Injury Risk

The clinical relevance of asymmetry depends on whether the outcome being considered is performance or injury risk. The article treats claims that asymmetry increases injury risk cautiously because data quality and applicability vary. The relationship between movement asymmetry and injury risk remains unsettled. Functional Movement Screen research is described as weak for proving asymmetry as a reliable injury-risk factor in that testing context. Sleep deprivation has a strong relationship with increased injury risk. Sleep-deprived individuals should avoid activities that demand complex coordination. Sleep deprivation impairs coordination and significantly increases injury risk. Injuries occur more easily when a person is sleep deprived.