method, mathematical statistics, the author of Suzhou University, Chengdu research, education of Guangdong Institute of Education, Guangdong teachers college education schools such as the current sports education professional study, and the similarities and differences in teaching outline of education of Guangdong province basketball specialty to conduct a comprehensive study and analysis and comparison on the current situation of education of Guangdong teachers college basketball in the system. …”
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Method for Assessing the Motor Coordination of Runners Based on the Analysis of Multichannel EMGs by Ren Sun, Shuijun Su, Quantao He

“…The motor coordination of 13 professional runners was studied. Detailed anthropometric information was recorded about the professional runners. …”
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Prevalence of stress amongst high school athletes (v2) by Tavish Ward, Thor Stead, Rohan Mangal, Latha Ganti

“… # Methods 200 high school athletes between the ages of 16 and 17 were surveyed using an anonymous online survey platform to discover the relationship between stress and sports. The survey examined both male and female athletes from a variety of sports, different locations, and different ethnicities…”
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