Do you think your body functions optimally? A functional movement screen could prove you need some adaptations. The NFL has tested its players for movement implications for years.

Functional Movement Systems (FMS) is a series of pre-designed physical tests and tasks to assess an individual’s functional and fundamental movement patterns. This type of functional screening can be ...

Technical Terms Functional Movement Screen (FMS): A series of standardised tests designed to assess movement patterns and detect potential risk factors for musculoskeletal injury.

Background The use of the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is widespread, but evidence supporting its use as an injury-screening tool in team sports such as Rugby Union is equivocal. Objective To ...

To celebrate Sports Safety week, Mercy Health Partners Sports Medicine will host a free Functional Movement Screening for athletes at the Mercy Health Partners Athletic Performance Center 3-6 p.m ...

Background Hurling and Gaelic Football are amateur team field sports which are native to Ireland. Due to the speed, player to player contact and multidirectional nature of the sports, injury to ...

Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...