Can Serious Injury in Professional Football be Predicted by a Preseason Functional Movement Screen?

A score of 14 or less on the FMS(™) was positive to predict serious injury with specificity of 0.91 and sensitivity of 0.54. The odds ratio was 11.67, positive likelihood ratio was 5.92, and negative likelihood ratio 0.51. DISCUSSION AND CONSCLUSION: The results of this study suggest fundamental movement (as measured by the FMS(™)) is an identifiable risk factor for injury in professional football players. The findings of this study suggest professional football players with dysfunctional fundamental movement patterns as measured by the FMS(™) are more likely to suffer an injury than those scoring higher on the FMS(™).