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Identifying the what and why of valgus collapse (Part 1: Identifying the what of valgus collapse)
2 months ago, in FMS Research by Dr. Robert Butler
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This is Part 1 of 4 explaining the valgus collapse
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Identifying the What and Why of Valgus Collapse: Part 1: Identifying the What of Valgus Collapse
3 months ago, in FMS Research by Cress Gillie
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It seems as if every lower extremity overuse ailment is associated to some degree with valgus collapse. ACL tears? Check. Patellofemoral Pain? Check. Illiotibial band pain? Check. Tibial Stress Fractures? Check. As a result a number of research studies have begun to examine what exactly valgus collapse is and what factors are associated with valgus. One of the primary researchers in this area is John Willson, PT, PhD in the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Wisconsin at LaCrosse. Research conducted by Dr. Willson has led us to a better understanding of this pathological movement.
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Core strength: A new model for injury prediction and prevention
3 months ago, in FMS Research by W.F. Peate
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The National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) has identified traumatic injury and intervention effectiveness as two of its priority research areas. Injuries are the leading cause of mortality and loss of potential years of life for working individuals. This study focused on a unique method of injury prediction and prevention in high risk workers using a functional movement screen and core strength intervention
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Lee provides a brief research statement and Dr. Rob Butler provides a review of the most recent Literature based on the FMS.
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INTERRATER RELIABILITY OF THE FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN
2 years ago, in FMS Research by KYLE B. KIESEL
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Minick, KI, Kiesel, KB, Burton, L, Taylor, A, Plisky, P, and Butler, RJ. Interrater reliability of the Functional Movement Screen. J Strength Cond Res 24(2): 479–486, 2010—The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a series of 7 tests that categorize fundamental movement. Each test is scored on an ordinal scale with 4 categories. The purpose of this study was to determine the interrater reliability of the FMS. Forty healthy subjects were videotaped while performing the FMS. The videos were independently scored by 4 raters, including 2 experts who instruct FMS training courses and 2 novices who completed a standardized training course on the FMS. Interrater reliability was analyzed using the weighted kappa statistic. The novice raters demonstrated excellent or substantial agreement on 14 of the 17 tests, whereas the expert raters did the same on 13 of the 17 tests. When the novice raters were paired with the expert raters, all 17 components demonstrated excellent or substantial agreement. These data indicate that the FMS can confidently be applied by trained individuals. This would suggest that the FMS can be confidently used to assess the movement patterns of athletes and to make decisions related to interventions for performance enhancement, and the FMS may assist in identifying athletes at risk for injury.
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Functional movement test scores improve following a standardized
2 years ago, in FMS Research by Kyle Kiesel
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The purpose of this study was to determine if an off-season intervention program was effective in improving Functional Movement Screent (FMS) scores in professional American football players. Pre- and post-intervention FMS scores were obtained on 62 subjects who completed a 7-week offseason intervention program. A repeated measuresANOVA was conducted to determine the effectiveness of the training program on FMS scores. A chi-square was performed to determine if there were a greater number of players who met the injury threshold and if asymmetries were reduced following intervention. Logistic regression was used to predict what factors were associated with failure (post-test score of o14). There was a positive main effect for time (Po0.01) and a greater number of individuals with a score 414 following than intervention. At post-test, 41 players were free of asymmetry as compared with 31 at the pre-test. The strongest predictor of program failure was a low squat score at pre-test. This study demonstrated that fundamental movement characteristics do change with a standardized intervention. Further research is required to determine if injury risk is reduced when a player’s score improves beyond the established cut-off of 14 and/or asymmetry is resolved.
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