ORCID

0009-0001-2828-3343

Keywords

injury rate, movement screen, club sports, injury history, intervention, injury prevention program

Abstract

It is estimated that over 10% of college students take part in club sports at their college or university, yet sport-related injuries are a common consequence of participation. The Functional Movement Screen™ (FMS™) is a movement analysis tool that identifies functional deficits and asymmetries and is widely applied in athletic settings to assess injury risk and inform rehabilitation and injury prevention programs. Core strength and stability play a crucial role in functional movement quality and may even reduce risk of injury and improve sport performance. This dissertation aimed to establish club sport injury rates and characteristics for club men’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and men’s and women’s ultimate frisbee teams. Additionally, the dissertation examined the relationships between club sport athlete injury history and pre-season FMS™ scores while also investigating the effects of a 12-week core intervention on club sport athlete FMS™ scores. Across all teams, the overall injury rate was 19.88 injuries per 1,000 exposures with the knee and ankle as the most injured body parts. The second study found that the number of total injured body parts had a weak yet significant negative correlation with both the right and left in-line lunge (rho=-.178; p=.041; rho=-.189; p=.030) and right shoulder mobility (rho=-.281; p=.001) tasks while the right and left straight leg raise (rho=.172; p=.048; rho=.208; p=.017) had a weak significant positive correlation. Lastly, the third study found for all sports, there was a significant improvement in FMS™ composite scores after a core exercise intervention (p<.001) with a large effect size (r=0.62).

Completion Date

2026

Semester

Spring

Committee Chair

Mangum, L. Colby

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

College

College of Health Professions and Sciences

Department

Kinesiology

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

Identifier

DP0053164

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