Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen

The Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen (HLLMS) was developed to detect altered movement patterns and asymmetry specifically related to hip, pelvic, and lower limb movement control, as the other tools, such as the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), lacked focus on the hip and pelvic area. Both screeni...

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Main Authors: Pawel Linek, Paul E. Muckelt, Damian Sikora, Nadine Booysen, Maria Stokes
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/19/9298
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description The Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen (HLLMS) was developed to detect altered movement patterns and asymmetry specifically related to hip, pelvic, and lower limb movement control, as the other tools, such as the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), lacked focus on the hip and pelvic area. Both screening tools contain symmetrical and asymmetrical motor tasks which are based on observation of different aspects of each task performance. One motor task is in both screening tools. Therefore, they have some common features. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between the HLLMS and FMS performance in youth football players. The study included 41 elite male football (soccer) players (age: 15.6 ± 0.50 years), and the HLLMS and FMS scores were analyzed by assessing Spearman’s rank correlation. The FMS total score and the FMS<sub>MOVE</sub> were moderately correlated with the HLLMS total score (R = −0.54; −0.53, respectively). The FMS rotatory stability task was moderately correlated with the HLLMS small knee bend with the trunk rotation task (R = −0.50). The FMS deep squat task was moderately correlated with the HLLMS deep squat task (R = −0.46). The FMS hurdle step was weakly correlated with two of the HLLMS tasks: standing hip flexion (R = −0.37) and hip abduction with external rotation (R = −0.34). There were no other relationships found (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Out of the seven FMS tasks, only one asymmetrical (trunk rotary stability) and one symmetrical (deep squat) task were moderately related to the newly developed HLLMS tool contributing moderate relationship between the FMS total score and the HLLMS total score. Other FMS tasks were weakly or unrelated with the HLLMS. These findings indicate that these two screening tools mainly assess different aspects of movement quality in healthy youth football players.
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spelling doaj.art-b4cd014e75b04e41b1e94c80791110ac2023-11-22T15:50:38ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172021-10-011119929810.3390/app11199298Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement ScreenPawel Linek0Paul E. Muckelt1Damian Sikora2Nadine Booysen3Maria Stokes4Institute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Musculoskeletal Elastography and Ultrasonography Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, PolandSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKInstitute of Physiotherapy and Health Sciences, Musculoskeletal Elastography and Ultrasonography Laboratory, The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education, 40-065 Katowice, PolandSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKSchool of Health Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKThe Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen (HLLMS) was developed to detect altered movement patterns and asymmetry specifically related to hip, pelvic, and lower limb movement control, as the other tools, such as the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), lacked focus on the hip and pelvic area. Both screening tools contain symmetrical and asymmetrical motor tasks which are based on observation of different aspects of each task performance. One motor task is in both screening tools. Therefore, they have some common features. The present study aimed to assess the relationship between the HLLMS and FMS performance in youth football players. The study included 41 elite male football (soccer) players (age: 15.6 ± 0.50 years), and the HLLMS and FMS scores were analyzed by assessing Spearman’s rank correlation. The FMS total score and the FMS<sub>MOVE</sub> were moderately correlated with the HLLMS total score (R = −0.54; −0.53, respectively). The FMS rotatory stability task was moderately correlated with the HLLMS small knee bend with the trunk rotation task (R = −0.50). The FMS deep squat task was moderately correlated with the HLLMS deep squat task (R = −0.46). The FMS hurdle step was weakly correlated with two of the HLLMS tasks: standing hip flexion (R = −0.37) and hip abduction with external rotation (R = −0.34). There were no other relationships found (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Out of the seven FMS tasks, only one asymmetrical (trunk rotary stability) and one symmetrical (deep squat) task were moderately related to the newly developed HLLMS tool contributing moderate relationship between the FMS total score and the HLLMS total score. Other FMS tasks were weakly or unrelated with the HLLMS. These findings indicate that these two screening tools mainly assess different aspects of movement quality in healthy youth football players.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/19/9298movement screeningmovement qualityfootballyouthhip and pelvis
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Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
Applied Sciences
movement screening
movement quality
football
youth
hip and pelvis
title Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
title_full Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
title_fullStr Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
title_full_unstemmed Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
title_short Assessing Movement Quality in Youth Footballers: The Relationship between Hip and Lower Limb Movement Screen and Functional Movement Screen
title_sort assessing movement quality in youth footballers the relationship between hip and lower limb movement screen and functional movement screen
topic movement screening
movement quality
football
youth
hip and pelvis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/19/9298
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