It is time for consensus on ‘consensus statements’

Blazey, Paul; Crossley, Kay M; Ardern, Clare L; Middelkoop, Marienke van; Scott, Alexander; Khan, Karim M.

doi:10.1136/bjsports-2021-104578

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“…There are different approaches to recruiting participants to Delphi panels, and no agreement on which method is best. 13 We aimed to balance research and clinical experience, sex, nationality, and professional representation. We identified and contacted people with a clinical and/or research profile (ie, those who had published in peer-reviewed scientific journals on topics related to shoulder injury in athletes or presented at sports medicine/ sports rehabilitation conferences on topics related to shoulder injury in athletes); we constructed a long list of potential participants, then consulted sports physical therapy leaders in professional organizations for their input and feedback on our long list.…”

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2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels

Schwank¹,

Blazey²,

Asker³

et al. 2022

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

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Professional and amateur athletes alike are burdened by shoulder injuries. 7,44,48,49,78,88 Shoulder pain affects athlete performance, training, and daily life. 61,64 More than half of elite collegiate American football players sustain at least 1 shoulder injury during their career. 48 Shoulder injuries are a problem for athletes in sports as diverse as rugby, 54 baseball, 34 handball, 20 diving, 73 water polo, 73 and kayaking. 41 Yet, there is a lack of quality evidence to guide clinicians, athletes, and coaches in managing shoulder injury risk or return to sport (RTS) post injury. The absence of quality evidence hinders those who wish to produce clinical practice guidelines. Previous consensus statements have targeted specific shoulder pathologies 4,31,60,89 and the scapula. 50 However, questions remain: • Which exercises are most appropriate for supporting primary prevention of shoulder injury in athletes? • Does screening for muscle weakness, such as a loss of rotational strength in the shoulder, hold value for athletes? • Which load management measures are relevant for the athlete with shoulder injury?U SYNOPSIS: There is an absence of high-quality evidence to support rehabilitation and return-tosport decisions following shoulder injuries in athletes. The Athlete Shoulder Consensus Group was convened to lead a consensus process that aimed to produce best-practice guidance for clinicians, athletes, and coaches for managing shoulder injuries in sport. We developed the consensus via a 2-round Delphi process (involving more than 40 content and methods experts) and an in-person meeting. This consensus statement provides guidance with respect to load and risk management, supporting athlete shoulder rehabilitation, and decision making during the return-to-sport process. This statement is designed to offer clinicians the flexibility to apply principle-based approaches to managing the return-to-sport process within a variety of sporting backgrounds. The principles and consensus of experts working across multiple sports may provide a template for developing additional sport-specific guidance in the future.

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2022 Bern Consensus Statement on Shoulder Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Return to Sport for Athletes at All Participation Levels

Schwank¹,

Blazey²,

Asker³

et al. 2022

Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy

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“…We are conscious of a perceived bias in the publication of the resulting research priorities but feel that the methodology utilised was evidence-based and in line with best practice recommendations that was established in accepted epistemological approaches and that permitted scrutiny of a ‘group think’ approach. 23 Accordingly, the resulting research priorities are driven by a need for collaborative approaches to tackling new and longstanding issues that pose challenges to population health and wellbeing.…”

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“…A robust, five-step methodology was used to generate and evaluate the research priorities reported here and a process that was informed by existing literature to ensure an equitable process was adopted and incorporated the consideration outlined in a recent article by Blazey et al 23 The process by which a consensus on what should be the post-pandemic research priorities is summarized below.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As outlined in Fig. 3 and with published recommendations, 23 multiple searches of academic databases (Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar) were performed using the following search terms; research priorities, COVID-19, pandemic, and post-pandemic. Returning titles and abstracts were reviewed for suitability and those fulfilling the criteria had their data extracted.…”

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“… 19 , 20 Collaborations must be enhanced between clinical sciences, public health, business, technology, economics, and the Exercise Science and Sports Medicine community, among others to determine diagnostic insight 21 , 22 and to mitigate against the longstanding impacts of COVID-19. Acknowledging the need and importance of rigour in achieving consensus, 23 a five-step methodology was used to generate and evaluate the research priorities related to broad health and well-being impacts and the results are reported here. The methodology was conducted by an international and interdisciplinary team from the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL- PIVOT) network.…”

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