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what is the purpose of FMS? - a screening tool to ID limitations and asymmetries in basic functional movement patterns in people who do not have injuries FMS is typically done on what type of people? - healthy, uninjured athletes what are some risk factors for injury that the FMS is looking to tease out? - -flexibility, strength, power asymmetries -osseous structure and body type -proprioception and neuromuscular controls -hx of injury what may cause decreased ROM during functional movements? - -absolute ROM limitations from tissue restrictions -pain -neuromuscular aspect -dec strength motion quality vs quanity - body will sacrifice quality to gain quantity which can lead to compensatory motion, and then microtrauma what is the purpose of core stability - -provide stable base for UE/LE to produce mvmt -transmits forces from UE to LE and from LE to UE -acts as the transmission advantages of the FMS - -can do large groups -quick, only 5 minutes