Abstract
Objectives: This study examined the relationship between functional movement and physical activity (PA) levels in adolescents. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: This research is a part of the X longitudinal study conducted in a random sample of adolescents in X at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of X, X. Participants: Seven hundred and twenty-five adolescents aged between 16 and 17 years were included. Main outcome measure: Total Functional Movement Screen score (total FMS score). Results: After adjusting for age, body fat and SES, both VPA and MVPA showed minor but significant effects on total FMS score among girls (β = 0.011, p = 0.001, β = 0.005, p = 0.006, respectively), but not in boys (β = 0.004, p = 0.158; β = 0.000, p = 0.780). Regarding PA type, volleyball and dance improved total FMS score (β = 1.003, p = 0.071; β = 0.972, p = 0.043, respectively), while football was associated with lower FMS score (β = −0.569, p = 0.118). Conclusion: Results suggest that the PA level is positively associated with the functional movement in adolescent girls, but not in boys, where the type of PA moderates these associations. Therefore, functional movement patterns incorporated into physical education curriculum could be beneficial to the musculoskeletal health of the children.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 194-203 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Physical Therapy in Sport |
| Volume | 46 |
| Early online date | 11 Sept 2020 |
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| Publication status | Published - Nov 2020 |
Bibliographical note
NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Physical Therapy in Sport. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Physical Therapy in Sport, 46 (2020)DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2020.09.006
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Keywords
- Functional movement screen
- Sport participation
- Children
- Movement patterns