Upper Limb Functional Testing in Athletes

Upper Limb Functional Testing in Athletes: Elaboration of Normative Data

The aim of this study is to elaborate sports-specific normative data for different upper limb functional tests.

About 250 sportspeople, aged between 14 and 35 years, and practicing an upper limb sport, will be recruited. They will performed some of the following tests, based on the sport they practice :

• Upper Quarter Y Balance Test
• Athletic Shoulder Test
• Single Arm Medicine Ball Throw
• Countermovement push-ups
• Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test
• Upper Limb Rotation Test
• Posterior Shoulder Endurance Test
• Seated Shot Put Test

Inclusion Criteria:

• To practice an upper limb sport, at least 5 or 6 hours a week

Exclusion Criteria:

• Shoulder pain, injury or surgery during the last 6 months