Are you aware of a family history of hypermobility? *
75% of people affected by hypermobility have a family history of it.
Can you now (or could you ever) place your hands flat on the floor without your knees bending? *
Can you now (or could you ever) bend your thumb to touch your forearm? *
As a child did you amuse your friends by contorting your body into strange shapes OR could you do the splits? *
As a child or teenager did your shoulder or kneecap dislocate on more than one occasion? *
Do you consider yourself double-jointed? *
Systemic Flexibility *
Localised hypermobility- less than 5 joints General Hypermobility 5 or more joints (often hereditary)
foam rolling required!
potentially hypermobile
30 seconds squat hold *
Is there shifting, asymmetric patterns or pain?
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FMS Overhead Squat *
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Half-Kneeling Ankle Mobility *
5 inches or more. No valgus collapse or pain should be present. Is the restriction joint or soft tissue? Perform stretch test to see.
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FMS Hurdle Step *
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FMS Lunge *
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FMS Shoulders *
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Locked Lumbar Thoracic Rotation *
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Shoulder Clearing Test Yes/No *
FMS Active Straight-Leg Raise *
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FMS Press up *
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Cobra Clearing Test *
FMS Rotary Stability *
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Rotary Stability Clearing Test *
Toe Touch *
We are looking for an even distribution of spinal flexion- you shouldn't get most of your range of motion from one segment. We should see a posterior shift in the hips and no pain throughout the range of motion.
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Walk *
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Stick Hip Hinge *
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Loaded Hip Hinge *
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Hruska Hip Lift
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Hip Internal Rotation *
We are looking to get between 35-45 degrees of internal hip rotation then we should establish whether the limitation is structural or soft tissue related