The Functional Movement Screen and Self-reported Injury in Senior Military College Cadets.
Amy Fraley HandSiqi HongCraig E PfeiferDavid F StoddenKasee H HaugenBryan M TerlizziT Cade AbramsKimbo YeeDaniel SpauldingMason DubinaChristopher R BellonGeorge L GrieveChristopher J SoleRyan S SackoPublished in: Military medicine (2023)
No significant difference between FMS scores and injury and pain was found within both sex groups. Therefore, use of the composite FMS score as an indicator for risk of injury or to predetermine PFT performance is not recommended for this study's population. The rate of incidence of injury or pain in Cadets during a 10-week enrolment period is high. Females outperformed males in the FMS and PFT and reported higher rates of injury and pain. The utility of the FMS may be limited when substantially scaled for implementation across entire military populations. Future research should evaluate performance associations of the FMS with Army Combat Fitness Test components in a population of equally distributed sex and race.