Development and reliability of a visual-cognitive medial side hop for return to sport testing. (September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Farraye, Byrnadeen T.; Chaput, Meredith; Simon, Janet E.; Kim, HoWon; Grooms, Dustin R.; Monfort, Scott M.
• Is Part Of: Physical therapy in sport. Volume 57(2022)
• Page Start: 40
• Page End: 45
• Publication Date: 2022-09
• Subjects: Functional performance -- Working memory -- Rapid visual encoding -- Lower extremity; Sports physical therapy -- Periodicals; Sports injuries -- Patients -- Rehabilitation -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- diagnosis -- Periodicals; Athletic Injuries -- therapy -- Periodicals; Physical Therapy -- Periodicals; Sports Medicine -- Periodicals; 615.82088796
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2022.07.004
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1466-853X

Abstract

Abstract: Objectives: To develop and evaluate the reliability of a new visual-cognitive medial side hop (VCMH) test that challenges physical and cognitive performance to potentially improve return to sport testing. Design: Test-retest experimental design. Setting: Laboratory. Participants: Twenty-two healthy college students participated (11 females; 23.5 ± 3.64 years; 172.9 ± 11.58 cm; 74.1 ± 17.25 kg; Tegner Score 5.6 ± 1.1). Main outcome measures: Subjects performed a medial side hop for distance with and without a visual-cognitive task (VCMH). Maximum hop distance and cognitive errors were measured. Results: There was strong reliability for the traditional medial side hop (ICC3, 1 = 0.88[0.72, 0.95]; SEM = 7.16 cm) and VCMH distances (ICC3, 1 = 0.86[0.66, 0.94]; SEM = 6.82 cm). Maximum hop distance was significantly lower during the VCMH (86.9 ± 18.2 cm) compared to the traditional medial side hop (96.3 ± 20.7 cm; p < 0.05; d = 0.74), with a performance deficit of 9.69%. Conclusion: The VCMH has high test-retest reliability and resulted in a significant dual-task cost with a reduction in physical performance when compared to the traditional medial side hop. Highlights: Visual-cognitive medial side hop demonstrates good to excellent reliability. Visual-cognitive medial side hop reduces hop distance relative to a traditional hop. Functional testing can be modified to challenge visual-cognitive processing.