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It's All About the Run: How Strength Training and Core Exercises Helped Me Achieve My Fitness Goals
1 year ago, in Screening by Leslie Mellet
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A personal account of how Functional Movement Systems has helped a woman in her fifties improve her mile time and reduce pain from exercise.
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We can engineer strength, but maybe not toughness, tenacity, adaptability and functionality.
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Darcy Norman and Chris Fellows describe how using the Performance Pyramid and looking at dysfunction can improve an individual's productivity.
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Evansville Courier and Press article discussing how two educators from the University of Evansville use the FMS as a method for predicting and preventing sports related injury.
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Here is a list of FMS related research that can be found in journals.
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The book, Movement: Functional Movement Systems, brings all of that work together into one text, a culmination of our efforts to date.
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Evansville Courier and Press article regarding The Functional Movement Screen
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Schools of thought should inspire, but not define us. Gray explains how momentum has driven him to seek feedback and practical experience even after his formal education.
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Outstanding Patient Outcomes Begin with a Great Evaluation
1 year ago, in Pod Casts by Melissa Laughlin
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Listen to Gray Cook's Interview with Jeff Worrell from PT Talker.
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“Do you understand the interplay between seeds and the soil?” Can you imagine going to a lecture on movement screening, corrective exercise and injury prevention and hearing that come out of the instructor’s mouth? Well that’s exactly what happened. Read on…
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Gray Cook and Brett Jones discuss the growth FMS has experienced in 2011, along with the promise the system holds for the future as we anticipate the release of new research.
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How do we determine if prescribing a drill or an exercise is more appropriate for our client?
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Although there are numerous reasons why you should consider purchasing the Movement Book, this comical article will describe a few things you will not find in the Movement Book.
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Gray explains what he means by Functional Movement Improv, a demonstration that he conducts at Perform Better Summits on live volunteer participants.
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How to manage low back pain through a stretching regimen.
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FMS Expert, Leo Shveyd, provides 8 reasons why he uses FMS with all his clients.
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Gray relates the term Function to everyday life examples.
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The Atlanta Falcons credit using Functional Movement Systems towards their low level of injury rate.
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Identifying the what and why of valgus collapse (Part 1: Identifying the what of valgus collapse)
2 years ago, in FMS Research by Dr. Robert Butler
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This is Part 1 of 4 explaining the valgus collapse
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The purpose of this article is to describe and discuss the importance of utilizing the deadlift as an integral part of any strengthening program. This article is not simply designed to educate the strength coach or performance enhancement specialist, or even the fan of free weight training. This article is designed for the personal trainer, physical therapist and athletic trainer, who often find themselves in situations requiring a functional approach to strength training.
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“Alpine skiing is a brutal sport that promotes significant, chronic pain pathologies.…With the use of a thorough functional movement intervention, we've seen athletes that have raced with pain for years suddenly race without pain, surprising themselves
by the things they can suddenly do on their skis.”Ernie Rimer - Strength and Conditioning Specialist, US Ski Team
