This week we talk about "The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) Qualitative Screening Tool: Application to Mitigate Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Risk during Cutting" published in Biomechanics in 2021. The Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) is a 9-item qualitative screening tool to assess hip, knee, foot, and trunk kinematics during 45 to 90 degree cutting tasks. Most items are scored dichotomously (either yes or no). It requires 2-3 cameras and a video analysis software to be able to accurately score the athlete. This should increase the intra and inter-rater reliability of the score. An overall score of 3 is low, 4-6 is moderate, and greater than or equal to 7 is high. In theory, the higher an athlete's score, the more they demonstrate postures and kinematic variables associated with increased ACL injury risk. However, a high score on the CMAS does not necessarily mean an increased risk of ACL injury, and those with a low score can still sustain an ACL injury. The primary purpose of this article was to describe why one would perform the CMAS, how it is performed and scored, and what to do with the information from the test. The test itself is not indicative of ACL injury risk, but could be useful in movement screening for team sport and return to cutting rehabilitation following ACL injury.

The abstract can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02043-y

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This week, the squat sits down to talk about stretching training with this narrative review "Discussing conflicting explanatory approaches in flexibility training under consideration of physiology: a narrative review" published by Warneke et al. in Sports Medicine in 2024.

The abstract can be found here: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-024-02043-y

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Mike and Pat talk running again! This time, we talk about "The "impacts cause injury" hypothesis: running in circles or making new strides" by Gruber, published in 2023 in the Journal of Biomechanics.

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364393/

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Mike and Pat talk about an article that is hot off the press: "Early Surgery Versus Exercise Therapy and Patient Education for Traumatic and Nontraumatic Meniscal Tears in Young Adults—An Exploratory Analysis From the DREAM Trial." This was published in the Journal of Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy by Damsted et al.

The article abstract can be found here: https://www.jospt.org/doi/10.2519/jospt.2024.12245

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This week we discuss "Effects of blood flow restriction training on muscular strength and hypertrophy in older individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis" by Centner et al. This was published in 2019 in Sports Medicine.

The article abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30306467/

The safety consideration article can be found here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/293767736_SAFETY_CONSIDERATIONS_WITH_BLOOD_FLOW_RESTRICTED_RESISTANCE_TRAINING

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Mike and Pat quickly sat down to record a bonus episode because the squad was unable to meet this past week. Our bonus episode is on an area that both Mike and Pat are passionate about, but we still haven't really talked about on the podcast: running! This article is "Spatiotemporal and ground-reaction force characteristics as risk factors for running-related injury" by Malisoux et al 2022 (this group has a lot of good running-related research).

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35049407/

This episode dives into "Where does blood flow restriction fit in the toolbox of athletic development: a narrative review of the proposed mechanisms and potential applications" by Davids et al. This was published in Sports Medicine in 2023.

The abstract can be found here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37578669/

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Mike and Pat talk about "Blood flow restriction exercise: considerations of methodology, application, and safety" by Patterson et al., published in 2019 in Frontiers in Physiology. The key takeaway: their tables are all you need.

The article abstract can be found here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6530612/

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