Functional Movement Screen

As a healthcare facility, most of our patients walk through our door already experiencing pain. However, once pain is addressed, the next goal is movement in combined patterns, much like how a patient functions in everyday life. This is where the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) fits into your plan of care - as it is often used as a discharge/return to activity metric. Utilizing the system in its entirety allows us to fully progress patients back into a healthy movement lifestyle.

What is the FMS Process?

The FMS is our tool for standardized movement screening to see how an individual, no matter their age, is moving in everyday life. It takes into account both mobility and stability and equips our providers with the information to make therapeutic programming decisions with precision and purpose. 

How does the FMS help with programming decisions?

The Functional Movement Screen assesses seven essential movement patterns. It identifies movement patterns the individual moves well in, confirming patterns that can be developed or loaded. But it also identifies patterns that are not ideal, that may need to be protected and corrected. In other words, there is no more guessing! At the end of an FMS, you as a patient will have valuable information for that is specific to your individual movement capacity that will provide a pathway to meet your goals and keep you physically healthy.