Remote Movement Assessment

An athlete’s scratch test is presented as an imperfect but useful proxy for shoulder internal rotation. Remote surrogate tests are imperfect approximations of passive range or joint-specific measures. The exact test is less important than matching the proxy to the movement quality the assessor cares about. Remote movement assessment relies on active surrogate tests because hands-on table tests are unavailable online. Surrogate tests provide a movement baseline and a way to test and retest intervention effects. The preferred remote assessment cluster includes infrapubic angle assessment, toe touch to squat, standing shoulder flexion with backward bend, and standing propulsion test.