What the Research Tells Us About the Functional Movement Screen

Written by Dr. Rob Butler, DPT, PT, PhD Video

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Topics Covered

• Reliability
  • Instead of looking at the composite score, research is looking towards individual performance of each test.
  • Tests with lower relability
  • Understanding the correct scoring criteria is key
• Injury Validity
  • FMS is designed to look for movement deficits
  • Studies: professional football, marines in training, fire fighters
• Modifiability
  • The relationship between general movement training and FMS results
  • Not all training programs improve FMS results
  • Improving movement with screen-based programming
• Performance Validity
  • US Track & Field Athletes
  • The importance of individual tests
• FMS & Age
  • 20-50 yrs average score = 15
  • After 50, FMS scores decline 1.5 points per decade
• FMS & Childhood Obesity
  • Children at a normal average weight score better on the FMS than children who are overweight
  • The importance of movement in physical education
• Screening the Ankle
  • Decreased dorsiflexion correlates with decreased shoulder mobility.
  • Finding result in greater connection throughout our body than we think 

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