You may be a great athlete, but are you anatomically correct? Sure, we are all built with the same basic structure, give or take a few bones and muscles. But even great athletes can experience ...

An FMS is designed to assess an individual’s movement patterns and identify areas of dysfunction or weakness. This screening process aims to enhance overall physical performance, prevent injuries and ...

Ever wondered why you can’t squat as deep as your gym buddy? The answer might be right at your feet. While most fitness enthusiasts focus on building impressive quads or sculpting perfect abs, ...

Dorsiflexion is the action of raising the foot upward toward the shin. Certain exercises can help a person improve their dorsiflexion, and help recover from injury. Dorsiflexion means the flexion of ...

Picture your running gait. As you land on one foot and drive forward, you need to push off the ground with force and speed. During that push off, your ankle has to flex and that action is known as ...

Weak, stiff ankles can be a pain. This 6-step stretching routine can improve poor ankle mobility, according podiatrists. If you’re looking to improve ankle dorsiflexion, there’s many resources out ...

When we talk about running form, words like ‘pace’, ‘gait’ and even ‘cadence’ are now quite familiar. Mention dorsiflexion, though, and most runners will give you a blank stare. However, dorsiflexion ...

Background Limited work suggests effective lateral ankle sprain (LAS) prediction with the star excursion balance test (SEBT) and Functional Movement Screen (FMS), but with small data sets using many ...