Functional movements correlations with body balance

Abstract

Bad movement pattern and bad body balance can cause muscle and bones injuries. It is very important to understand how functional movement and body balance correlate to each other [1]. Research aim - to evaluate functional movements and body balance correlation. Methods. Three hundred fifty five 18-24 years young people (109 men and 246 women) participated in this study. All participants were right-handed; they didn’t have any other diseases. We took single test to score functional movement and body balance. Functional movements were evaluated using Functional Movement Screen (FMS). Functional Movement Screen consist of 7 (deep squat, hurdle step, in-line lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight leg raise, trunk stability push-up, rotary stability) fundamental movement patterns. Each movement is graded from 0 to 3. A zero is given if any pain is present during the movement. A score of 1 is given if the participant cannot complete the task. A score of 2 is given if the participant is able to complete the task with modification or with signs of restriction or instability. A score of 3 is given if the participant is able to complete the task according to the test’s criteria. A total of 21 is the highest score possible. In our abstract we are analyzing two functional movements: trunk stability push-up and rotary stability. Balance were assessed using a computerized platform “Libra” (Italy, 2002, 93/42/CEE). On this platform were performed 6 exercises. The first 3 tests were taken in sagittal plane and other 3 tests in frontal plane. The first and fourth[...].