Clinical Movement Dysfunction: An Evidence-Based Overview

Course overview

Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders are the number one expense for health insurance companies today, and they are on the rise. Clinically recognizable movement-oriented risk factors have been identified in recent research. Clinicians must understand the contributing factors to suboptimal outcomes and be able to identify MSK risk factors in their patients. In this course, the importance of creating a standardized operating procedure for identifying risk factors is outlined, and learners will recognize that currently there is a lack of standardized clinical movement assessments for individuals in pain. Evidence-based movement screening and testing is discussed, and the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) is introduced. This includes the basic classifications of movement patterns, the Top Tier Tests, and scoring criteria for each test. The course will define and apply the concepts of movement diagnosis to help clinicians determine whether a patient has a mobility problem or a motor control problem.