Application of Functional Movement Screening in Table Tennis Players’ Injury Prediction and Evaluation

This study focuses on the application of functional movement screening (FMS) in the injury prediction and evaluation of table tennis players. In view of the sports injury risk faced by table tennis players in training and competition, this paper provides scientific injury risk assessment and personalized training suggestions for players through the FMS system.The FMS test is based on the basic movement pattern of the body, which evaluates the flexibility, stability, symmetry and overall movement quality of athletes to identify potential sports injury risks. Twelve table tennis players were selected and screened by the FMS test suite, including seven basic action tests and four exclusionary tests.Through the statistical analysis of the test results, it is found that table tennis players have common defects in specific action patterns, such as insufficient flexibility of shoulder joints and poor trunk stability.There is a significant correlation between FMS test scores and athletes' sports injury risk, which further verifies its important role in injury prevention. Based on the research results, this paper puts forward personalized training suggestions for table tennis players, aiming at reducing the risk of sports injury by improving the defects of action patterns.