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. 2022 Oct 2;17(6):1002–1015. doi: 10.26603/001c.38043

Table 2. Author recommendations for objective criteria for utilization during return to straight line running and return to full participation in sport testing.

Return to Straight Line Running Return to Full Participation in Sports

Range of Motion

  • Near, full symmetrical ROM in all directions

Strength Testing

  • 5/5 MMT for all hip and core musculature

Endurance Testing†

  • 45-second plank

  • 45-second side plank

  • 30-second bird dog hold

  • 30x side lying hip abduction

  • 30x of prone hip extension with knee bent

  • 30x weight bearing pelvic rotations

Functional Testing†

  • 10x 8-inch lateral step down with body weight

  • 10x single leg squats with body weight

  • 30x forward and lateral step and holds

  • 85% limb symmetry during Y-balance test

  • 15-minute walk with self-selected speed

Self-Reported Function

  • >95% on Hip Outcome Score- Activities of Daily Living

  • >90% on Hip Outcome Score- Sports Subscale

Strength and Range of Motion

  • Full and symmetrical

Functional Testing†

  • 10x 8-inch lateral step down with 20% body weight

  • 10x single leg squats with 20% body weight

  • >90% limb symmetry during Y-balance test

Joint Loading Tasks†

  • Forward hop

  • Triple hop

  • Triple crossover hop

  • Medial/lateral hop

  • 6M timed hop

Sport Specific Tasks†

  • Modified agility T-test

  • Three clinician selected sport specific drills

†No reports of pain and appropriate lower extremity and pelvic control required during all tasks