Maximum Vertical Jump

The vertical jump test was used to quantify power. We began by measuring the participant’s standing maximal reach height with his or her dominant limb followed by measuring a maximal vertical jump with the same arm reaching upward, both measured to the nearest tenth of a centimeter (Brower Vertical Jump).³⁸ Maximum jump height was then taken as the difference between maximal height of the hand while the participant was standing and jumping. This test was completed 3 times in both the braced and the nonbraced conditions and was averaged for both conditions at each visit.