#38 - Injury prevention - to screen or not to screen? With Dr Travis Pollen
Feb 23, 2022
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Movement Screening Limitations
Movement screening, like the Functional Movement Screen (FMS), aimed to predict injuries by analyzing movement.
Research revealed that while some tests correlate with risk, they can't predict individual injuries due to other factors like previous injuries, age, and psychosocial variables.
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Refined Screening Approach
Don't abandon screening entirely; use it to uncover unmentioned pain, identify red flags, and quickly assess movement.
Tailor assessments to individual goals and meaningful activities instead of using a one-size-fits-all approach.
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FMS: A Double-Edged Sword
Michael Rizk found the FMS helpful for developing a framework for assessing movement, especially early in his career.
However, he acknowledges its limitations and the potential for misuse as a selling point or creating unnecessary dependency.
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In this episode, Dr Travis Pollen gives us a run down of the history of screening going back to the FMS and SMFA. He covers what we have learned since and what he feels was valuable from the process, what we can discard and how we can approach it clinically in the present day.
Dr Pollen is a personal trainer who has obtained his PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences (Drexel University). He also holds a Master’s degree in Biomechanics and Movement Science (University of Delaware).
Do you want to learn more about screening? Dr Travis Pollen goes into more detail about this topic with specific examples in his Masterclass with us called, “Injury Prevention: Theory into Practice”. You can watch his whole class now with our 7-day free trial: https://www.physio-network.com/masterclass/injury-prevention-theory-into-practice/
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