Abstract
recruits and officers?
Design: Cross-sectional research design.
Participants: Female and male recruits and attested officers of an
Australian police force (♂n=1155, mean (±SD) age=31.34±8.41 years: ♀
n=357, mean age=27.99±8.02 years).
Intervention(s): Qualified Police Physical Training Instructors conducted
FMS testing of participants in their workplace gymnasium.
Outcome Measures: The FMS was selected due to its value as a
predictor of injury risk in tactical populations and its high inter- and intrarater
reliability.
Results: Significantly higher mean FMS scores were found for recruits
(15.23±2.01 points) when compared to attested officers (14.57±2.96
points; p<.001) and for females (15.24±2.35 points) when compared to
males (14.84±2.55 points, p=.008). A FMS score of ≤14 points, predictive
of higher injury risk, was observed in 43% of male police officers, 41% of
female officers, 36% of male recruits and 33% of female recruits. The
components of poorest performance, being the hurdle step and rotary
stability, correspond to the leading sites of injury in this population, being
knee and back.
Conclusions: Generally, attested police officers have a lower functional
movement capability when compared to recruits, with a greater
percentage scoring ≤14 points on the FMS.
Key Practice Points:
• The FMS is a useful outcome measure for police officers.
• FMS movements with poorest performance correspond to injuries
typically sustained in a police population.
• Specific conditioning programs to improve performance in movements
identified with poorer performance may reduce injuries in police officers.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - Oct 2015 |
| Event | The Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference 2015: Connect - Gold Coast, Australia Duration: 3 Oct 2015 → 6 Oct 2015 Conference number: 2015 http://www.physiotherapy.asn.au/Conference2015 |
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| Conference | The Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference 2015 |
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| Abbreviated title | APA |
| Country | Australia |
| City | Gold Coast |
| Period | 3/10/15 → 6/10/15 |
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A functional movement screen profile of an Australian police force. / Orr, Rob Marc; Pope, Rodney R; Stierli, Michael; Hinton, Benjamin.
2015. The Australian Physiotherapy Association Conference 2015, Gold Coast, Australia.Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation › Research › peer-review
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T1 - A functional movement screen profile of an Australian police force
AU - Orr, Rob Marc
AU - Pope, Rodney R
AU - Stierli, Michael
AU - Hinton, Benjamin
PY - 2015/10
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N2 - Question: What is the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) profile of policerecruits and officers?Design: Cross-sectional research design.Participants: Female and male recruits and attested officers of anAustralian police force (♂n=1155, mean (±SD) age=31.34±8.41 years: ♀n=357, mean age=27.99±8.02 years).Intervention(s): Qualified Police Physical Training Instructors conductedFMS testing of participants in their workplace gymnasium.Outcome Measures: The FMS was selected due to its value as apredictor of injury risk in tactical populations and its high inter- and intraraterreliability.Results: Significantly higher mean FMS scores were found for recruits(15.23±2.01 points) when compared to attested officers (14.57±2.96points; p<.001) and for females (15.24±2.35 points) when compared tomales (14.84±2.55 points, p=.008). A FMS score of ≤14 points, predictiveof higher injury risk, was observed in 43% of male police officers, 41% offemale officers, 36% of male recruits and 33% of female recruits. Thecomponents of poorest performance, being the hurdle step and rotarystability, correspond to the leading sites of injury in this population, beingknee and back.Conclusions: Generally, attested police officers have a lower functionalmovement capability when compared to recruits, with a greaterpercentage scoring ≤14 points on the FMS.Key Practice Points:• The FMS is a useful outcome measure for police officers.• FMS movements with poorest performance correspond to injuriestypically sustained in a police population.• Specific conditioning programs to improve performance in movementsidentified with poorer performance may reduce injuries in police officers.
AB - Question: What is the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) profile of policerecruits and officers?Design: Cross-sectional research design.Participants: Female and male recruits and attested officers of anAustralian police force (♂n=1155, mean (±SD) age=31.34±8.41 years: ♀n=357, mean age=27.99±8.02 years).Intervention(s): Qualified Police Physical Training Instructors conductedFMS testing of participants in their workplace gymnasium.Outcome Measures: The FMS was selected due to its value as apredictor of injury risk in tactical populations and its high inter- and intraraterreliability.Results: Significantly higher mean FMS scores were found for recruits(15.23±2.01 points) when compared to attested officers (14.57±2.96points; p<.001) and for females (15.24±2.35 points) when compared tomales (14.84±2.55 points, p=.008). A FMS score of ≤14 points, predictiveof higher injury risk, was observed in 43% of male police officers, 41% offemale officers, 36% of male recruits and 33% of female recruits. Thecomponents of poorest performance, being the hurdle step and rotarystability, correspond to the leading sites of injury in this population, beingknee and back.Conclusions: Generally, attested police officers have a lower functionalmovement capability when compared to recruits, with a greaterpercentage scoring ≤14 points on the FMS.Key Practice Points:• The FMS is a useful outcome measure for police officers.• FMS movements with poorest performance correspond to injuriestypically sustained in a police population.• Specific conditioning programs to improve performance in movementsidentified with poorer performance may reduce injuries in police officers.
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