Single-Legged Hop and Single-Legged Squat Balance Performance in Recreational Athletes With a History of Concussion.

CONCLUSIONS: Lingering dynamic balance-control deficits after concussion may contribute to an increased musculoskeletal injury risk. Given our findings, we suggest that neuromuscular deficits currently not assessed after concussion may linger. Time to stabilization is a clinically applicable measure that has been used to distinguish patients with various pathologic conditions, such as chronic ankle instability and anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, from healthy control participants. Whereas the single-legged squat may not sufficiently challenge balance control, future study of the more dynamic single-legged hop is needed to determine its potential diagnostic and prognostic value after concussion. PMID: 32216655 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Athl Train - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Tags: J Athl Train Source Type: research