Do you use the Side Hop Test when assessing your lower limb injury...

Did you know that the Side Hop Test forms part of the return to sport test battery for the Melbourne ACL Rehabilitation Guide? * * We've included it because it challenges the anaerobic capacity of the patient, in addition to challenging changing direction. It also has normative data that allows you to see how well your patient stacks up against healthy subjects. For males the pass mark should be 55 & for females it should be 43 (Gustavsson et al, 2006) * * Do you use hop tests to assess your pat

RETURN TO SPORT TESTING: The single leg hop test is just one way to determine someone's readiness to return to sport. A difference of no more than 10% between legs is recommended, and consistent performance scores across a number of hop tests (triple hop, cross-over hop and 6m timed hop) will give the clinician and athlete greater confidence that they'll make a successful return to sport without re-injury - especially in the case of ACL reconstruction. But is the distance hopped and limb symmetr