Functional Movement Screen (FMS) as a determinant factor to assess the risk of injuries in young athletes at Jakarta Province, Indonesia (original) (raw)

Background: Lower extremity injuries are the most common injuries in young athletes due to running, jumping, sudden change of movement, and contact with the other player in most of the sport’s activities. Preventive efforts are the most effective ways to decrease the risk of lower extremity injuries. Functional Movement Screen (FMS) can be considered effective ways in helping to identify risk factors in the young athlete. This study aims to evaluate the FMS as a determinant factor to assess the risk of injuries in young athletes in Jakarta Province, IndonesiaMethods: Participants were young athletes who train in Provincial Student Sports Training Center (PSSTC), South Jakarta. Athlete age less than 18 years old, agree to participate in this research and has normal physical health will be included in this research and proceed to be asked time exposure of training and history of injuries; body posture and FMS examination. Analysis bivariate dan multivariate were done to see if there i...