Squat task as an assessment tool for detecting injury risk: A systematic review.

The squat is a fundamental movement that is frequently performed in both daily life activities and sports. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and systematize evidence from the literature that relates the isolated squat movement to musculoskeletal injury risk assessment. A comprehensiv...

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Publicado en:Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies Vol. 46; pp. 476 - 483
Autores principales: Avcı, Ender Ersin, Kartal, Gökçe, Çakır, Furkan, Polat, Mine Gülden, Demirbüken, İlkşan
Formato: research systematic review Journal Article
Publicado: Churchill Livingstone, Inc. Jun2026
Acceso en línea:Ver este registro en EBSCOhost
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          Avcı, Ender Ersin
          Kartal, Gökçe
          Çakır, Furkan
          Polat, Mine Gülden
          Demirbüken, İlkşan
        affil: Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Marmara University, Maltepe, 34854, Istanbul, Turkey
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          Squatting
          Task Performance and Analysis
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Musculoskeletal System Injuries
          Risk Assessment
          Human
          Systematic Review
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      ab: The squat is a fundamental movement that is frequently performed in both daily life activities and sports. The aim of this systematic review was to identify and systematize evidence from the literature that relates the isolated squat movement to musculoskeletal injury risk assessment. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus and ScienceDirect databases and Boolean operators. The study was registered in PROSPERO. Risk of bias assessment was performed using the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Observational Cohort and Cross-Sectional Studies assessment tools. The quality of the studies was assessed in accordance with the previously established research criteria. A total of 7 studies were included out of the 4966 studies collected. The included studies were published between 2015 and 2023. The included studies demonstrated that different squat types such as double leg squat, single leg squat and overhead squat were used in injury risk assessment. Despite methodological differences between the included studies, the results showed that squatting can be used for injury risk assessment. Two studies have concluded that squat alone is not sufficient to assess the risk of injury. The squat task can provide convenience to clinicians when assessing the risk of injury, with its advantages such as ease of application and no equipment required. PROSPERO (ID: CRD42023479944).
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