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Preseason Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores Are Not Associated With Lower Quadrant Injury - A Validation Study With Normative Data On 395 Division Iii Athletes, Jason Brumitt, Victor Wilson, Natalie Ellis, Jordan Petersen, Christopher John Zita, Jordan Reyes
Preseason Lower Extremity Functional Test Scores Are Not Associated With Lower Quadrant Injury - A Validation Study With Normative Data On 395 Division Iii Athletes, Jason Brumitt, Victor Wilson, Natalie Ellis, Jordan Petersen, Christopher John Zita, Jordan Reyes
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
Background: Preseason performance on the lower extremity functional test (LEFT), a timed series of agility drills, has been previously reported to be associated with future risk of lower quadrant (LQ = low back and lower extremities) injury in Division III (D III) athletes.Validation studies are warranted to confirm or refute initial findings.
Hypothesis/Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the ability of the LEFT to discriminate injury occurrence in D III athletes, in order to validate or refute prior findings. It was hypothesized that female and male D III athletes slower at completion of the LEFT would …