TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Preseason functional test scores are associated with future sports injury in female collegiate athletes
JO  - Journal of strength and conditioning research
A1  - Brumitt, Jason
A1  - Heiderscheit, Bryan
A1  - Manske, Robert
A1  - Niemuth, Paul E.
A1  - Mattocks, Alma
A1  - Rauh, Mitchell J.
SP  - 1692
EP  - 1701
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
N2  - Recent prospective cohort studies have reported preseason functional performance test (FPT) measures and associations with future risk of injury; however, the findings associated with these studies have been equivocal. The purpose of this study was to determine the ability of a battery of FPTs as a preseason screening tool to identify female Division III (D III) collegiate athletes who may be at risk for a non-contact time-loss injury to the lower quadrant [LQ = low back and lower extremities]. One hundred six female D III athletes were recruited for this study. Athletes performed 3 FPTs: standing long jump (SLJ), single-leg hop (SLH) for distance, and the lower extremity functional test (LEFT). Time-loss sport-related injuries were tracked during the season. Thirty-two (24 initial and 8 subsequent) time-loss LQ injuries were sustained during the study. Ten of the 24 initial injuries occurred at the thigh and knee. At-risk athletes with suboptimal FPT measures (SLJ ≤ 79% ht; (B) SLH ≤ 64% ht; LEFT ≥ 118 s) had significantly greater rates of initial [(7.2 per 1000 athletic exposures (AEs)] and total (7.6/1000 AEs) time-loss thigh or knee injuries than the referent group (0.9/1000 AEs; 1.0/1000 AEs respectively). At-risk athletes were 9 times more likely to experience a thigh or knee injury (OR = 9.7, CI: 2.3, 39.9; p = 0.002) than athletes in the referent group. At-risk athletes with prior history of LQ sports injury and lower off-season training habits had an 18-fold increased risk of a time-loss thigh or knee injury during the season (AOR = 18.7, CI: 3.0, 118.1; p = 0.002). This battery of FPTs appears useful as a tool for identifying female D III athletes at risk for a LQ injury; especially to the thigh or knee region.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1064-8011
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002243
ID  - ref1
ER  -