The results of this study don’t surprise me. I have difficulty relating the FMS screening movements to the demands that these men and women are subjected to. I like the comprehensive and global movements that comprise the FMS, but to me it’s no wonder why the ability to predict injury is low because they aren’t actually screening the tasks that they need to be able to do.
I am not going to pretend like I know what specific tasks these men and women do every day (my best guesses is running, jumping, endurance training, heavy lifting, shooting, climbing, etc.). I could see how someone who has a really low score (5-9) would warrant further evaluation, but why not do biomechanical screening and analysis with those specific tasks?
“This may suggest that the quality of movement is not the primary indicator of the injury risk and that perhaps other factors such as pain occurrence are more strongly associated with the risk than the actual composite score.” I think this is definitely more of a valid conclusive statement.
Nick >> this was an interesting article on predictors for chronic ankle instability after primary ankle sprain. They speak on different movement tasks and biomechanical faults that might predict sustained instability and repeated injuries:
Recovery From a First-Time Lateral Ankle Sprain and the Predictors of Chronic Ankle Instability: A Prospective Cohort Analysis
Cailbhe Doherty, PhD, Chris Bleakley BSc, PhD, Jay Hertel PhD, ATC, Brian Caulfield, PhD, John Ryan FCEM, FRCSEd, FFSEM, DCH, DipSportsMed, and Eamonn Delahunt, PhD
The American Journal of Sports Medicine 2016; Vol. 44, No. 4: 995-1003