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Editorial
. 2019 May;53(9):524.
doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2018-099457. Epub 2018 Nov 9.

Force awakens: a new hope for athletic shoulder strength testing

Ben Ashworth  1 , Daniel Dylan Cohen  2
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Editorial

Force awakens: a new hope for athletic shoulder strength testing

Ben Ashworth et al. Br J Sports Med. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: elite performance; football; injury prevention; shoulder; testing.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: DDC is a shareholder in NMP technologies. who have commercialised the "ForceDecks" proprietary software used in data acquisition and analysis. Since the original submission of this editorial, BA now performs consultancy for Vald Performance.

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Figure 1
The three elements of the return to sport continuum.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The ASH test. (A) I position, (B) Y position, (C) T position.
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