Open AccessREPEATABILITY OF SWAY MEASURES IN UPPER EXTREMITY WEIGHT-BEARING
Author(s) -
Marisa Pontillo,
Brian J. Sennett
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20200698
Subject(s) - medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , repeatability , reliability (semiconductor) , weight bearing , upper limb , physical therapy , mathematics , surgery , statistics , physics , quantum mechanics , power (physics)
Analysis of upper extremity weight bearing ability is important for athletes as some function largely in a closed chain capacity (e.g., wrestling, football, gymnastics); also, all require closed chain upper extremity function during strength and conditioning. Additionally, in a rehabilitation setting, closed chain upper extremity functional testing is often used as a return to play criterion. Lower extremity sway measures (biomechanical and clinical) have been published widely and have established reliability and validity; however, the reliability of upper extremity sway biomechanical measures has not been investigated to date.