The Functional Movement Screen as an injury prediction tool for German physical education and exercise science students: a prospective cohort study

Interfaculty Research Institute for Sports and Physical Activity Tübingen, Germany. Background Several studies have evaluated the applicability of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) as a screening tool for injury prediction. However, only a few studies investigate gender differences for FMS as a screening tool for female and male college students. Objective To evaluate gender differences in FMS single items and the overall score. In addition, the applicability of FMS as a diagnostic tool for injury prevention of German exercise students will be investigated. Method N = 99 college students performed an FMS at t…