Injury Prevention for Ski-Area Employees: A Physiological Assessment of Lift Operators, Instructors, and Patrollers

Table 3

Functional movement analysis results for 75 snowsport resort employees. Data collected during the first season at five resorts in Western Canada. Scores are a unitless number representing the number of movement criteria displayed during the test. A higher score indicates a lower ability to stabilize the lower back, hip, knee, or shoulder joints during loaded movement.

Performance matrix	Patrollers	Instructors	Lift operators	% Participants* with good stability
Single leg knee bend; (Score out of 7)	3.6±1.7	4.3±1.8	4.5±1.5	7%
Lunge jump; (Score out of 8)	3.8±1.7	3.5±1.5	4.9±1.4	3%
Push-up arm lift; (Score out of 7)	3.0±1.4	3.2±1.1	3.3±1.5	11%

∗The percentage of individuals who scored ≤1.0 on the Performance Matrix test.