High levels of injury have caused a significant decrement in mission readiness and a high taxation on medical resources in the military. There is an immediate need to identify valid and cost effective tools for identifying military personnel at increased risk of being injured as a first step in mitigating injury and implementing prevention mechanisms. The Functional Movement Screen (FMS), the Lower Quarter Y-Balance Test (YBT-LQ), and the Landing Error Scoring System – Real Time (LESS-RT) are screening tools that have been used in athletic and military populations to identify individuals at risk for injury. The purpose of this study was to evaluate and compare functional screening tools for validity in a military population.
