They were likely taking a Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test. It’s one of the oldest and most popular systems for screening for injury risk and athletic performance, using tests of strength, ...

You may be a great athlete, but are you anatomically correct? Sure, we are all built with the same basic structure, give or take a few bones and muscles. But even great athletes can experience ...

An FMS is designed to assess an individual’s movement patterns and identify areas of dysfunction or weakness. This screening process aims to enhance overall physical performance, prevent injuries and ...

If the injury rates are so high, workers' compensation costs are soaring and re-injury is prevalent in most field personnel, are the tests currently being used valid? A Comprehensive Fitness & ...

Background The Nine Plus screening battery test (9+) is a series of 11 tests, used to assess limitations in fundamental movement patterns assumed to predispose athletes for injury. Objective To ...

Background The FMS (Functional Movement Screening) is a functional assessment based on mobility and stability and mechanical factors which contributes to develop injury prevention programs. Objective ...

Training takes many forms and everyone seems to be searching for “functional training”, a magical and mythical one-size-fits-all program promising peak development. The problem? Most people can’t even ...