{"title":"Injury prevalence and functional movement screen TM scores in young football players","authors":"S. Conley, L. Lategan","doi":"10.4314/SAJRS.V41I1","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The high rate of injury in football is indicative of the importance of injury prevention, especially in young football players. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries over one 12-month period in junior male South African football players, attending a local football academy. The functional movement ability of the players was evaluated using FMS TM testing. The possible correlation between football injuries in this group and pre-season FMS TM scores was investigated. One hundred and nineteen (119) players participated. This study adopted a quantitative descriptive research approach. A questionnaire was used to record injuries that occurred in the previous 12 months. The Functional Movement Screen TM (FMS TM ) was used to assess the functional movement patterns of the players. The relationship between previous injury and FMS TM score was analysed and the confidence level was set at p<0.05. There was a high prevalence (88.2%) of injuries within this group. Lower-limb injuries were the most common (78.3%) and most injuries occurred at the knee joint (42%). The mean FMS TM score was 12.9±1.56, which was lower than that of similar groups tested. There was no significant correlation between previous injury and FMS TM score. Keywords: Football; Functional movement screen; Injury; Prevention; Soccer","PeriodicalId":45543,"journal":{"name":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","volume":"41 1","pages":"1-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5000,"publicationDate":"2019-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"1","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Journal for Research in Sport Physical Education and Recreation","FirstCategoryId":"95","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/SAJRS.V41I1","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The high rate of injury in football is indicative of the importance of injury prevention, especially in young football players. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of musculoskeletal injuries over one 12-month period in junior male South African football players, attending a local football academy. The functional movement ability of the players was evaluated using FMS TM testing. The possible correlation between football injuries in this group and pre-season FMS TM scores was investigated. One hundred and nineteen (119) players participated. This study adopted a quantitative descriptive research approach. A questionnaire was used to record injuries that occurred in the previous 12 months. The Functional Movement Screen TM (FMS TM ) was used to assess the functional movement patterns of the players. The relationship between previous injury and FMS TM score was analysed and the confidence level was set at p<0.05. There was a high prevalence (88.2%) of injuries within this group. Lower-limb injuries were the most common (78.3%) and most injuries occurred at the knee joint (42%). The mean FMS TM score was 12.9±1.56, which was lower than that of similar groups tested. There was no significant correlation between previous injury and FMS TM score. Keywords: Football; Functional movement screen; Injury; Prevention; Soccer
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The South African Journal for Research in Sport, Physical education and Recreation (SAJRSPER) is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes original research articles, systematic reviews, commentaries, and letters on topics related to Sport and Exercise science, Physical education and Recreation. This includes research of topics such as bio-mechanics, motor control, sport injuries and rehabilitation, clinical exercise interventions, physical education, as well as outdoor and recreation related topics. Material that is particularly unique and relevant to the subject content at an international and national level would be considered.