Taryn West

Document Type

Thesis - University Access Only

Award Date

2011

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department / School

Health and Nutritional Sciences

Abstract

Context: Student-athletes presenting with predisposing factors such as: lack of range of motion, muscle strength, muscle imbalance, joint problems, or instabilities could be at a higher risk for injury. The Functional Movement Screen TM (FMS) can be implemented into pre-season physicals to detect stability and mobility insufficiencies in the student-athlete. Obiective: Determine the functional status of South Dakota State University (SDSU) female cross country, soccer, and volleyball student-athletes by implementing the FMS™ into pre- season medical examinations. FMS ™ scores between freshmen and upperclassmen were also compared. Finally, the current study examined the difference in means between the FMS™ scores and the student-athletes' pre-participation history and injuries that occurred during the fall 2010 competitive season. Design: Cohort Study. Setting: Physical Education Center and competition playing fields. Participants: Thirty active volunteers (N: 30, age 18+2yrs) in accordance with university Institutional Review Board (IRB). Methods: Participants were screened during pre-season physical examinations on seven functional movements designed to evaluate functional fitness: deep squat, hurdle step, in line lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability push up, and rotary stability. Participants also completed a musculoskeletal injury history during the pre-participation examination. Injuries occurring throughout the season were reported using an athletic training database, Sports Injury Monitoring System (SIMS). Main Outcome Measures: Descriptive statistics and Independent t-tests were used to evaluate within and between the different tests and the FMS™ scores. Results: 30 of 58 invited student-athletes chose to participate in the current study (51 %). Mean and standard deviation for FMS™ scores (M = 15.23, SD= 1.96) suggests participants were at or above an acceptable FMS TM score at the start of the season. There was no significance difference between freshmen (M =14.43, SD= 1.62) and upperclassmen (M =15.83, SD =1.93), t (28) = 1.764, P=.089 (two- tailed). There was no significant difference between participant FMS™ scores and pre-participation injury history (M =15.63, SD =2.13), t (28) = .269, P=. 79 (two-tailed). There was also no significant difference between participant FMS TM scores and injuries that occurred over the course of the competitive season (M=15.55, SD =2.21 ), t (28) =.965, P=.311 (two-tailed). Conclusion: FMS™ is a method to assess musculoskeletal dysfunction in physically active participants. As a healthcare provider, utilizing such screenings may assist in identifying musculoskeletal deficits and correction plans in order to prevent injuries. The mean scores of all the participants was above the cutoff performance score of 14, suggesting these female student-athletes were well trained prior to the start of the season. Freshmen and upperclassmen were similar in FMS™ values. Although no difference was found to exist between FMS TM scores and pre-existing history, and FMS™ scores and subsequent injuries throughout the season, the sample size was small. Future research related to these questions should include a larger population in order to establish differences.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Women college athletes -- Medical examinations -- South Dakota -- Brookings

Women college athletes -- Health risk assessment -- South Dakota -- Brookings

Sports injuries -- Prevention

Format

application/pdf

Number of Pages

72

Publisher

South Dakota State University

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