Functional Movement & Fitness Evaluation
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is an innovative system used by Make It Happen to evaluate movement pattern quality for our members and kettlebell sport athletes. The FMS gives us a simple and quantifiable method of evaluating basic movement abilities. The FMS allows the Make It Happen trainers and coaches to begin the process of functional movement pattern assessment in individuals without recognized pathology. The FMS is not intended to diagnose orthopedic problems but rather to demonstrate limitations or asymmetries in healthy individuals with respect to basic movement patterns and eventually correlate them with outcomes.
The Functional Movement Screen was created by a group of physical therapists and athletic trainers as a means to objectively measure functional movement. Based on an individual’s performance in 7 fundamental movement patterns, they are given a score from 0-3 for each test which will then be totaled for an overall score for the entire screen that can range from as low as 0 up to 21. Trainees who can achieve a perfect score can become members of our exclusive “21 Club”. This is a monumental milestone that only a handful of clients have accomplished, even though we have put hundreds of individuals through the screen. Therefore, our goal is not perfection but rather an elimination of asymmetries and dysfunctions that could inhibit us from reaching your training goals and/or possibly lead to injury.
The Functional Movement Screen provides a strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer with an evaluation option that relates closely to what the athlete or client will actually do in training. In a sense, the tests are improved by working on variations of the skills tested. The FMS allows evaluation with tools and movement patterns that readily make sense to both the client and the trainer or coach.
It has been observed that many individuals who perform at very high levels during activities are unable to perform these simple movements. These individuals should be considered to be utilizing compensatory movement patterns during their activities, sacrificing efficient movements for inefficient ones in order to perform at high levels. If these compensations continue, then poor movement patterns will be reinforced leading to poor biomechanics.
The FMS is an assessment technique, which attempts to identify imbalances in mobility and stability during fundamental movement patterns. This assessment tool is thought to exacerbate the individual’s compensatory movement problems, allowing for easy identification. It is these movement flaws that may lead to breakdown in the kinetic linking system, causing inefficiency and microtrauma during activity. The FMS should be introduced as part of the preplacement/preparticipation physical examination to determine deficits that may be overlooked during the traditional medical and performance evaluations. In many cases, muscle flexibility and strength imbalances along with previous injuries may not be identified. These problems, which have been acknowledged as significant risk factors for injury, will be identified using the FMS. This movement-based assessment will pinpoint functional deficits related to proprioceptive, mobility and stability weaknesses. If these risk factors can be identified and addressed utilizing the FMS, then decreases in injuries and improved performance should follow.
Functional Movement Screen Price:
$100 for initial screen which includes:
$25 for additional follow-up progress checks.
Please contact us at make-it-happen@live.com to set up your appointment.
The Functional Movement Screen was created by a group of physical therapists and athletic trainers as a means to objectively measure functional movement. Based on an individual’s performance in 7 fundamental movement patterns, they are given a score from 0-3 for each test which will then be totaled for an overall score for the entire screen that can range from as low as 0 up to 21. Trainees who can achieve a perfect score can become members of our exclusive “21 Club”. This is a monumental milestone that only a handful of clients have accomplished, even though we have put hundreds of individuals through the screen. Therefore, our goal is not perfection but rather an elimination of asymmetries and dysfunctions that could inhibit us from reaching your training goals and/or possibly lead to injury.
The Functional Movement Screen provides a strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer with an evaluation option that relates closely to what the athlete or client will actually do in training. In a sense, the tests are improved by working on variations of the skills tested. The FMS allows evaluation with tools and movement patterns that readily make sense to both the client and the trainer or coach.
It has been observed that many individuals who perform at very high levels during activities are unable to perform these simple movements. These individuals should be considered to be utilizing compensatory movement patterns during their activities, sacrificing efficient movements for inefficient ones in order to perform at high levels. If these compensations continue, then poor movement patterns will be reinforced leading to poor biomechanics.
The FMS is an assessment technique, which attempts to identify imbalances in mobility and stability during fundamental movement patterns. This assessment tool is thought to exacerbate the individual’s compensatory movement problems, allowing for easy identification. It is these movement flaws that may lead to breakdown in the kinetic linking system, causing inefficiency and microtrauma during activity. The FMS should be introduced as part of the preplacement/preparticipation physical examination to determine deficits that may be overlooked during the traditional medical and performance evaluations. In many cases, muscle flexibility and strength imbalances along with previous injuries may not be identified. These problems, which have been acknowledged as significant risk factors for injury, will be identified using the FMS. This movement-based assessment will pinpoint functional deficits related to proprioceptive, mobility and stability weaknesses. If these risk factors can be identified and addressed utilizing the FMS, then decreases in injuries and improved performance should follow.
Functional Movement Screen Price:
$100 for initial screen which includes:
- Initial assessment
- Corrective movement exercises for problematic movement pattern
- Handouts
- One follow-up progress check
$25 for additional follow-up progress checks.
Please contact us at make-it-happen@live.com to set up your appointment.
