Is the FMS Overrated? Doc Meathead_Rehab Breaks It Down

About this episode

Dr Motley discusses the limitations and misconceptions surrounding the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) in assessing athlete performance.

Send us a text if you want to be on the Podcast & explain why! Meathead_rehab = DPT breakdown of the FMS. A movement screen can feel like a truth serum, but what if it’s really just a narrow test that gets mistaken for a diagnosis? We sit down with Dr Motley (DPT) to talk through the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), why it often fails great athletes, and how it gets misused by trainers and clinicians who turn scores into scary predictions. If you’ve ever heard “you’re a 1 here, so you’re...

People in this episode

Host: Chris Hitchko

Guest: Dr Motley

Topics covered

• Functional Movement Screen
• athlete performance
• movement assessment
• rehabilitation
• trainer misuse

Keywords

• FMS
• Functional Movement Screen
• athletes
• movement screen
• rehabilitation
• trainer
• diagnosis

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Organizations: Show Up Fitness, FMS

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