Diagnostic performance of the Strength and Pain Assessment (SPA) score for non-contact muscle injury screening in male soccer players.

CONCLUSION: This study found that the SPA score has high diagnostic accuracy for structural muscle injuries and could be used as a valid screening tool in soccer players presenting with sudden or progressive onset of muscle pain during or after a competition.
PMID: 32990130 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Physician and Sportsmedicine Online - September 30, 2020 Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Phys Sportsmed Source Type: research