Audio Interview with Rita Chorba - FMS Research with Female Athletes

Rita and her team did a great study at titled: "Use of a Functional Movement Screening Tool to Determine Injury Risk in Female Collegiate Athletes" which appeared in the North American Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. This was the first FMS study done with female athletes so I talk to Rita about her study, what they found, and implications going forward with pre-season screenings, strength and conditioning programming, and return to play.

Here is the link to the abstract if you would like to check that out: Use of a Functional Movement Screening Tool to Determine Injury Risk in Female Collegiate Athletes

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Bio

Rita Chorba is a physical therapist and athletic trainer for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Arizona, working primarily with track and field. She is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist. A native of Cleveland, OH, she hold a bachelor's degree in exercise science from Baldwin-Wallace College, a masters degree in physical therapy from Cleveland State University, and a masters degree in athletic training from the University of Findlay.