Time

Event

Presenter

6:30 – 7:30 A.M.

Workshop
Basics of the Functional Movement Screen

Steve Smith, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS

Presenter:  Steve Smith, PT, DPT, SCS, CSCS                        Presentation Date: 03/20/2010

Brief Biography of Speaker
Steve is a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County where he received his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences and played for the university’s Division I baseball team.  He continued his education at the University of Maryland Baltimore, obtaining his Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Physical Therapy.

Steve has been a practicing physical therapist for 8 years.  He is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS), a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association, and is also a Functional Movement Screen^TM (FMS) Certified Specialist.

Steve is currently the Manager of Performance Physical Therapy Services at Athletes’ Performance Florida located in the Andrews Institute.  He also functions as a Performance Specialist training athletes rehabbing from injuries or surgical procedures.   Steve works closely with several strength and conditioning coaches to ultimately integrate the rehabilitating athlete back into the training process.

As an employee of Athletes’ Performance, he has presented on multiple topics to audiences in the sports medicine, performance training, tactical, American football, and soccer athletic realms.  The topics he has presented include:  performance training for rehab specialists, screening to prevent injury, innovative strategies for injury prevention, taking a team approach to post surgical shoulder instability rehabilitation, and developing return to play drills for soccer athletes recovering from ACL reconstruction.  He is also an instructor for courses on the Functional Movement Screen^TM and Selective Functional Movement Assessment^TM.

Brief Description of Presentation
This presentation will give the attendee a basic understanding of the importance of assessing fundamental human movement patterns as it relates to injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement.  The attendee will also learn a standard for baseline movement screening prior to training program implementation.  They will gain knowledge in the identification of functional limitations and asymmetries which have been linked to increased injury risk and decreased performance.  A brief overview of corrective strategies to improve movement patterns will also be given if time permits.

Current Employment Affiliation of Speaker
Athletes’ Performance