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FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT ASSESSMENT

"The Functional Movement Screen is the foundation of our program. Everything we do builds off of it. We couldn't imagine not using this program."
—Jon Torine, Head Strength Coach, Indianapolis Colts

Movement is not just muscles moving bones. Movement involves an exchange of information between the brain, spinal cord, and muscles. Assessment of the components of this system (posture, strength, flexibility, balance) and how they work together (movement) can pinpoint the weak links in the system. Based on the findings, corrective exercises can be recommended as a starting point. Once the body is balanced, a total fitness program can be designed and performed.

You must correct the problem areas when you first start your fitness program. Otherwise, you will continue to foster imbalances and deficiencies in your movement mechanics and be much more susceptible to injury.

The Functional Movement Assessment is a screening process that identifies individuals who have poor movement patterns. These poor movement patterns are caused by muscle strength and flexibility imbalances. These imbalances in turn can cause compensatory changes in multiple areas of the body resulting in "energy leakage" and increase the potential for injury.

Identification and correction of these imbalances is the first line of defense in injury prevention. For example, you may have very flexible hamstrings (rear thigh), but very tight quadriceps (front thigh). Or, you may have developed very strong pectoral muscles, but have very weak (and tight) upper back muscles. If these problems are not corrected, greater imbalances will ultimately be developed and injury will most likely occur.

The body should be free of restrictions and free of imbalances PRIOR to training, fitness, and sports competition! These restrictions, imbalances, and poor movement patterns "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." From Functional Movement.com.

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is performed on ALL clients in our facility. A specific corrective exercise program is designed for each client based on the findings of the FMS which pinpoint the weak links and assign exercises to correct them.

CORRECTIVE EXERCISE

Injury causes faulty movement patterns in the body. These imbalances or alterations in your movement system will lead to over-active and under-active muscular relationships causing increased stress on the joints and muscle tissue. The increased stress leads to movement dysfunctions and eventually pain and injury in your muscles and joints.

By eliminating your weak points and strengthening your structural integrity, Corrective Exercise Training gives you a strong foundation on which to build your new body. Our training is designed to:

September 8, 2007
"Dear Dr. Horwitz,

I just wanted to drop you a note letting you know how much I appreciate your help and advice. The excercises that you prescribed contibuted significantly to the recovery from my sciatica and hip pain, and gives me hope for avoiding the worst of the pain in the long term.

The aspect of the excercises that I particularly appreciate is that they seemed tailored to my specific problem. I can feel the benefits of the excercise as I do them and they seem to have an accumulative beneficial effect on me. Both the excercises and the corrections to my posture have made a significant improvement in my health and well-being.

Thanks again.
Another Happy Patient

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