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== Purpose<br>  ==
== Purpose<br>  ==


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The athletic shoulder test is used to assess and monitor the shoulder isometric strength of athletes during recovery<ref name=":0">Ashworth B, Hogben P, Singh N, Tulloch L, Cohen DD. [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059329/ The Athletic Shoulder (ASH) test: reliability of a novel upper body isometric strength test in elite rugby players]. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. 2018 Jul 1;4(1):e000365.</ref>. It is a novel test developed by Ashworth et al. (2018) that is focused on rugby players who are at risk of shoulder injuries when performing long lever arm tackles. 


== Technique<br> ==
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Position: Prone on the floor with the forehead resting on a 4cm foam block and the hand placed on a vertical axis platform. 
 
Procedure:
 
Subject will push down from the shoulder in three consecutive test positions: 
 
# I-test: Shoulder positioned in full abduction (180°), forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm at the side.
# Y-test: Shoulder positioned at  135°, forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm placed behind the back 
# T-test: Shoulder positioned at  90°, forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm placed behind the back


== Evidence  ==
== Evidence  ==

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Purpose
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The athletic shoulder test is used to assess and monitor the shoulder isometric strength of athletes during recovery[1]. It is a novel test developed by Ashworth et al. (2018) that is focused on rugby players who are at risk of shoulder injuries when performing long lever arm tackles.

Technique[1][edit | edit source]

Position: Prone on the floor with the forehead resting on a 4cm foam block and the hand placed on a vertical axis platform.

Procedure:

Subject will push down from the shoulder in three consecutive test positions:

  1. I-test: Shoulder positioned in full abduction (180°), forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm at the side.
  2. Y-test: Shoulder positioned at 135°, forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm placed behind the back
  3. T-test: Shoulder positioned at 90°, forearm in pronation and elbow in full extension. Contralateral arm placed behind the back

Evidence[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ashworth B, Hogben P, Singh N, Tulloch L, Cohen DD. The Athletic Shoulder (ASH) test: reliability of a novel upper body isometric strength test in elite rugby players. BMJ open sport & exercise medicine. 2018 Jul 1;4(1):e000365.