Pre-Participation/Functional Movement

Pre-Participation/Functional Movement Screening

If you’re just starting to exercise or are returning to exercise following a break, a Pre-Participation Screening will provide you with a home exercise/gym programme tailored to your needs thus preventing injury. Pre-Participation/ Prehab/Preseason screening is a method used to screen an individual from head to toe to identify a muscle issue, flexibility issue, biomechanical issue, % body fat and weight which in turn will help prevent an injury.

F.M.S. screening is also now a recognised prerequisite at Inter-County level as is during a clubs pre-season. The Functional Movement Screen is an innovative system used to evaluate movement pattern quality for clients or athletes. The F.M.S. test is comprised of seven fundamental movement patterns that require balance of movement and stability. These fundamental movement patterns are designed to provide observable performance of basic locomotor, manipulative and stabilising movements. These tests place the individual in extreme positions where weaknesses and imbalances become noticeable, if appropriate stability and mobility are not utilised. It has been observed that many individuals who perform at very high levels during activities are unable to perform these simple movements. If this were to continue then poor movement patterns will be reinforced leading to poor biomechanics.

As a result of these screenings The C.O.R.E. has seen a significant decrease in two major injuries prevalent in weight bearing field sports e.g. Hurling, Football, Soccer, Ruby, and Basketball etc. i.e. ACL/ Knee and Hip surgery.