Differing postural-control strategies may be used to complete these tasks. This finding has implications for the implementation and interpretation of these dynamic balance tests.

Based on these observed results, the authors conclude that test performance on the SEBT and YBT differ in terms of dynamic neuro-muscular demands, as evidenced by differences in reach distances achieved in the ANT reach direction and associated test kinematic profile.

Dynamic postural stability was adversely affected immediately after cryotherapy to the ankle joint.

The Doha agreement classification is used to classify groin pain in athletes. We evaluated the inter‐examiner reliability of this classification system. We prospectively recruited 48 male athletes (66 symptomatic sides) with groin pain between 10–2017 and 03–2020 at a sports medicine hospital in Qatar. Two examiners (23 and 10 years of clinical experience) performed history taking, and a standardized clinical examination blinded to each other's findings. Examiners classified groin pain using the Doha agreement terminology (adductor‐, inguinal‐, iliopsoas‐, pubic‐, hip‐related groin pain, or other causes of groin pain). Multiple entities were ranked in order of perceived clinical importance. Each side was classified separately for bilateral groin pain. Inter‐examiner reliability was calculated using Cohen's Kappa statistic ( κ ). Inter‐examiner reliability was slight to moderate for adductor‐ ( κ = 0.40), inguinal‐ ( κ = 0.44), iliopsoas‐ ( κ = 0.57), and pubic‐related groin pain ( κ = 0.12), substantial for hip‐related groin pain ( κ = 0.62), and slight for “other causes of groin pain” ( κ = 0.13). Ranking entities in order of perceived clinical importance improved inter‐examiner reliability for adductor‐, inguinal‐, and iliopsoas‐related groin pain ( κ = 0.52–0.65), but not for pubic ( κ = 0.12), hip ( κ = 0.51), and “other causes of groin pain” ( κ = 0.03). For participants with unilateral groin pain classified with a single entity ( n = 7), there was 100% agreement between the two examiners. Inter‐examiner reliability of the Doha agreement meeting classification system varied from slight to substantial, depending on the clinical entity. Agreement between examiners was perfect when athletes were classified with a single clinical entity of groin pain, but lower when athletes were classified with multiple clinical entities.

Publication information Physical Therapy in Sport, 15 (4): 249-253Publisher Elsevier Item record/more information http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6555 Publisher's statementThis is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Physical Therapy in Sport. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Physical Therapy in Sport (VOL 15, ISSUE 4, (2014) This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. Design: Descriptive study. M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPTSetting: Gymnasium at an elite junior rugby union screening camp.Participants: 102 healthy male elite rugby union players (age = 17.9 ± 1.1 years, height = 1.83 ± 0.07 m, body mass = 90.5 ± 11.3 kg). Main Outcome Measures:Participants were assessed on the Anterior (A), Posterior-medial (PM), and Posterior-lateral (PL) reach directions of the SEBT. Results:Normative data for SEBT performance in the A, PM and PL reach directions were established for an elite junior rugby union population. No significant differences in dynamic postural stability were observed between the forward and back position units. Conclusions:This study provides normative SEBT data on an elite junior rugby union population, which enables clinicians to compare player dynamic postural stability and has implications for use in the prevention and management of player injuries.