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Hi i wondered if anyone had any experience/advice about designing a musculoskeletal profiling pro forma for marathon ( or other) runners. Trying to figure out which tests will be simplest to use to determine injury risk in this group.
Any help much appreciated!
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A physio offered me something he called movement screening recently. IT involved a series of controlled flexibilty, balance and functional movement tests based on which he said he could assess musccle imbalances, injury risks etc.
I havent had the feedback yet so I cant say if its any good or not but the idea certainly makes sense. Im sure plenty of physios would be able to work that way
Thanks, can you remember what tests he asked you to do?
one was ' lie on your back, do a leg raise, lift pelvis off the ground with the other foot on tiptoe etc. he was checking to see what happened to my lower back when I did that
Another was: stand up, raise one leg , hop onto a bench using standing leg, hop off bench while pivoting. Lower raised leg . This was about checking balance and coordination.
others were more simple range of movement ones.
Nothing maximal or strenuous. It all took maybe 20 mins