FMS Exam Review: Questions & Answers: Updated Solution

FMS Exam Review: Review of FMS manual and its key components.What is the Functional Movement Screen targeting? (Ans- Weak links in a person's movement patterns What is a weak link? (Ans- a physical or functional limitation The _______ is a simple diagram constructed to give a mental image and understanding of human movement and movement patterns. (Ans- Performance Pyramid What three rectangles make up the performance pyramid? (work your way up) (Ans- 1. Functional Movement (base/foundation) 2. Functional Power 3. Functional Skill What are the four basic appearances of the performance pyramid? (Ans- 1. The optimum performance pyramid 2. The over-powered performance pyramid 3. The under-powered performance pyramid 4. The under-skilled performance pyramid On the performance pyramid, the _________ demonstrates the fact that the individual's functional movements are more than adequate to handle the amount of power that they can generate. (Ans- Buffer Zone The _______ pyramid represents the individual who scores very poorly on mobility and stability tests, but very highly on power production and adequately in skill. (Ans- Over-powered The _______ pyramid demonstrates an individual who has adequate or optimal functional movement. (Ans- Optimum The ________ pyramid represents those who have excellent freedom of movement, but whose efficiency is poor and could stand improvement. (Ans- under-powered The ________ pyramid represents an individual who either naturally or through work has appropriate functional movement patterns and good power production, but has not had effective mastery of sports skill. (Ans- Under-skilled ________ is the combination of muscle flexibility, joint range or motion, and a body segment's freedom of movement (Ans- Mobility __________ is the ability to maintain posture and/or control motion (Ans- Stability