After injury, functional performance testing can be used to evaluate whether an athlete is clear to return to sport. These objective tests can help coaches and clinicians assess imbalances, weaknesses, and limitations that wouldn’t otherwise be seen with the eye. Performance tests can help prevent injury and guide a treatment plan to determine if an athlete should return to sport.

After injury, functional performance testing can be used to evaluate whether an athlete is clear to return to sport. These objective tests can help coaches and clinicians assess imbalances, weaknesses, and limitations that wouldn’t otherwise be seen with the eye. Performance tests can help prevent injury and guide a treatment plan to determine if an athlete should return to sport.

Powers’ Return-to-Sport Assessment

MR4 now includes a dedicated return-to-sport workflow grounded in peer-reviewed research by Straub and Powers (2025). The assessment translates Dr. Christopher Powers’ movement assessment methodology into a guided, clinic-friendly workflow that uses synchronized frontal and sagittal video to evaluate movement quality across a standardized series of athletic tasks with 2D markerless analysis.

Key Capabilities:

  • Guided multi-activity capture using frontal and sagittal camera views
  • Automated 2D markerless analysis with rubric-based scoring
  • Support for bilateral, single-side, and partial assessment protocols
  • Dedicated report with overall scores and individual task scoring

Suggested Hardware

Using Noraxon’s multi-device software platform, users are able to simultaneously collect multiple types of biomechanical data from various hardware devices. All of the integrated devices are automatically synchronized and the easily accessible data allows for a quick but comprehensive understanding of how the human body is moving and what the contributing factors are. Our unified software makes it easy for users to integrate a variety of recording devices to fit any budget or unique application.

Customize your return-to-sport setup

with any combination of Noraxon products to fit your specific measurement needs:

Ultium EMG

Analyze muscle-firing coordination & symmetry.

Ultium Motion

Measure dynamic ranges of motion & symmetry.

NiNOX 2D Video Cameras

Synchronized video for reference and 2D markerless tracking.

1D & 3D Force Plates

Express force, power, and symmetry.

Core EMG

Quickly perform EMG assessments with Core EMG’s Direct Connect Design.

Ultium Portable Lab

The biomechanics lab-in-a-box offers users the flexibility to capture high-fidelity data anywhere.

Customizable Reports for Return-to-Sport & Reducing the Risk of Injury

Noraxon provides users with customizable reports to highlight the key results of data collection in a quick and efficient way.

Powers Return to Sport Report
Bike Fitting Report
Bike Fitting Report