Functional movement screening as a predictor of low back pain in adolescent cricket players
Author(s): Zeel Patel and Nipa Shah
Abstract: Functional Movement screen is a screening tool commonly used to evaluate movement pattern and asymmetries. Low back pain give rise to 20% of all spine-related sports injuries. The bowling action in cricket is intense and repetitive, where high forces is being exerted, especially to the lower back. It has been demonstrated that the erector spinae are engaged during the delivery stride and follow-through phase of bowling to regulate trunk flexion which provide the necessary stability and power transfer. 75 cricketers participated in the study. Movement pattern is assessed using Functional Movement screen and back pain was assessed using Owestry Disability Index. There is statistically significant negative correlation between Functional movement screen and Oswestry Disability Index scores (r=–0.483, p
Zeel Patel, Nipa Shah. Functional movement screening as a predictor of low back pain in adolescent cricket players. Int J Phys Educ Sports Health 2025;12(6):397-400. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/kheljournal.2025.v12.i6g.4125
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