| Keywords |
Scoliosis ; Baseball athletes ; Functional Movement Screening |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to afford a data for the injury management of baseball players in the period of growth and the performance enhancement by comparing the level of scoliosis of the baseball players and the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) results according to experience of the baseball players. The level of scoliosis was measured by Cobb's angle through X-ray, and FMS was performed for functional motion evaluation. The subjects were a total of 171 student baseball players combined with the second and third years of middle school students and the first and second years of high school students who had more than three year experiences, the following results were obtained. Firstly, Cobb's angle was statistically significant higher in the first and second years of high school than in the second and third grades of middle school, and secondly, the test results of FMS showed that the second grade of middle school was statistically significant higher than the second grade of high school in the hurdle step and leg raises among the seven screens. In the push-up result for the torso stability, the second year of high school was statistically significant higher than the second year of middle school. The results of this study showed that baseball players in the period of growth have an increased level of scoliosis as more experience. In the case of FMS, the stability of the lower extremity and the pelvis decreased with more experience of baseball players. Stability and strength of the torso also improved from baseball players who had more experience. |