Functional Movement Screen

Question 1

FMS
1. purpose
2. FMS studies challenges
3. tests

Answer 1

1. ID risk of injury in athletes due to inefficient movement
2. small sample size, limited control, difficulty interpreting data, cannot isolate problem only able to ID it
3. 7 tests; deep squat, hurdle step, in-line lunge, shoulder mobility, trunk stability push up, active straight leg raise, rotary stability

Question 2

Scoring FMS:
1. grading
2. calculating scores over reps
3. identifying risks
4. anthropometric measures

Answer 2

1. 3 perfect rep, 2 completion with compensation, 1 inability to complete, 0 pain
2. take lowest score out of 3 reps, 21 pts total
3. 5 bilateral screens to determine asymm, <=14 is indication of injury risk
4. tibia length from floor to tibial tuberosity, hand length from distal wrist crease to tip of longest digit

Question 3

1. peak height velocity
2. stages of maturity

Answer 3

1. girls hit maturity first at 12, boys at 14; PHV is a biological maturity indicator that reflects max velocity in growth during adolescence estimated with in 1 year error
2. stage 1 is <= -2 years from PHV; stage 2 is -2/1 years form PHV; stage 3 is -1/+1 years from PHV; stage 4 is +2/1 years from PHV; stage 5 <= +2 years from PHV

Question 4

FMS study on young hockey players:
1. purpose/hypothesis
2. methods
3. results
4. conclusions

Answer 4

1. compare FMS scores across age groups to determine if unilateral training correlated with asymmetries; hypothesize FMS total scores increase with age and maturity
2. atom = 2008/9 stage 1 PHV, peewee = 2006/7 stage 1/2 PHV, bantam = 2004/5 stage 2-4 PHV, midget = 2003/2 stage 3-5 PHV; strength 3 rep 15 sec rest, flexibility 2 rep/15 sec rest
3. increasing scores for all, bantam and midget have significantly greater stability compared to atoms
4. since trunk stability push up req a level of strength, younger groups did not have the strength req for a stable push up

Question 5

FMS movements
1. movement
2. flexibility
3. stability

Answer 5

1. 3 movement test, deep squat, hurdle step, inline lunge
2. 2 mobility, shoulder mobility and active straight leg raise
3. 2 stability, trunk stability push up and rotary stability

Question 6

Deep squat:
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts

Answer 6

1. torso parallel with tibia, femur below horizontal, dowel aligned with feet, no valgus
2. like 3 but heels req elevation
3. opposite of 2

Question 7

Hurdle step:
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts

Answer 7

1. hips, knees, and ankles remain aligned in sagittal plane (appear straight from front), minimal movement in lumbar spine, dowel and hurdle stay parallel
2. opposite of 3
3. cannot clear hurdle, loss of balance

Question 8

Inline lunge
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts

Answer 8

1. dowel in contact with back of head, back, and butt and verticle, minimal torso motion, dowel and feet remain in sagittal plane, knee touches centre of board with feet tibial length apart
2. opposite of 3
3. loss of balance, inability to compete movement or get into set up pos

Question 9

shoulder mobility
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts
4. clearing test

Answer 9

1. one arm reach back from overheads, one from below, fists with in one hand length
2. fists within 1-1.5 hand lengths
3. fists not within 1.5 hand lengths
4. hand on opposite shoulder, raise elbow until parallel with transverse plane, if pain score 0

Question 10

active-straight leg raise
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts

Answer 10

1. verticle line between ankle and thigh, non-moving limb in neutral pos, able to bring foot past the dowel
2. same as 3 but able to bring foot close to dowel
3. same as 3 but not able to bring foot near the dowel

Question 11

trunk stability push-up
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts
4. clearing test

Answer 11

1. males perform rep with thumbs aligned at top of forehead, females with thumbs aligned at chin, body move as one unit
2. males with thumbs at chin, females with thumbs at clavicle, body moves as one unit
3. same as 2 but unable to complete rep with body as one unit
4. spine extension through a press-up

Question 12

rotary stability
1. 3 pts
2. 2 pts
3. 1 pts
4. clearing test

Answer 12

1. unilateral bird dog rep, stationary limbs remain on board, without touching down touch same-side knee and elbow
2. perform correct opposite elbow and knee rep without touching down
3. cannot perform 2
4. flexion test by assuming child pose