Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

Physical fitness in older adults: Is there a relationship with the modified Functional Movement Screen™?

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies VOLUME 25, P28-34, JANUARY 01, 2021 Martin Dietze-Hermosa Samuel Montalvo Matthew P. Gonzalez Sandor Dorgo Published: November 16, 2020DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.11.019 Abstract Introduction The modified Functional Movement Screen™ (mFMS) has been used to screen for mobility, stability, motor control, and balance in older adults, yet, its relationship to measures of physical […]

Functional Movement Screen Pain Location and Impact on Scoring Has Limited Value for Junior Australian Football Injury Risk Estimation

Published: Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, 2019 Volume:0 Issue:0 Pages:1–24 DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2020.9168 Study Design Prospective cohort study. Background Pain during Functional Movement Screen (FMS) testing is common and has a significant effect on FMS scoring but the effect on FMS injury risk predictions is unknown. Objectives Describe the location and severity of pain […]

The Influence of Corrective Exercises on Functional Movement Screen and Physical Fitness Performance in Army ROTC Cadets Human Kinetics Volume 28 Issue 4, May 2019 Context: The functional movement screen (FMS) is a tool designed to identify limitations between sections of the body during fundamental movements. However, there is limited evidence on the effectiveness of corrective […]

Can’t Touch Your Toes? Find and Fix the Root of the Problem

Perry Nickelston Stand with your feet together. Keep your knees locked. Slowly bend forward and touch your toes. Can you reach them? If not, that means your hamstrings are too tight and they need stretching. Wait. Not so fast. Just because the hamstrings are tight doesn’t mean they need stretching. Always look deeper before stretching […]

Determination of the Functional Movement Screen to Predict Musculoskeletal Injury in Intercollegiate Athletics

Brian William Wiese, MS, ATC, LAT; Jonathan Keith Boone, MS, ATC, FMSC; Carl Gino Mattacola, PhD, ATC; Patrick Owen McKeon, PhD, ATC, CSCS; Timothy Lee Uhl, PhD, ATC, PT Athletic Training and Sports Health Care July/August 2014 – Volume 6 · Issue 4: 161-169 DOI: 10.3928/19425864-20140717-01 Functional movement insufficiencies may place an individual at increased […]

Scores on the Safe Functional Motion Test Are Associated with Prevalent Fractures and Fall History

Chris P. Recknor, MD Physiother Can. 2013 Winter; 65(1): 75–83. Published online 2013 January 28. doi: 10.3138/ptc.2011-25BH PubMed Full Text Reference ABSTRACT Purpose: The Safe Functional Motion test (SFM) was developed to measure observed body mechanics and functional motion associated with spine load, balance, strength, and flexibility during everyday tasks to profile modifiable risks for osteoporotic […]

Limited and Asymmetrical Fundamental Movement Patterns Predict Injury in American Football Players

Kiesel KB,et al J Sport Rehabil. 2013 Nov 14. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed Reference:  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/24225032/ Affiliation Abstract CONTEXT: Previous injury is the strongest risk factor for future injury in sports. It has been proposed that motor control changes, such as movement limitation and asymmetry, associated with injury and pain may be perpetuated as part […]