Musculoskeletal tests in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club study
| Test | Scoring |
| Posture | |
| Shoulder posture | Protrusion of one or both shoulders by inspection from the side scoliometer reading at acromioclavicular joint level. |
| Forward bend | Scoliometer reading from the level of sacrum, iliac crest and lower scapula. |
| Iliac crest height | Presence of asymmetry by palpation and inspection from the front. |
| Mobility | |
| Shoulder mobility | Dowel on raised straight arms, second dowel fits between head and arms. |
| Highest score—with ease. | |
| Middle score—with mild resistance. | |
| Lowest score—compensates with cervical protrusion. | |
| Modified Thomas test46 | Presence of marked iliopsoas tightness on one or both sides. |
| Navicular drop29 | ≥10 mm on either or both sides, side difference ≥2 mm. |
| Beighton and Horan joint mobility index47 | Generalised joint laxity ≥4 points.* 22 |
| Movement control | |
| 30 s plank48 | Ability to remain in correct position for 30 s. |
| Deep squat49 | Highest score—lumbar spine remains in neutral zone and heels on the floor, dowel on raised straight arms. |
| Middle score—lumbar spine control not assessed, heels remain on floor, hands behind neck. | |
| Lowest score—heels lifted from floor, hands behind neck. | |
| Trendelenburg test50 | 20 cm stance, positive Trendelenburg sign—pelvis tilts toward raised leg. |
| One-leg stance39 | 20 cm stance, normal performance—lateral movement <13 cm, side difference ≤2 cm. |
| Vertical drop jump51 | First and second landing assessed,52 rating: good–reduced–poor control.53 |
↵*Ability to put hands flat on the floor with knees straight, elbow and knee hyper extension >10°, ability to bend thumb onto the front of forearm, ability to bend little finger up at 90° to the back of hand.