Background The Nine Plus screening battery test (9+) is a functional movement test intended to identify limitations in fundamental movement patterns predisposing athletes to injury. However, the ...

Background The 9+ screening battery test consists of 11 tests to assess limitations in functional movement. Aim To examine the association of the 9+ with lower extremity injuries and to identify a cut ...

Functional Movement Screening (FMS) is a systematic evaluation of movement patterns that has become integral to injury risk assessment across a range of populations, from elite athletes to ...

The significant variability of inclusion criteria presented in published studies can hinder the efforts of researchers and clinicians, according to a new report in NeuroRehabilitation Amsterdam, NL, ...

Functional training has become a buzzword in gyms and on social media, but most people can’t define it beyond vague ideas of balance or mobility. The truth is, function means nothing without context – ...

Functional movement disorders (FMD), previously referred to as “psychogenic” movement disorders, are characterized by abnormal movements, postures or spasms, such as shaking (irregular tremor) or ...