Abstract
Total scores of ≤14 on the Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS) have been associated with injury risk in firefighters, professional football players and female collegiate athletes. Seven movement patterns (e.g. squat, inline lunge, etc.) comprise the FMS, which are scored individually from 0 to 3, and added together for a total score. The purpose of this study was to examine injury risk in 4 groups of intercollegiate athletes, female rowers (ROW), female soccer (WSOC), male soccer (MSOC), and female volleyball players (VB) using total and individual test FMS scores. Samples of convenience were used; 27 ROW, 29 WSOC, 27 MSOC, 17 VB ages 17-22, with no recent musculoskeletal injury performed the FMS. ANOVA and Kruskall-Wallace examined mean differences in total scores between teams and the individual test scores between teams, p<.05. Total scores were similar, 15.86±2.07 (ROW), 15.83±1.91 (WSOC), 15.59±2.02 (MSOC), and 15.40±1.84. 7 ROW (26%), 9 WSOC (31%), 7 MSOC (26%), and 5 VB (33%) had total scores of ≤ 14. Individual scores for all tests were similar except trunk stability push-up (ROW 2.11±0.89, WSOC 2.07±0.80, MSOC 2.67±0.48, VB 1.60±0.83; p=.001) and rotary instability (ROW 2.33±0.48; WSOC 2.10±0.31; MSOC 2.11±0.32, VB 2.07±0.26; p=0.047). Teams had similar total FMS scores. However, a greater percentage of VB and WSOC were at risk for injury. Results can be used to prescribe injury prevention exercises.
Faculty Sponsors
Dr. Monique Mokha
Project Type
Event
Location
Alvin Sherman Library
Start Date
4-12-2013 1:00 PM
End Date
4-12-2013 5:30 PM
Evaluation of Injury Risk in Collegiate Athletes Using the Function Movement Screenâ¢
Alvin Sherman Library
Total scores of ≤14 on the Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS) have been associated with injury risk in firefighters, professional football players and female collegiate athletes. Seven movement patterns (e.g. squat, inline lunge, etc.) comprise the FMS, which are scored individually from 0 to 3, and added together for a total score. The purpose of this study was to examine injury risk in 4 groups of intercollegiate athletes, female rowers (ROW), female soccer (WSOC), male soccer (MSOC), and female volleyball players (VB) using total and individual test FMS scores. Samples of convenience were used; 27 ROW, 29 WSOC, 27 MSOC, 17 VB ages 17-22, with no recent musculoskeletal injury performed the FMS. ANOVA and Kruskall-Wallace examined mean differences in total scores between teams and the individual test scores between teams, p<.05. Total scores were similar, 15.86±2.07 (ROW), 15.83±1.91 (WSOC), 15.59±2.02 (MSOC), and 15.40±1.84. 7 ROW (26%), 9 WSOC (31%), 7 MSOC (26%), and 5 VB (33%) had total scores of ≤ 14. Individual scores for all tests were similar except trunk stability push-up (ROW 2.11±0.89, WSOC 2.07±0.80, MSOC 2.67±0.48, VB 1.60±0.83; p=.001) and rotary instability (ROW 2.33±0.48; WSOC 2.10±0.31; MSOC 2.11±0.32, VB 2.07±0.26; p=0.047). Teams had similar total FMS scores. However, a greater percentage of VB and WSOC were at risk for injury. Results can be used to prescribe injury prevention exercises.
