The Functional Movement Screen test as a tool for functional evaluation of movement patterns in long-distance runners

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (88) ◽  
pp. 85-96
Author(s):  
Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk ◽  
Agnieszka Skiba
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Screen Test ◽  
Functional Evaluation ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Quality Of Movement

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the results achieved in the Functional Movement Screen test and various aspects of training as well as injury history in long-distance runners. Basic procedures: The study involved 30 long-distance runners aged 20 to 45 years, training regularly from two to seven days a week and covering a total distance from 10 to 100 km. The subjects completed a questionnaire containing queries about training and past injuries. The Functional Movement Screen test was used to assess the quality of movement patterns. Results: The mean total score in the FMS test was 16.03 points. Results within the range from 18 to 21 points were achieved by 6 subjects, 3 of the subjects suffering injuries in the past. Results in the range from 14 to 17 points were obtained by22 subjects, 14 subjects having a history of injury. Ascore below 14 points was reachedby 2 subjects, both of them suffering injuries in the past. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that a lower FMS score is associated with a greater number of injuries in the past. Warming up before training is a good way to prevent injury, while stretching after training does not seem reduce the incidence of injury.

scholarly journals Impact of Short Foot Muscle Exercises on Quality of Movement and Flexibility in Amateur Runners

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (18) ◽  
pp. 6534
Author(s):  
Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk ◽  
Anna Mika ◽  
Łukasz Oleksy
Keyword(s):  
External Rotation ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
The Body ◽  
Distance Runners ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Quality Of Movement ◽  
Group 2 ◽  
Group 1

The flexibility and proper functioning of all myofascial chains are crucial for athletes, especially for long-distance runners. Due to the continuity of the myofascial structures, restrictions in one part of the body may cause excessive tension in others. The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of short foot muscle exercises on muscle flexibility and the quality of movement patterns in amateur runners. Eighty long-distance runners, aged 20–45, were randomly divided into two groups: Group 1 (n = 48) and Group 2 (n = 32). Participants in Group 1 performed foot exercises daily for six weeks. Subjects in Group 2 were without any intervention. At baseline and after six weeks, the quality of movement patterns with the Functional Movement Screen and muscle flexibility was evaluated. In Group 1, significantly higher Functional Movement Screen values in individual tasks and in the total score were noted after six weeks. The total score increased from 17 to 18 points (Median (Me) ± half of interquartile range (IQR/2) (Standard Error of Measurement - SEM) 17 ± 1.5 (0.23) at baseline and 18 ± 1.5 (0.24) after six weeks) (p < 0.01), whereas in Group 2, its level remained at 16 points (Me ± IQR/2 (SEM) 16 ± 1.5 (0.31) at baseline and 16 ± 1.25 (0.31) after six weeks). In Group 1, the significant improvement in muscle flexibility was noted (e.g., results for external rotation muscles: (Mean ± SD (SEM) 60.3 ± 0.4 (1.50) at baseline and 62.4 ± 10.3 (1.49) after six weeks) (p = 0.005). In Group 2, significant improvement was observed only for one task in the Active straight leg raise test (p = 0.005 and 0.02). During the measurement of external rotation muscles, a significant decrease in flexibility was observed (Mean ± SD (SEM) 60.1 ± 9.0 (1.60) at baseline and 58.0 ± 8.5 (1.51) after six weeks) (p = 0.001). Plantar short foot muscle exercises may improve muscle flexibility in the upper parts of the body within myofascial chains and influence the quality of fundamental movement patterns. Such exercises may be beneficial for all physically active people and can be performed as part of overall fitness programmes. Moreover, including such exercises in daily training routines of long-distance runners, as well as by athletes in other sport disciplines is also recommended.

scholarly journals Examination of fundamental movement patterns and likelihood of injury in amateur runners from Opole region in Poland

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Dominika Sobota ◽  
Antonina Kaczorowska ◽  
Agata Mroczek ◽  
Adam Polański
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Screen Test ◽  
Rotational Stability ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Warm Up ◽  
Proper Training ◽  
Fundamental Movement Patterns ◽  
Stretching Exercises

Background: The most common risk factors for running-related injuries are mistakes, such as insufficient warm-up and stretching exercises, during training. Good preparation and proper training reduces the risk of sport-related injuries. Aim of the study: To examine fundamental movement patterns and likelihood of injury in amateur runners. Material and methods: Twenty-four amateur long-distance runners from Opole region (Poland) were divided into two groups. The first group comprised 12 runners from the club “Kotwica Brzeg”, who did a proper warmup before training and stretching exercises after training. The second group comprised 12 runners from other clubs who did not undertake any warm-up or stretching exercises (control group). Fundamental movement patterns were tested by the Functional Movement Screen test (FMS). Results: The mean FMS test score was higher in “Kotwica Brzeg” runners (17.08 points) than in the control group (15.50 points), but this was not statistically significant. The “Kotwica Brzeg” runners performed better in five of the FMS tests, but this was only significant for the rotational stability test. Conclusions: Runners who did a proper warm-up and stretching exercises achieved better results in the FMS test, which may reduce the risk of running-related injuries.

Changes in the functional efficiency level among handball players (15–16- y.o.) from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (87) ◽  
pp. 20-29
Author(s):  
DANUTA UMIASTOWSKA ◽  
URSZULA DOMAŃSKA
Keyword(s):  
Injury Risk ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Screen Test ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
The West ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Fitness Level ◽  
Functional Efficiency ◽  
Study Results

Introduction. Handball is a discipline categorised by high intensity of direct opponent contact, which upturns the risk of injuries. Contemporary sports therapy puts a lot of pressure on injury prevention in competitive sports. The key issue is prophylaxis, used to reduce the possibility of injury or the causing factors. An important element of prophylaxis is comprehensive functional physiotherapeutic assessment, which allows for early detection of asymmetry, assessment of the probability of injury and the implementation of proper corrective techniques. One of the tools used for athlete’s comprehensive functional assessment is the Functional Movement Screen test. Aim. A comparison of correct movement patterns among 15-16-year-old handball players from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in 2016-2018 and definition of changes on the of functional fitness level supported by implemented corrective exercises. Materials and methods. The research material was of a group of 60 girls and 60 boys (15-16-y.o. amateur handball players). The research was carried out during the autumn meetings of the provincial cadre. The Functional Movement Screen test and the questionnaire were used for the study. Results. In the group of girls during the 2016–2018 period, there was a regress of 2.18 points noticed, whereas in the group of boys, this equalled 3.53 points. Considering the results of the FMS test, corrective exercises were introduced. After the 6-month correction period,progress of 1.18 points was noticed in the group of girls and 1.80 points in the boys’ group. Conclusions. 1. In the period of 2016–2018, weaker and slower results of tests assessing correct movement patterns were observed among girls and boys, which is obviously an indicator of high injury risk. 2. Implementation of corrective exercises in the training of handball players resulted in an increase of functional efficiency among the examined players.

scholarly journals The Comparison of the Functional Movement Screen Test Results of Volleyball National Team Players in Different Countries

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Hasan Aka ◽  
Gürkan Yılmaz ◽  
Cengiz Akarçeşme ◽  
Emre Altundağ
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Screen Test ◽  
Nonparametric Tests ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Critical Limit ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
National Team ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Volleyball Players

This study was conducted to compare the functional movement patterns of female volleyball players from different countries. 34 the women&rsquo;s volleyball national team athletes from three different countries participated in the study; Turkey (n=9), Azerbaijan (n=16) and Kyrgyzstan (n=9). Functional movement screen of the athletes were determined by the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test kit. The Kruskal-Wallis H Test was used for multiple comparisons from nonparametric tests in determining the difference between functional movement patterns of national teams. At the end of the study, it was determined that the FMS total scores of the teams were higher than 14 points which were considered as critical limits and there was no statistically significant difference between the FMS total scores of the teams (p&lt;0.05). However, there were significant differences between the teams in the hurdle step, shoulder clearing test and shoulder mobility tests which formed the FMS test battery. As a conclusion, the fact that volleyball players in each country have more than 14 points of FMS total score, which is the critical limit, shows that volleyball players have low risk of injury. This may be related to the elite level of volleyball players and the implementation of correct training models.

The assessment of movement patterns of children practicing karate using the Functional Movement Screen test

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dariusz Boguszewski ◽  
Katarzyna Jakubowska ◽  
Jakub Grzegorz Adamczyk ◽  
Dariusz Białoszewski
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Screen Test ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Functional Movement

COMBINING ORAL TRADITIONS AND BAYESIAN CHRONOLOGICAL MODELING TO UNDERSTAND VILLAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE GULF OF PAPUA (PAPUA NEW GUINEA)

Radiocarbon ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Chris Urwin ◽  
Quan Hua ◽  
Henry Arifeae
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Oral Traditions ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Spatial History ◽  
The Past ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gulf Of Papua ◽  
The Village

ABSTRACT When European colonists arrived in the late 19th century, large villages dotted the coastline of the Gulf of Papua (southern Papua New Guinea). These central places sustained long-distance exchange and decade-spanning ceremonial cycles. Besides ethnohistoric records, little is known of the villages’ antiquity, spatiality, or development. Here we combine oral traditional and 14C chronological evidence to investigate the spatial history of two ancestral village sites in Orokolo Bay: Popo and Mirimua Mapoe. A Bayesian model composed of 35 14C assays from seven excavations, alongside the oral traditional accounts, demonstrates that people lived at Popo from 765–575 cal BP until 220–40 cal BP, at which time they moved southwards to Mirimua Mapoe. The village of Popo spanned ca. 34 ha and was composed of various estates, each occupied by a different tribe. Through time, the inhabitants of Popo transformed (e.g., expanded, contracted, and shifted) the village to manage social and ceremonial priorities, long-distance exchange opportunities and changing marine environments. Ours is a crucial case study of how oral traditional ways of understanding the past interrelate with the information generated by Bayesian 14C analyses. We conclude by reflecting on the limitations, strengths, and uncertainties inherent to these forms of chronological knowledge.

scholarly journals Assessment of Dysfunctional Movements and Asymmetries in Children and Adolescents Using the Functional Movement Screen—A Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12501
Author(s):  
Pat R. Vehrs ◽  
Martina Uvacsek ◽  
Aaron W. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Normal Weight ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Physical Educators ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Test Items ◽  
The Individual

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a screening tool that identifies dysfunctional movements in seven test items requiring an interplay of cognitive, perceptual, proprioceptive, and motor functions that involve muscular strength/endurance, flexibility, mobility, coordination, and balance. The results of the FMS include an overall composite score, scores on the individual test items, and identification of compensatory movement patterns and left-right asymmetries on 5 bilateral test items. Although there is a plethora of literature on the use of the FMS in adults, there is a growing body of evidence indicating its use in children. The available research in children involves school children and young athletes in at least 20 different sports in over 20 countries and comparisons between pre- and post-pubescent children, and normal weight, overweight, and obese children. Studies that include measures of adiposity and physical activity levels, or report prevalence of asymmetries and dysfunctional movement patterns are not well represented in the children’s literature. The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the currently available literature in children and suggest potential uses of the FMS by coaches, physical educators, and other health/fitness professionals, appropriate interpretation of results, and future research in children.

Reliability of Clinician Scoring of the Functional Movement Screen to Assess Movement Patterns

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa M. Stobierski ◽  
Shirleeah D. Fayson ◽  
Lindsay M. Minthorn ◽  
Tamara C. Valovich McLeod ◽  
Cailee E. Welch
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Movement Patterns ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Clinical Scenario ◽  
Clinical Question ◽  
Clinical Tool ◽  
Physically Active ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Active Population

Clinical Scenario:Injuries are inevitable in the physically active population. As a part of preventive medicine, health care professionals often seek clinical tools that can be used in real time to identify factors that may predispose individuals to these injuries. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS), a clinical tool consisting of 7 individual tasks, has been reported as useful in identifying individuals in various populations that may be susceptible to musculoskeletal injuries. If factors that may predispose physically active individuals to injury could be identified before participation, clinicians may be able to develop a training plan based on FMS scores, which could potentially decrease the likelihood of injury and overall time missed from physical activities. However, in order for a screening tool to be used clinically, it must demonstrate acceptable reliability.Focused Clinical Question:Are clinicians reliable at scoring the FMS, in real time, to assess movement patterns of physically active individuals?

scholarly journals Calidad de movimiento en adolescentes practicantes y no practicantes de Gimnasia Acrobática mediante la batería Funtional Movement Screen (Quality of movement in Acrobatic Gymnastics teenagers and non-practitioners using the Funtional Movement Screen bat

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 879-886
Author(s):  
Mercedes Vernetta Santana ◽  
Alicia Salas Morillas ◽  
Eva Mª Peláez-Barrios ◽  
Jesús López-Bedoya
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Functional Movement Screen ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Functional Movement ◽  
Trunk Stability ◽  
Quality Of Movement ◽  
Deep Squat ◽  
Stability Results

  Objetivo: Valorar la calidad de movimiento aplicando el Functional Movement Screen (FMS) en adolescentes de 12 a 17 años practicantes o no de Gimnasia Acrobática (GA). Método: Estudio descriptivo, comparativo y transversal donde participaron 41 adolescentes (20 practicantes de GA y 21 no practicantes). Se usó la batería FMS, compuesta por siete pruebas: sentadilla profunda, paso de valla, estocada en línea, movilidad de hombro, elevación activa de la pierna recta, estabilidad del tronco en flexiones, estabilidad rotatoria del tronco. Resultados: se observó una relación estadísticamente significativa de signo positivo a través del estadístico R de Spearman, entre la puntuación global del FMS y la práctica de GA (p= .023). Las gimnastas presentan mejor calidad de movimiento que las no practicantes, con diferencias estadísticamente significativas, puntuando mejor en prácticamente todas las pruebas. Conclusión: se corrobora una relación entre la práctica de GA y una mayor puntuación del FMS.  Abstract. Objective: To assess the quality of movement by applying the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) to teenagers aged 12 to 17, whether or not they practice Acrobatic Gymnastics (AG). Methods: Descriptive, comparative and cross-sectional study in which 41 teenagers (20 AG practitioners and 21 non-practitioners) participated. The FMS battery was used, consisting of seven tests: deep squat, fence step, line lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight leg lift, trunk stability in bending, trunk rotation stability. Results: a statistically significant positive relationship was observed through Spearman's R statistic, between the overall FMS score and the AG practice (p= .023). Gymnasts presented better quality of movement than non-gymnastics practitioners, with statistically significant differences, scoring better in practically all tests. Conclusion: a relationship between AG practice and a higher FMS score is corroborated.

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