Youth sports should be about fun and games. Unfortunately for many the competitive aspect of sports is held too high. This leads to injuries. But there is a way to help keep those injuries at bay by getting a Functional Movement Screen for your young athletes.
Injury prone?
Did you know that research shows that 48% of adolescent athletes sustain an injury during their competitive season? That’s just about half of all teen athletes!
If those injuries are not treated they can affect the rest of that child’s life. Injuries that appear in adults are very typically caused by faulty movement patterns and injuries that occur during childhood.
Untreated, these repetitive movement patterns can lead to degeneration of joints, ligaments and spinal discs.
The key is to find and correct these patterns early
If found and corrected during a time when they are in their last big growth spurt, injuries can be prevented now and later in life.
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is an evaluation tool that helps to identify and objectively rank faulty movement patterns in children as young as 5 years old. FMS has a ranking and grading system that evaluates sixteen critical movement patterns that are key to normal function.
Identify functional limitations
These patterns help identify functional limitations and asymmetries pinpointing areas where faulty movement patterns can be corrected to prevent and protect your child from future injury.
For more information about FMS or other types of treatments visit: http://ptspecialized.com/young-athletes/
