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Preseason Functional Movement Screen Predicts Risk of Time-Loss Injury in Experienced Male Rugby Union Athletes

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Duke, Sean R., Martin, Steve E., Gaul, Catherine A.·2017·Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
DOI 10.1519/jsc.0000000000001838
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Duke, SR, Martin, SE, and Gaul, CA. Preseason functional movement screen predicts risk of time-loss injury in experienced male rugby union athletes. J Strength Cond Res 31(10): 2740–2747, 2017—The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between Functional Movement Screen (FMS) score and the risk of time-loss injury in experienced male rugby union athletes. A secondary purpose was to determine the relationship between FMS-determined asymmetries and the risk of time-loss injury in these athletes. Functional Movement Screen scores were collected from male rugby union athletes ( n = 73) during preseason and half-way through one 8-month season. Time-loss injury data were collected throughout the full season. A receiver-operator characteristic curve was created for each half of the season to identify FMS composite and asymmetry cut-off scores associated with increased likelihood of injury and determined odds ratios, sensitivity, and specificity in evaluating FMS as a predictor of injury risk. Odds ratio analyses revealed that when compared with those scoring >14, athletes with an FMS ≤14 were 10.42 times more likely (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.28–84.75, p = 0.007) to have sustained injury in the first half of the season and 4.97 times (95% CI: 1.02–24.19, p = 0.029) more likely in the second half of the season. The presence of asymmetries was not associated with increased likelihood of injury. Experienced male rugby union athletes with FMS composite scores ≤14 are significantly more likely to sustain time-loss injury in a competitive season than those scoring >14. The quality of fundamental movement, as assessed by the FMS, is predictive of time-loss injury risk in experienced rugby union athletes and should be considered an important preseason assessment tool used by strength and conditioning and medical professionals in this sport with inherently high injury rates.

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Authors
Duke, S. R., Martin, S. E., & Gaul, C. A.
Affiliations
University of Victoria (CA)
Corresponding author
Duke, Sean R.
Venue
Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2017-10
Volume
31
Issue
10
Pages
2740-2747
ISSN
1064-8011 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1519/jsc.0000000000001838
OpenAlex
W2471410949
Semantic Scholar
a8555bf1ffc5bb4df2d12f9a87cd688575cd5d17
Cited by
47
References
35
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 8 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 1
FWCI
6.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
public-domain
Locations
  • The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UVic’s Research and Learning Repository (University of Victoria) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports injuries and prevention
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques
Keywords
Functional Movement Screen, time-loss injuries, rugby union, injury prediction, movement asymmetry, male athletes, injury prevention
MeSH terms
Adult, Athletic Injuries, Exercise Test, Football, Humans, Male, Movement, Risk, ROC Curve, Time Factors, Odds Ratio, Young Adult, Athletes

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Duke, S. R., Martin, S. E., & Gaul, C. A. (2017). Preseason Functional Movement Screen Predicts Risk of Time-Loss Injury in Experienced Male Rugby Union Athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001838