CPSS Injury Prevention and Movement Screening

Question 1

What is the primary purpose of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in a sport science context?

Accepted Answer

To identify movement pattern asymmetries and dysfunction that may predispose athletes to injury

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

Balancing progressive overload with adequate recovery to avoid tissue stress exceeding adaptive capacity

Answer

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:

Accepted Answer

Quantify the ratio of recent training load to the athlete's habitual load to flag injury risk spikes

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

FIFA 11+ (Fédération Internationale de Football Association 11+)

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

A progressive, criterion-based framework guiding athletes from initial return to modified training through to full unrestricted competition

Answer

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.

CPSS - Certified Performance and Sport Scientist Practice Test

CPSS - Certified Performance and Sport Scientist Practice Test

CPSS Injury Prevention and Movement Screening