Citation

Teyhen DS, Donofry DF, Shaffer SW, Walker MJ, Lorenson CL, Dugan JL, Halfpap JP, Childs JD. U. S. Army Med. Dep. J. 2013; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Center for Physical Therapy Research, US Army-Baylor Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, United States Army Medical Department)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21181660

Abstract

The results of this study demonstrated good interrater reliability, moderate intrarater test-retest reliability, and acceptable levels of measurement error for the FMS among novice raters. The interrater reliability of the weighted kappa was good to excellent for the pushup, quadruped, shoulder mobility, straight leg raise, squat, hurdle, and lunge. Only 15.6% of the sample was identified at-risk for injury based on previously published cut-off values. MILITARY/CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Findings suggest that the FMS is reliable when tested in a military population by novice raters and the FMS may be applicable in the military population for identifying a subgroup of individuals at risk of injury. Future research should assess the validity of the FMS in a larger sample population. SUPPORTS: Neuromusculoskeletal Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Research Program. COLLABORATION: This study was performed in collaboration with research assistants from the Physical Therapy Department, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas.

Language: en