#DEFINE TUCK JUMPS FULL#

Mayhew et al 10 included 4 raters: 2 physical therapists with 10 and 11 years of experience, respectively, and 2 strength and conditioning coaches with 1 and 11 years of experience, respectively. Dudley et al 9 included 5 raters: a physical therapist with a Doctor of Physical Therapy and 4 years of clinical experience, a certified strength and conditioning coach with 7 years of clinical experience, a certified athletic trainer with 17 years of clinical experience, a third-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student, and a first-year Doctor of Physical Therapy student.

#DEFINE TUCK JUMPS FULL#

Two of the studies 9, 10 provided a full description of the raters.Three studies 8– 10 involved participants who were healthy, college-aged athletes, and 2 studies 11, 12 involved healthy youth athletes.Five cohort studies 8– 12 were found in the literature review that met the inclusion criteria for this critically appraised topic.Summary of Search, Best Evidence Appraised, and Key Findings: An athlete may earn a score between 0 and 10 a score of 10 represents the poorest neuromuscular performance, with all flaws present, and a score of 0 represents the best performance, with no flaws present. If a flaw is present one or more times, a score of 1 is given, and if a flaw is absent during the 10 seconds, a score of 0 is given. Two-dimensional video (frontal and sagittal) is taken of an individual performing repeated tuck jumps for 10 seconds, and the rater watches the videos to retrospectively score the TJA for the presence or absence of each flaw.

5– 7 The TJA is a clinician-friendly tool that requires minimal equipment, is time efficient (it only takes 10 s to administer), and evaluates jumping performance for 10 flaws. 2 Currently, plyometric screening tests include the landing error scoring system, 3 the drop jump video screening test, 4 and the tuck jump assessment (TJA). 2 The large number of LE injuries and ACL injuries in particular may be able to be reduced with proper screening, which could reduce costs to the US health care system. 1 These injuries can be career ending for athletes and result in costs in the United States of approximately 1 billion dollars annually. Lower-extremity (LE) injuries are common in the athletic population, especially injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). An overall grade of B was recommended because there were consistent level 2 studies. The recommendation of level 2b was chosen because these studies utilized cohort design for interrater and intrarater reliability across populations. This evidence has been demonstrated in elite, adolescent, and college-level athletics in the United Kingdom, Spain, and the United States. Strength of Recommendation: According to the Centre for Evidence Based Medicine levels of evidence, there is level 2b evidence for research into the reliability of the TJA. Clinical Bottom Line: The TJA has shown varying levels of reliability, from poor to excellent, for both interrater and intrarater reliability, given current research. Aspects of the TJA itself, including rater training, scoring system, playback speed, volume, and number of views allotted, need to be standardized before the reliability of this clinical assessment can be further researched. Although composite scores of the TJA were found to be reliable, individual flaws do not demonstrate reliability on their own, with the exception of knee valgus at landing. Clinical Question: Does the TJA demonstrate both interrater and intrarater reliability in healthy individuals? Summary of Key Findings: Four of the 5 articles included in this critically appraised topic showed good to excellent reliability however, caution should be taken in interpreting these results. The tuck jump assessment (TJA) is a plyometric tool that can be used with athletes. Athletes should be screened for neuromuscular deficits and trained to correct them. Clinical Scenario: Lower-extremity injuries in the United States costs millions of dollars each year.

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