Functional Movement Screening
Find the weak link before it breaks.
Movement screening in Burlington
A structured assessment of how you move — squat, lunge, rotate, push, pull — to identify the patterns most likely to lead to injury or limit your performance.
What we treat
Who benefits.
Movement screening isn't only for elite athletes. Anyone whose body is part of how they make a living, train, or stay active gets value from knowing what their movement system actually looks like.
Pre-season screening to catch asymmetries and limitations that compound under high training loads. Often part of return-to-sport testing.
Runners, cyclists, golfers, racket-sport players. Find the movement quirk that's been quietly setting up your next injury.
Post-pregnancy, post-surgery, or coming back after an extended break — a screen tells you where to start and what to build first.
Before adding load to a movement, you should be able to do it well unloaded. We assess and give you a clear roadmap.
Manual labour, healthcare, trades — jobs with physical demands benefit from understanding your movement baseline.
If you keep tweaking the same area, the cause is usually upstream. Screening finds the actual driver, not just the symptom.
Our approach
A baseline you can actually use.
The screen itself takes about 30 minutes. The value is in what we do with the results — a clear, prioritized plan to fix what matters most.
We run you through a series of validated movement tests — overhead squat, single-leg work, push-up, rotation patterns. Each one scored objectively.
Where your movement breaks down, asymmetries between sides, mobility versus stability issues. We explain what we found and what it means.
A short, focused program addressing the highest-priority limitations first. Usually 3-5 exercises done daily, not a 90-minute routine.
After 4-8 weeks of corrective work, we re-test to confirm the changes are real. From there we either build, refine, or progress to performance work.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about movement screening
Do I need to be injured to benefit?+
No — and ideally you're not. Screening is most useful as prevention, identifying issues before they become injuries. Many of our screening clients are healthy and active and want to stay that way.
How is this different from a regular physio assessment?+
A standard physio assessment focuses on the area that hurts. A movement screen looks at how your whole body moves — including areas that aren't currently symptomatic but may be causing problems elsewhere.
How long until I see improvement?+
Most movement limitations improve substantially within 4-8 weeks of consistent corrective work. Some patterns are quick to change; others take longer. We retest objectively so you can see what's actually shifting.
Is this covered by insurance?+
Movement screening is typically billed as a physiotherapy assessment. If you have extended health benefits covering physiotherapy, the screen and any follow-up sessions are usually covered. We direct bill major Canadian insurers.
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