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By Rolando (Ro) Rodriguez, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS & Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, CSCS
Overview of the Y Balance Test
The Y Balance Test Lower Quarter (YBT-LQ) is a widely studied, reliable, and quantitative assessment that is considered a gold standard for testing dynamic single-leg balance at the li...
I tested a player in professional sports who had the following Y Balance Test and Functional Movement Screen scores. Here is his Move2Perform report:
If you will notice, his Y Balance Test Lower Quarter scores were great – symmetrical and above the risk cut point for his gender, sport, and co...
People see the Motor Control Screen (MCS) and the Y Balance Test (YBT) and ask, "What is the difference between the Y Balance Test and Motor Control Screen and when should I use them?"
Let’s look at the relationship between these two, because while they look similar, their roles in your with your a...
Team testing on a large scale is not something that comes easily to most of us. In this video, Dr. Matthew Stump and I discuss the steps involved in getting starting in testing at the individual and team level.
We discuss:
- The biggest problems I see getting started with group testing.
- The proc ...
Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase? Check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series: Setting Up Success.
Phil: All right. Let's go through these guidelines. These guidelines are developed so that basically we can return you to sport wit...
Check out our testing team featured in this MLB Prospect Development Pipeline video, including the Y Balance Test, ROM, and grip strength.
Wondering how MLB Combine tests are used for player development? See how the Selective Functional Movement Assessment Top Tier Movements, Functional Movement Screen, range of motion (including all shoulder, elbow and hip range of motion; thoracic rotation; and half kneeling closed chain dorsiflex...
By Adam Devery, ATC, PTA, CSCS & Phil Plisky, PT, DSc, ATC, OCS, CSCS
In Upper Extremity Closed Chain Testing Part 1 we discussed a closed-kinetic chain testing series for overhead athletes as well as the general population. In that series, the Y-Balance Test Upper Quarter was identified as a dyna...
I want to talk to you about the Group Testing Calculator and how you can use it. You can use it any time you are going to do testing of a group. That could be a pre- participation physical of a sports team or performance testing of a group or even in industry or the military we've used it a lot. A...
I really think that the lower body return to sport checklist and discharge checklist can accelerate your practice, can really amplify what you're doing because it does a few things. One, it makes sure that we're being comprehensive in nature. The guidelines go from simple range of motion and stren...
With upper body return to sport testing, should you do both a Y Balance Test Upper Quarter and Closed Kinetic Chain Upper Extremity Stability Test (CKCUEST)?
What do they tell us? Is one a replacement for the other?
One of the ways I like to look at the upper extremity closed kinetic chain stab...
Why the Upper Quarter Y Balance Test is a Game Changer for Lower Body Rehab
I get this question all the time: "Phil, why are we putting an Upper Quarter Y Balance Test (UQYBT) in our lower body checklist? Is it really necessary when I’m treating a knee or an ankle?"
It seems like a stretch, righ
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