ReviewBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2019
Is a low Functional Movement Screen score (≤14/21) associated with injuries in sport? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Assessment of Functional Movement in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Pooled it
- Examining the Impact of a Mobile Health App on Functional Movement and Physical Fitness: Pilot Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2021Trial
- Effects of functional correction training on injury risk of athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PeerJ · 2021Trial
- Associations of Functional Movement Screen Scores and Joint Stability Tests with Non-Contact Lower-Limb Injury Burden in Collegiate Athletes.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Functional movement screen and asymmetries in female volleyball players across playing positions.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The efficacy of injury screening for lower back pain in elite golfers.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2023Article
- Effects of Yoga Intervention on Functional Movement Patterns and Mindfulness in Collegiate Athletes: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Relationship between Health-Related Physical Fitness Parameters and Functional Movement Screening Scores Acquired from a Three-Dimensional Markerless Motion Capture System.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Machine learning methods in sport injury prediction and prevention: a systematic review.Journal of experimental orthopaedics · 2021Review
- Can the Functional Movement Screen Method Identify Previously Injured Wushu Athletes?International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Low composite functional movement screen score associated with decline of gait stability in young adults.PeerJ · 2021Article
- Reliability and validity of a novel Kinect-based software program for measuring a single leg squat.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo assess whether Functional Movement Screen (FMS) score is associated with subsequent injuries in healthy sportspeople.
designSystematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: The following electronic databases were searched to December 2017: Medline, PubMed, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Scopus, Embase, and Physiotherapy Evidence Database. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Eligibility criteria included (1) prospective cohort studies that examined the association between FMS score (≤14/21) and subsequent injuries, (2) a sample of healthy and active participants without restrictions in gender or age, and (3) the OR was the effect size and the main outcome.
resultsThirteen studies met the criteria for the systematic review and 12 were included in the meta-analysis. In 5 of the 12 studies, and among female athletes in 1 study, FMS score ≤14 out of 21 points was associated with subsequent injuries. The overall OR of the selected studies in the meta-analysis was 1.86 (95% CI 1.32 to 2.61) and showed substantial heterogeneity (I SUMMARY/
conclusionWhether or not a low FMS score ≤14 out of 21 points is associated with increased risk of injury is unclear. The heterogeneity of the study populations (type of athletes, age and sport exposure) and the definition of injury used in the studies make it difficult to synthesise the evidence and draw definitive conclusions. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42015015579.
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