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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

"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 the humeral torsion that occurs, a bony adapt...

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 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 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