Many athletes and individuals are performing high-level activities, but are inefficient in their fundamental movement patterns, without knowing it. These poor movement patterns can lead to decreased performance potential and future injury. In today's training and conditioning market, athletes and individuals have access to a large selection of equipment and workout programs, but the best equipment and programs cannot produce maximum results if the fundamental movement weaknesses are not exposed and corrected. In addition, if an individual possesses fundamental movement weaknesses, he or she is at risk for injury in the future due to the repeated faulty movement pattern. The FMS screen seeks to identify these faulty movement patterns so that these movement patterns can be improved to enhance performance and prevent future injury.

Many professional sports teams are now utilizing the Functional Movement Systems screen and rehabilitation system in their evaluation, management, and training of their athletes.