The Foundation MPS

Fundamentals in Movement and Performance Screening and Training

The Foundation MPS is a unique and simple screening process that evaluates fundamental movement in individuals of all ages and abilities.  It provides a quick and effective method to find areas of uncontrolled movement or weak links.

Course Outline

The Foundation MPS provides a quick and effective screen to find areas of uncontrolled movement and weak links in functional performance. Using 10 functional tests (5 low threshold & 5 high threshold) we can identify increased risk of injury and potential performance deficits.
The course will outline the latest categorisation system for core stability and expel some of the myths surrounding the area, as well as identifying gaps that currently exist in screening & training methodologies. It will provide the rationale behind The Foundation MPS tests and provide strategies that can be applied once uncontrolled movement has been found.   
It provides a quick and effective method to find areas of uncontrolled movement This system of screening does not stop at just finding issues of a ‘weak core’. It identifies:

• if there is a problem of low threshold motor control within the core
• if there is a problem of high threshold core strength
• the site of the problem (e.g. hip, low back, upper back, shoulder)
• the direction of uncontrolled movement at that site (e.g. flexion, extension, rotation)

Audience

The courses is suitable for sports, exercise and medical professionals including:

• Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Chiropractors and other medical professionals
• Sports Therapists & rehabilitation professionals
• Personal Trainers and Fitness Instructors
• Exercise and Sports Scientists / Physiologists
• Sports Coaches and Managers
• Occupational Health Workers
• Performing Artists

Participants MUST be able to demonstrate that the course material is within their scope of practice and that they have appropriate professional liability insurance to cover them for their attendance on the course and their course content

Good knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology is strongly recommended for these courses.

Key Features

• Identification of the site direction and threshold of uncontrolled movement
• Presentation of  5 x low threshold tests that identify the site and direction of uncontrolled movement
• Presentation of  5 x high threshold tests that identify the site and direction of uncontrolled movement
• Screening for movement and performance deficiencies
• Outline of different muscle stability and mobility roles
• Teaches the difference between low and high threshold recruitment and development of strategies to test for low and high threshold problems
• Examination of  the relationship between restriction and compensation
• Presentation of the online system screening tool and profile
• Presentation of basic principles of low and high threshold retraining of uncontrolled movement
• Implementation and application of these strategies of  retraining control of ‘high risk’ weak links

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course the student should be able to:

• Apply 10 movement and performance screening tests to assess for  low threshold and high threshold function
• Understand the difference between low threshold and high threshold recruitment dysfunction
• Use a scoring and profile  system to compare, or re-evaluate the individual/team
• Understand and apply strategies for retraining the low threshold uncontrolled movement (weak links)
• Understand and apply strategies for retraining the high threshold uncontrolled movement (weak links)
• Design and implement a specific retraining programme for the weak links identified by the screening process

Programme Outline

Course programme to include:

• An introduction to Performance Stability: Movement & Performance Screening & Training including current screening strategies and discussion of what’s missing
• Anatomical and physiological principles applied to the concept of uncontrolled movement including muscle function, recruitment, strength & the expanded core
• The ‘Weak Link’ – Uncontrolled Movement
• The Foundation Matrix: Movement & Performance Screen: 5x low threshold tests to identify the site and direction of uncontrolled moment and  5x high threshold tests to identify the site and direction of uncontrolled moment
• Strategies to retrain low and high threshold uncontrolled movement
• The myth of core stability