PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jackie L Whittaker
AU  - Nadine Booysen
AU  - Sarah de la Motte
AU  - Liz Dennett
AU  - Cara L Lewis
AU  - Dave Wilson
AU  - Carly McKay
AU  - Martin Warner
AU  - Darin Padua
AU  - Carolyn A Emery
AU  - Maria Stokes
TI  - Predicting sport and occupational lower extremity injury risk through movement quality screening: a systematic review
AID  - 10.1136/bjsports-2016-096760
DP  - 2017 Apr 01
TA  - British Journal of Sports Medicine
PG  - 580--585
VI  - 51
IP  - 7
4099  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/7/580.short
4100  - http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/51/7/580.full
SO  - Br J Sports Med2017 Apr 01; 51
AB  - Background Identification of risk factors for lower extremity (LE) injury in sport and military/first-responder occupations is required to inform injury prevention strategies.Objective To determine if poor movement quality is associated with LE injury in sport and military/first-responder occupations.Materials and methods 5 electronic databases were systematically searched. Studies selected included original data; analytic design; movement quality outcome (qualitative rating of functional compensation, asymmetry, impairment or efficiency of movement control); LE injury sustained with sport or military/first-responder occupation. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. 2 independent authors assessed the quality (Downs and Black (DB) criteria) and level of evidence (Oxford Centre of Evidence-Based Medicine model).Results Of 4361 potential studies, 17 were included. The majority were low-quality cohort studies (level 4 evidence). Median DB score was 11/33 (range 3–15). Heterogeneity in methodology and injury definition precluded meta-analyses. The Functional Movement Screen was the most common outcome investigated (15/17 studies). 4 studies considered inter-relationships between risk factors, 7 reported diagnostic accuracy and none tested an intervention programme targeting individuals identified as high risk. There is inconsistent evidence that poor movement quality is associated with increased risk of LE injury in sport and military/first-responder occupations.Conclusions Future research should focus on high-quality cohort studies to identify the most relevant movement quality outcomes for predicting injury risk followed by developing and evaluating preparticipation screening and LE injury prevention programmes through high-quality randomised controlled trials targeting individuals at greater risk of injury based on screening tests with validated test properties.