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MUSCULOSKELETAL SCREENING

REPORT & RECOMMENDATIONS

 

Athlete:                 ****************

Sport:                     Tennis – right handed, double handed backhand

Assessor:                              PETER GREGORY

BSc. (Physio)

Physiotherapist

Date:                                      15.11.04 

CURRENT INJURIES

Right elbow pain, 2 week history secondary to increasing racquet weight 

PAST INJURIES

Nil 

POSITIVE FINDINGS 

  1. Posture

 

-          Moderate scoliosis thoracic spine, concave to the right

-          Protracted scapulae, bilaterally

-          Depressed right scapula 1cm

-          Decreased muscle bulk gluteals, transverses abdominus and scapula stabilisers

 

  1. Muscle length

 

Muscle

Right

Left

Expected

Sit and reach

-ve 8cm

10cm

Hip flexor

6º

8º

10º hip extension

Piriformis

20º

15º

30º internal rotation

Adductors

20°

20°

45° abduction

Hamstrings

70˚

70˚

90˚ SLR

Gastroc

8º

5º

10º