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Deydre S Teyhen¹, Scott W Shaffer, Chelsea L Lorenson

¹US Army Public Health Command Region-South, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA. dteyhen@gmail.com

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The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) shows moderate to good reliability for novice raters, with acceptable measurement error. This indicates the FMS is a dependable tool for assessing movement patterns and predicting injury risk.

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Area of Science:

Sports Medicine
Biomechanics
Physical Therapy

Background:

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is widely used to assess movement quality and predict injury risk across diverse populations.
Existing reliability data for the FMS is limited, particularly concerning novice examiners.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the intrarater (test-retest) and interrater reliability of the FMS when administered by novice raters.
To assess the measurement error associated with FMS composite scores.

Main Methods:

A reliability study involving 64 active-duty service members without prior injuries.
The FMS, comprising 7 component tests scored from 0-3 points (0-21 composite), was administered by novice raters.
Intrarater reliability was assessed via repeated testing (48-72 hours), while interrater reliability involved simultaneous assessment by two raters.

Main Results:

The FMS composite score demonstrated moderate to good intrarater (ICC3,1=0.76) and interrater (ICC2,1=0.74) reliability.
Measurement error was acceptable, with Minimal Detectable Change (MDC95) values of 2.1 (interrater) and 2.5 (intrarater) points.
Interrater agreement for individual FMS component scores ranged from moderate to excellent (κw=0.45-0.82).

Conclusions:

The FMS composite score exhibits acceptable intrarater and interrater reliability among novice raters.
The reliability and measurement error metrics are comparable between intrarater and interrater assessments.
The FMS component scores showed good to excellent interrater agreement, supporting its use by less experienced examiners.