Levels of evidence for individual FMS subtests
| Inter-rater | Intra-rater | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live | Video | Live | Video | |||||||||
| Threshold for ‘high-quality’ study* | ||||||||||||
| ≥50% | ≥60% | ≥70% | ≥50% | ≥60% | ≥70% | ≥50% | ≥60% | ≥70% | ≥50% | ≥60% | ≥70% | |
| Deep Squat | S | M | M | C | C | C | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| Hurdle Step | C | C | C | S | M | L | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| In-line Lunge | C | C | C | C | C | C | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| Shoulder Mobility | S | M | M | C | C | C | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| Active SLR | S | M | M | C | C | C | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| Trunk Stability Push-up | S | M | M | C | C | C | M | M | M | – | – | – |
| Rotary Stability | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | C | – | – | – |
No published data available.
*Refers to percentage of applicable QAREL items being satisfied for definition of ‘high quality’.
C, conflicting; FMS, Functional Movement Screening; L, limited evidence; M, moderate evidence; QAREL, Quality Appraisal for Reliability Studies; S, strong evidence; SLR, Straight-leg Raise.