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Performance Assessment and Return to Play

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Performance assessment is essential to monitor physical condition, plan training programs, and prevent injuries. Strength and symmetry testing helps identify neuromuscular deficits that may limit performance or increase injury risk.

PODIUM integrates tri-axial force platforms with markerless motion analysis to accurately measure movement quality, force production, and asymmetries, providing objective data to support training decisions and evidence-based return-to-play strategies.

Why it matters

Every athlete aims to perform at their best while staying safe. Assessing performance and managing return to play after an injury require objective data: relying solely on observation or subjective feelings can lead to incorrect decisions and increased risk of re-injury.
Scientific research highlights the importance of biomechanical tools, standardized testing and evidence-based return-to-play protocols to support more accurate and reliable decision-making.

Who it’s for

This approach involves multiple professionals:

  • Coaches and strength & conditioning specialists: to monitor progress and training loads.
  • Physiotherapists and sports physicians: to validate rehabilitation outcomes and prevent re-injury.
  • Sports clubs and performance centers: to adopt safe and advanced performance and return-to-play protocols.
  • Researchers and universities: to study the biomechanical and functional factors underlying athletic performance.

Key Benefits

he use of advanced methodologies and technologies helps address common challenges in sport and rehabilitation:

  • Detects asymmetries and deficits not visible to the naked eye
  • Defines safer recovery timelines based on objective data
  • Enables long-term progress monitoring
  • Reduces subjectivity in decision-making, increasing confidence and safety

Scientific papers

27/05/2021
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Prevention Exercises: Could a Neuromuscular Warm-Up Improve Muscle Pre-Activation before a Soccer Game? A Proof-of-Principle Study on Professional Football Players

06/01/2022
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

Neuromuscular Impairment of Knee Stabilizer Muscles in a COVID-19 Cluster of Female Volleyball Players: Which Role for Rehabilitation in the Post-COVID-19 Return-to-Play?

14/10/2023
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Different neuromuscular parameters are associated with knee abduction and hip adduction angles during functional tasks

12/08/2024
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

The Functional Assessment of the Shoulder in Water Polo Players with Surface Electromyography and Kinematic Analysis: A Pilot Study

15/08/2020
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Variations in Patterns of Muscle Activity Observed in Participants Walking in Everyday Environments: Effect of Different Surfaces

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