Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is an innovative system of assessment and gradation of functional movement which consists of a series of seven (7) simple tests and is used to check/control the performance/quality of specialized movement patterns, in individuals without previous identified pathology and pain symptoms. Movement screen through FMS, does not only spot erroneous performance of movement prototypes but also the injury potentials what a trainee or an athlete has, based on the weaknesses and the restrictions that may occur during the application of the tests. The aim of this study is to present the concepts which are related to the screening of fundamental movements, to study the FMS efficiency and to implement it on (52 male) undergraduate students of Physical Education in order to determine the level of their functional movement abilities. It is noted that the FMS mean total score/value/βαθμολογία is 16,58±1,94 (* highest FMS total score = 21) with a percentage of 17% to have gathered individual total prices < to 14. A percentage of 65% also showed movement asymmetry regarding the limb mobility in one or more of the bilateral tests and a percentage of 15% had difficulty in performing specific tests or felt pain during the performance and they did not complete the test. Corrective exercises for overcoming the specific discovered weaknesses are recommended. Based on the observed effective assessment potential of functional movement which FMS offers, it is suggested that it should be incorporated into pre-participation screening but also into the procedures of quality definition of functional mobility which a trainee or an athlete is required to have in order to participate in sports activities.
Anastasiadis, T., Pandulchev, D., Dolika, A., & Lampropoulos, G. (2018). Quality assessment of performing fundamental movement patterns by using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS). Hellenic Journal of Physical Education & Sport Science, 38(3), 61–68.
Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is an innovative system of assessment and gradation of functional movement which consists of a series of seven (7) simple tests and is used to check/control the performance/quality of specialized movement patterns, in individuals without previous identified pathology and pain symptoms. Movement screen through FMS, does not only spot erroneous performance of movement prototypes but also the injury potentials what a trainee or an athlete has, based on the weaknesses and the restrictions that may occur during the application of the tests. The aim of this study is to present the concepts which are related to the screening of fundamental movements, to study the FMS efficiency and to implement it on (52 male) undergraduate students of Physical Education in order to determine the level of their functional movement abilities. It is noted that the FMS mean total score/value is 16,58±1,94 (* highest FMS total score = 21) with a percentage of 17% to have gathered individual total prices < to 14. A percentage of 65% also showed movement asymmetry regarding the limb mobility in one or more of the bilateral tests and a percentage of 15% had difficulty in performing specific tests or felt pain during the performance and they did not complete the test. Corrective exercises for overcoming the specific discovered weaknesses are recommended. Based on the observed effective assessment potential of functional movement which FMS offers, it is suggested that it should be incorporated into pre-participation screening but also into the procedures of quality definition of functional mobility which a trainee or an athlete is required to have in order to participate in sports activities.
@article{anastasiadis_2018_quality,
title = {Quality assessment of performing fundamental movement patterns by using the Functional Movement Screen (FMS)},
author = {Anastasiadis, Theofylaktos and Pandulchev, Dancho and Dolika, Aikaterini and Lampropoulos, Georgios},
journal = {Hellenic Journal of Physical Education & Sport Science},
volume = {38},
number = {3},
pages = {61--68},
year = {2018}
}
