Advanced movement screen manual
The Functional Movement Screen and Exercise Progressions Manual
Advanced movement screen manual
About the Authors
Gray's is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist with the American
Physical Therapy Association. He is also a certified strength and conditioning
specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is a Level I
coach with the U. S. Weight Lifting Federation. He combines his clinical skills
with over seven years of professional teaching and lecturing experience.
Gray has lectured nationally and internationally in the fields of physical therapy,
sports medicine and performance enhancement.
Lee Burton:
Lee received his Bachelor Degree in Athletic Training from Appalachian State University and his Master Degree in Education with an emphasis in athletic training from Old Dominion University. Lee is currently completing his dissertation in order to receive his Doctor of Philosophy(Ph.D.) in Health Promotion and Wellness at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2005. He attained his Certification of Athletic Training through the National Athletic Trainer’s Association-Board of Certification and his Certification of Strength and Conditioning through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Lee is currently the Program Director for Athletic Training at Averett University.
Keith Fields:
Keith received his Master's Degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1995. He serves as a Reebok Master Trainer and is a member of the Reebok University Program Development Team. His professional background includes certifications by the American College of Sports Medicine as a Health/Fitness Instructor, and by the National Strength & Conditioning Association as a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist. Keith's background is extensive in the areas of fitness, strength training and therapeutic exercise. He has worked at length in developing therapeutic exercise progressions for outpatient physical therapy populations.
Advanced movement screen manual
The Core Training System includes The Functional Movement Screen and corresponding
corrective exercises combine to create a cohesive core training program. This manual is designed to
provide education, research and innovation to sports medicine, athletic training and fitness professionals.
It can be used for physical therapists, strength coaches and athletic trainers working specifically with
competitive athletes as well as personal trainers who will be applying their skills toward improving an
individual’s active lifestyle or fitness goals.
A focal point of this program is that significant limitations or right and left side imbalances exist in some individuals at very basic levels of movement. These limitations and imbalances should not be overlooked. The body should be free of restrictions and free of imbalances prior to training, conditioning, competition and fitness activities. The significant limitations in left-right imbalances drastically distort motor learning, movement perception, body awareness and mechanics. They rob the body of efficiency and are very often hidden by those individuals who learn to compensate and substitute with other movement patterns.
It is important to read and understand the science and background section of this manual in order to appreciate the role movement screens can play in developing a more holistic approach to rehabilitation, strength and conditioning, and fitness programs. This system was originally developed for the athlete; however, the personal trainer should be able to easily draw a parallel to the same problems and conditions confronting the individual interested in fitness. In many situations, the body’s ability to move through its most basic and fundamental movements goes un-assessed. This is the one common denominator between the personal trainer, the athletic trainer, the strength and conditioning specialist, the physical therapist and all other individuals working from rehabilitation through performance enhancement. This is why we feel this program can serve a wide variety of professionals and in doing so, communicate and reinforce a common ground and systematic approach that involves new and innovative assessment and corrective exercise techniques.
Advanced movement screen manual
Improves functional and athletic performance
Helps to reduce the potential for training and sports injuries
Provides a simple grading system to assess athlete/client movement
Can be easily utilized in both the athletic/sports medicine and general fitness professionals
Identifies physical imbalances or weaknesses
Rehabilitates imbalances and strengthens weaknesses with simple corrective exercises
Allows trainers to better individualize training programs for greater athlete/client results
Teaches the trainer and athlete/client to identify the difference between movement quality and movement quantity
Allows athletic trainers, strength and conditioning specialists, personal trainers and physical therapists to identify current injury trends and stats as they relate to the prevention of non-contact injuries.
Allows trainers to identify potential cause and effect relationships of mirco-trauma as well chronic injuries in relation to movement asymmetries