Background: comprehension of the relationships between exercise and performance tests is crucial to the sport rehabilitation expert.
Objectives: An exhaustive review of the Functional Tests and their reliability for Return to Sport (RTS) After Shoulder Injuries.
Methods: throughout this research, an all- inclusive review of the Functional Tests for RTS After Shoulder Injuries by searching the Web of Science, PEDro, Google Scholar, PubMed, ScinceDirect, SCOPUS, CINAHL databases with the keywords Shoulder RTS, return to play, Upper limb and Shoulder Functional Tests were performed from 2000 to June 2021. English was used in this search. After gathering the research results, at first, the titles were studied and afterwards the summary of the research papers were studied too. If the research papers satisfied the inclusion and exclusion criteria, their results were utilized in the study of review and otherwise disposed.
Results: while searching for texts, a total of 123 research papers were found, after deleting 11 identical titles, 112 abstracts were chosen for reviewing. After analyzing the abstracts, 79 research papers were removed and 33 research papers were selected to be read fully. After reviewing of the full-text research papers, 21 research papers were removed and 12 research papers were selected from among the research papers that were very closely related to the subject under study. There are many functional tests, but few have been studied to evaluate the RTS after a shoulder injury.
Discussion: functional tests can assist to estimate when an athlete will RTS or exercise without restrictions. Therefore, according to the findings of the current research, it is to be said that functional tests can be an effective tool to assess the RTS after shoulder injuries, but due to the limitations and lack of information in this area, the need to perform More research. Therefore, in the general conclusion, caution should be exercised and a general rule should not be drawn for all shoulder injuries.
Type of Study:
Review Paper |
Subject:
Shoulder / Elbow Received: 2022/07/28 | Accepted: 2022/12/24 | Published: 2022/05/9