Functional movement screen: inter-rater and subject reliability

Background

A screening test evaluates a functional movement by assessing an athlete9s functional limitations, weaknesses, or impairments that may increase the risk of injury for the athlete.

Objective

To assess the inter-rater reliability and subject variability of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and to analyze the use of video scoring as opposed to live scoring.

Design

A reliability study. Each athlete was tested...