Functional

 Movement  Screen:  Exercise  Prescription  &  Modification  Guide

Common  Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Release:  peroneals,  gastroc. roll,  stick,  massage,  therapy
Squat  Pattern
Mobilize:  band  assisted  ankle  mobilization banded  ankle  dorsi  flexion
Restricted  dorsiflex      Mobility  
Strengthen: load single leg patterns, modify depth to Bar Bell Hip Lift, 1-­‐leg RFE
maintain  heel  contact   Squat,  1-­‐leg  Box  Squat
Activate:  Glute  Medius Mini-­‐band  lateral  walks
Knee  valgus   Stability  
Strengthen:  Uni-­‐lateral  hip  &  knee  dominant  patterns 1-­‐leg  RDL,  1-­‐leg  Squat

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Hip flexor release, roll rectus
Release:  anterior  hip.  
femoris  &  TFL.  
band assisted hip flexor
Hip  flexion  (trail  leg)   Mobility   Mobilize:  Hip  Flexion
Lunge  Pattern

stretch
Strengthen: Add split stance squat variations. Superset
RFE  Split  Squat
correctives  
Release:  peroneals,  gastroc. Trigger,  therapy,  massage
band assisted ankle
Mobilize:  ankle  dorsi-­‐flexion
mobilization,  manual  mobs.
External  rotation   Mobility  
Isometric split squats,
Strengthen: load single leg patterns, postural stability
chops/lifts from 1/2 kneeling,
exercises
banded  dorsi-­‐flexion

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Hip hikes, bilateral &
Strength: superset glute activation exercises. Add single
Hurdle  Step  Pattern

unilateral hip thrusts, 1-­‐ Leg

Hip  hike   Stability     leg stance variations, modify ROM to maintain ankle, knee,
stance variations, modified
hip  alignment.    
ROM  step-­‐ups,  
Release:  quad,  TFL,  glute,  hamstrings,  lower  leg. Rolling,  massage,  therapy
Banded hip flexor stretch, hip
Int/Ext  rotation   Mobility     Mobility:  hip  flexors,  hip  rotators
flow  (IR,  ER).
Psoas hip flexion, Stride w/
Strength:  Supersets  with  corrective  exercise  
rotations,  etc.  

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Release:  anterior  hip,  gastrocnemius massage,  therapy,  rolling
couch stretch, band assisted
Knee  Flexion   Mobility   Mobilize:  Hip  flexor  stretch. hip flexor stretch, bretzel
ASLR    Pattern

stretch
Strengthen:  anterior  chain,  unilateral  squat  variations 1-­‐leg  &  split  squat  variations
Release:  posterior  chain  musculature  (glutes,  hams,  calfs). Trigger  ball
Active isolated stretching,
Mobilize:  Active  hamstring  mobility  
Restricted  Hip  Flexion   Mobility   PNF  stretching,  leg  lowers
Strengthen: Modify ROM on deadlift variations. Superset Deadlift from blocks, RDL/1-­‐
correctives.   leg  RDL  from  blocks.  

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Shoulder  Mobility

Restricted ROM, overhead

Restricted  internal/   Release:  lats,  pec,  trigger  point  rotator  cuff
Mobility   pressing.  
external  rotation                                        
Mobilize:  band  assisted  lat  stretch
Pull-­‐aparts, banded internal
Activate:  Shoulder  cuff  rotators  (internal  &  external)
   Scapular     &  external  rotations,  etc.
Stability    
Dysfunction Kneeling 1-­‐Arm Vertical Press
Strengthen:  single  arm  exercises,  superset  correctives  
variations  

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Stability      
Push-­‐up

Excessive  lumbar   Static planking (loaded & un-­‐

Stability Strengthen:  General  core  stability
extension loaded)
Modified/assisted  push-­‐ups
Shoulder  Stability Stability     Strengthen:  Upper  body  strength
Horizontal  pull  strength

Errors   Address   Modify   Exercise  Suggestions

Stability  
Rotary  

Mobility   Mobilize:  T-­spine  Rotation Prone  T-­‐spine  rotation

Unable  to  maintain  
parallel  torso   Cable Chops & Lifts, Pallof
Stability     Strengthen:  Load  anti-­rotational  movements
Press,  1-­‐Arm  Rows,  etc.