The Selective Functional Movement Assessment

Cam McCormackUNC Clinical Programming

Aug 6, 2015

Functional Movement Systems

Why the SFMA?

Find the Cause

Explain the

Sources

Determine Effective Treatment

Shorten Treatment

TimeMovementPalpationImagingSymptomsLabs

What/Why??

Where?I don’t have time to do more!

History

Postural-Neuro Exam

Respiration

SFMA

Local Biomechanical Testing

3 Key Concepts

Scoring

• Functional & Nonpainful• Functional & Painful• Dysfunctional & Painful• Dysfunctional & Nonpainful

Rules of Screening

Breakout Logic

• Logic– Loaded v. unloaded– Active v. passive– Bilateral v. unilateral

• Flowchart:– Grey– Red– Green• Orange• Blue• Terms

– JMD– TED– SMCD

Treatment Guideline #1

Sub Dys

Con Dys

Con Func

Sub Func

Treatment Guideline #2

Treatment Guideline #3