title: FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT SCREEN NORMATIVE VALUES AND VALIDITY IN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES: CAN THE FMS™ BE USED AS A PREDICTOR OF INJURY?
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Limited information exists regarding injury risk factors for high school athletes. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS™) has been used to identify functional movement impairments and asymmetries, making it a potential predictor of injury.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To determine if the FMS™ is a valid predictor of injury in high school athletes and to identify a potential new FMS™ cutoff score for this population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective Cohort.
  
  
  METHODS
  167 high school athletes among several sports were scored using the FMS™ and were monitored for injury during a single season. Likelihood ratios were calculated to determine how much a subject's total FMS™ score influenced the post-test probability of becoming injured.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 167 participants, 39 sustained a musculoskeletal injury. Of all component scores, the in-line lunge scores were significantly higher for injured players. For shoulder mobility, scores were significantly lower for injured players. No statistically significant associations were found between total FMS™ scores and injury status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The FMS™ may be useful for recognizing deficiency in certain movements, however this data suggests that the FMS™ should not be used for overall prediction of injury in high school athletes throughout the course of a season. Normative data from a large sample size is now available in the high school athlete demographic.
  
  
  METHODS
  3.
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Sean M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bardenett
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Micca
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: John T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: DeNoyelles
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Susan D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Sports Physical Therapy of New York, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Drew T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Jenk
authors.affiliation: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Brooks
keywords: Functional Movement Screen (FMS™); high school athlete; injury risk factors; sports injury