Relationship between functional movement screening (FMS) scores and balance and strength performance in young male athletes
Functional movement screening (FMS) is a test developed to evaluate the fundamental movement patterns underlying both sports performance and injury risk. This study aims at evaluating the relationships between FMS test scores and strength and balance performance in young male athletes. Male athle...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MRE Press
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Men's Health |
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| Online Access: | https://oss.jomh.org/files/article/20241230-454/pdf/JOMH2024081001.pdf |
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| Summary: | Functional movement screening (FMS) is a test developed to evaluate the
fundamental movement patterns underlying both sports performance and injury risk.
This study aims at evaluating the relationships between FMS test scores and
strength and balance performance in young male athletes. Male athletes (n = 41,
mean age 13.5 ± 1.7 years) interested in team sports participated in the
study voluntarily. FMS scores, dynamic balance, static balance and strength
values of the participants were determined. Shapiro-Wilk test was applied to
determine if the data were normally distributed, Pearson’s correlation
coefficient analysis was used measure linear correlation, and Spearman’s rank
correlation coefficient (ρ) was determined to measure the
strength and direction of correlation between variables. Significant differences
ranged between p = 0.01 and p = 0.05. As a result of the
analyses, a positive low-level relationship for the balance measures was found
between the total. FMS score and the right postero-medial (p = 0.042),
and right leg composite (p = 0.30), left leg composite (p =
0.026) of the Y balance subtests while no relationships were identified in other
parameters (p > 0.05). For the strength masures, a positive low-level
relationship was detected between the FMS score and back strength (p =
0.016), while no relationship was found between the other strength parameters
(p > 0.05). For balance and strength parameters, a moderate negative
relationship was found between the FMS score and the left leg flamingo test
(p = 0.009). Also according to regression analysis that the predictive
power of independent variables on FMS scores is quite low. In general, it is seen
that the autocorrelation between the dependent variable and predictor variables
is at an acceptable level (1.768 < Durbin-Watson < 2.196). As a result, FMS
scores in this athlete sample were associated with dynamic balance, static
balance and strength performance. |
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| ISSN: | 1875-6867 1875-6859 |