FMS TEST QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
What is the Functional Movement Screen targeting? - ANSWER Weak links
in a person's movement patterns
What is a weak link? - ANSWER a physical or functional limitation
The is a simple diagram constructed to give a mental image and
understanding of human movement and movement patterns. - ANSWER
Performance Pyramid
What three rectangles comprise the performance pyramid? - from bottom up -
ANSWER 1. Functional Movement=base/foundation
2. Functional Power
3. Functional Skill
What are four basic appearances of the performance pyramid? - ANSWER 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 are able to generate. - ANSWER Buffer Zone
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The pyramid represents the individual who scores very poorly on
mobility and stability tests, but very highly on power production and adequately
in skill. - ANSWER Over-powered
The pyramid demonstrates an individual who has adequate or optimal
functional movement. - ANSWER Optimum
The pyramid represents those who have excellent freedom of
movement, but whose efficiency is poor and could stand improvement. -
ANSWER 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. - ANSWER Under-skilled
is the combination of muscle flexibility, joint range or motion, and a
body segment's freedom of movement - ANSWER Mobility
Stability is the ability to maintain posture and/or control motion - ANSWER
Stability
Testing functional movement allows professionals to understand the interaction
between - ANSWER mobility and stability
will likely lead to micro trauma and chronic injuries thought
the body - ANSWER movement imbalances