Preparticipation physical evaluations aim to ensure safe sports participation, with this review providing an overview of common evaluation elements and current best practice recommendations.
Provides an overview of common elements and current best practice recommendations for athlete preparticipation physical evaluations.
Preparticipation evaluations (PPE) are both a traditional and legal requirement by many governing bodies for sport. The ideal goal of the PPE is safe participation in sport for athletes. This article provides an overview of common PPE elements and current best practice recommendations. Descriptions of every possible examination are published elsewhere and are beyond the intent of this article. Additional considerations for transgender, masters athletes, and Special Olympians are also outside the scope of this review, but are well covered in The Preparticipation Physical Evaluation, fifth edition monograph.
Maloy et al. (Wed,) conducted a review in Preparticipation evaluation for athletes. Preparticipation physical evaluation (PPE) was evaluated. Preparticipation physical evaluations aim to ensure safe sports participation, with this review providing an overview of common evaluation elements and current best practice recommendations.