Establishing the reliability of a novel battery of range of motion tests to enable evidence-based classification In Para Swimming

Vaughan P Nicholson; Jemima Spathis; Luke Hogarth; Mark Connick; Emma Beckman; Sean Tweedy; Carl Payton; Brendan J Burkett

doi:10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.04.021

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Establishing the reliability of a novel battery of range of motion tests to enable evidence-based classification In Para Swimming

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Establishing the reliability of a novel battery of range of motion tests to enable evidence-based classification In Para Swimming

Vaughan P Nicholson, Jemima Spathis, Luke Hogarth, Mark Connick, Emma Beckman, Sean Tweedy, Carl Payton and Brendan J Burkett

Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol.32, pp.34-41

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.04.021

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Objectives: To evaluate the reliability of swimming-specific range of movement tests developed in order to permit evidenced-based classification in the sport of para swimming. Design: Test-retest intra- and inter-examiner reliability. Setting: International Swimming training camps and university exercise science departments. Participants: 42 non-disabled participants (mean age 23.2 years) and 24 Para swimmers (mean age 28.5 years). Main outcome measures: Intra- and inter-examiner reliability of a battery of novel active range of motion tests. Results: Good to excellent intra-examiner reliability was found for the majority (32/34) of tests in non-disabled participants (ICC = 0.85-0.98). SEM values ranged from 1.18° to 6.11°. Similarly, good to excellent inter-examiner reliability was found for the majority (35/42) of tests in non-disabled participants (ICC = 0.85-0.98). SEM values range from 0.73° to 6.52°. Para swimmers exhibited significantly reduced range of motion compared to non-disabled participants. Conclusions: The large majority of ROM tests included in this novel battery were reliable both within and between examiners in non-disabled participants. The tests were found to differentiate between non-disabled participants and Para swimmers with hypertonia or impaired muscle power.

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Title: Establishing the reliability of a novel battery of range of motion tests to enable evidence-based classification In Para Swimming
Authors: Vaughan P Nicholson (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Jemima Spathis (Author) - Australian Catholic University
Luke Hogarth (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Mark Connick (Author) - University of Queensland
Emma Beckman (Author) - University of Queensland
Sean Tweedy (Author) - University of Queensland
Carl Payton (Author) - Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Brendan J Burkett (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Publication details: Physical Therapy in Sport, Vol.32, pp.34-41
Publisher: Churchill Livingstone
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2018.04.021
ISSN: 1466-853X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health - Sports & Exercise Science; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450785202621
Output Type: Journal article

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