Upper Quarter Y Balance Test: reliability and performance comparison between genders in active adults

• Published in: Journal of strength and conditioning research Vol. 26; no. 11; p. 3043
• Main Authors: Gorman, Paul P, Butler, Robert J, Plisky, Phillip J, Kiesel, Kyle B
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.2012
• Subjects: Adult; Exercise Test; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Movement; Observer Variation; Postural Balance; Range of Motion, Articular; Reproducibility of Results; Sex Factors; Shoulder Joint - physiology; Upper Extremity - anatomy & histology; Upper Extremity - physiology; Young Adult

The inclusion of movement tests before performance training and sport participation is gaining popularity as part of musculoskeletal screening for injury. The identification of an athlete's asymmetries and poor performance in the preseason allows coaches and sports medicine clinicians the oppor...