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Can you have an optimal Y Balance Test or Functional Movement Screen score and still have increased risk of injury? fms move2perform y balance test

I tested a player in professional sports who had the following Y Balance Test and Functional Movement Screen scores. Here is his Move2Perform report:

If you will notice, his Y Balance Test Lower Quarter scores were great – symmetrical and above the risk cut point for his gender, sport, and co...

How to Get Started with Testing at your High School or University coaches club fms group testing y balance test

Team testing on a large scale is not something that comes easily to most of us. In this video, Dr. Matthew Stump and I discuss the steps involved in getting starting in testing at the individual and team level.

We discuss:

The biggest problems I see getting started with group testing.
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Pre-Op ACL Discharge Testing Checklist Discussion acl discharge testing fms return to sport sfma y balance test

Want to learn more about how we work with a live patient in the pre-op and immediate post op phase? Check out ACL Rehab Live Patient Case Series: Setting Up Success.

Phil: All right. Let's go through these guidelines. These guidelines are developed so that basically we can return you to sport wit...

Are asymmetries in the FMS acceptable in one-sided dominant sports? baseball fms soccer softball volleyball

Here is a question I received in Coaches Club
"I have a question about 3/2 asymmetries on the FMS. I understand that 3/1s and 2/1s are never accepted or acceptable. 3/2s are acceptable on shoulder mobility and pitchers because of the adaptations in the shoulder from throwing." I assume it refers to ...

How to Use the Group Testing Calculator fms group testing y balance test

I want to talk to you about the Group Testing Calculator and how you can use it. You can use it any time you are going to do testing of a group. That could be a pre- participation physical of a sports team or performance testing of a group or even in industry or the military we've used it a lot. A...

How to Use the Lower Body Return to Sport Checklist discharge testing fms lower body injury return to sport sfma y balance test

I really think that the lower body return to sport checklist and discharge checklist can accelerate your practice, can really amplify what you're doing because it does a few things. One, it makes sure that we're being comprehensive in nature. The guidelines go from simple range of motion and stren...

How can I make group testing more efficient with limited staff? fms group testing testing y balance test

In this Q & A video, I answer a reader-submitted question about how to use students to make group testing more efficient.

NHL Combine Features Y Balance Test and FMS combine fms y balance test

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Y Balance Test and Functional Movement Screen Featured at NHL Combine. Check out the video to see the NHLs post about #1 prospect Shane Wright. So great that our team can be integral in the process