CPSS Injury Prevention and Movement Screening 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the primary purpose of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in a sport science context?
- To diagnose specific orthopedic injuries
- To identify movement pattern asymmetries and dysfunction that may predispose athletes to injury (Correct answer)
- To measure maximal strength and power output
- To assess cardiovascular fitness levels
Correct answer: To identify movement pattern asymmetries and dysfunction that may predispose athletes to injury
The FMS uses seven fundamental movement patterns to identify limitations and asymmetries that elevate injury risk, guiding targeted corrective interventions.
Question 2: Which principle underlies the concept of 'training load management' as an injury prevention strategy?
- Maximizing training volume at all times to build resilience
- Balancing progressive overload with adequate recovery to avoid tissue stress exceeding adaptive capacity (Correct answer)
- Eliminating all high-intensity training to prevent overuse injuries
- Prioritizing flexibility training over strength work
Correct answer: Balancing progressive overload with adequate recovery to avoid tissue stress exceeding adaptive capacity
Injury risk rises when applied training load exceeds the tissue's current adaptive capacity; managing the rate of load progression is central to injury prevention.
Question 3: The acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) is used in injury prevention to:
- Calculate percentage of VO2max achieved during training
- Quantify the ratio of recent training load to the athlete's habitual load to flag injury risk spikes (Correct answer)
- Determine optimal competition frequency
- Measure recovery heart rate between intervals
Correct answer: Quantify the ratio of recent training load to the athlete's habitual load to flag injury risk spikes
ACWR compares the past week's load (acute) to the rolling 4-week average (chronic), with ratios above 1.5 associated with increased injury risk.
Question 4: Which neuromuscular warm-up program has the strongest evidence base for reducing ACL and lower-extremity injuries in team sport athletes?
- Static stretching protocol
- FIFA 11+ (Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+) (Correct answer)
- Foam rolling only
- High-intensity interval warm-up
Correct answer: FIFA 11+ (Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+)
The FIFA 11+ program has been validated in large-scale trials to reduce overall injury rates and ACL injuries by up to 50% in soccer and other team sport athletes.
Question 5: What is the 'return-to-sport' continuum in sport injury rehabilitation?
- A single clearance test performed by the team physician
- A progressive, criterion-based framework guiding athletes from initial return to modified training through to full unrestricted competition (Correct answer)
- The timeline set by an insurance company for injury recovery
- A nutritional protocol for faster tissue healing
Correct answer: A progressive, criterion-based framework guiding athletes from initial return to modified training through to full unrestricted competition
The return-to-sport continuum is a structured, evidence-based progression with objective criteria that must be met at each stage before advancing toward full competition.
Question 6: Hip abductor and external rotator weakness is most commonly associated with increased risk of which lower-extremity injury pattern?
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Medial knee collapse (valgus) and ACL injury risk (Correct answer)
- Plantar fasciitis
- Lumbar disc herniation
Correct answer: Medial knee collapse (valgus) and ACL injury risk
Weakness in the hip abductors and external rotators allows femoral adduction and internal rotation, creating dynamic knee valgus that elevates ACL injury risk.
CPSS Injury Prevention and Movement Screening 1
What is the primary purpose of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in a sport science context?