Movement: Functional Movement Systems: Screening, sment, Corrective Strategies

The content in this book is second to none. Definite recommendation to anyone within the rehabilitation industry or those looking to improve human movement.My only gripe is that he repeats the same thing again and again in some circumstances that could have been summed up in one paragraph. I’m only 74 pages in but the amount of times I’ve read “Movement should precede performance” followed by the same descriptions of how movement should come before performance, I’ve lost count.It’s a great read, but for a book that has just on 400 pages he could have shaved at least 50 off by not repeating the same thing again and again.

I really want to love this book, but find myself hating it as much as loving it. What's to love is the content: clearly Cook is a genius and has a wealth of knowledge to share. But what's to hate is how it's delivered--I often have trouble getting thru even a single paragraph of this book because it's just so wordy.It is very much like a textbook; it seems like there are many "here's 4 ways that this has been previously approached and why they're wrong." Personally I was not looking for a history lesson on functional movement.Here's a random paragraph (aka sentence) demonstrate what I mean by textbook like and wordy: "Avoiding the end limits of the subject's range of motion, stabiliity and control, they picked an arbitrary point in space to stop the squat, and in this ambiguous position proceeded to discuss misalignments as if they were medical diagnoses." (p. 193)And I don't get people that say the flow of the book is good. I was hoping for an easy to follow assesement/screening and correction. It's not that way at all. The first screen is the deep squat movement on page 90. Okay, I see the pictures and get the different results, so what does it tell me and what do I do next? No info here at all. As best I can tell then I have to go to a flow chart in the appendix which will send me back to chapter 7 which will send me back to the flowchart and then possibly back to chapter 10 before heading on to 11 so I can develop a corrective strategy. (And do note, this will help you to DEVELOP a corrective strategy, but it will NOT provide one for you.)Don't get me wrong--there is a whole world of wonderful information in this book, packed VERY densely into it's 400 pages. But the time it would take me to consume and digest it in it's present form makes it basically unusable for me.And for those who say it's great for athletes, I'm guessing that most athletes cannot identify their tibial tuberosity, anterior superior iliac spine and lateral and medial malleolus which is required knowledge for doing the screens. If you don't know what those are, don't even consider buying this book because it's written with the assumption that the reader already has that level of knowledge of anatomy and physiology.P.S. I'm a certified personal trainer and have a bachelor's degree in exercise science.

Great book! I wish the book had a hard cover, but I don't regret the purchase.

I think it's safe to say this book's verdict is out: it's excellent. There is gold here just in getting more ways to relate the concepts to patients/clients because Cook does a great job giving analogies. There is some repetition, but it feels like repeating key concepts and/or allowing chapters to stand on their own. It's not a book you just sit down and read. You have to take notes, think about what he's saying, and even take time to do more research. Cook's website movementbook.com has loads of supplemental information and getting certified in FMS allows you access to forums.I bought the Kindle version a couple of years ago, and I rebought the book to get the PDF version from the publisher's website (otpbooks.com). You get the Kindle and ePub formats as well for the same price. It's sometimes difficult to read textbooks in Kindle format, but it's nice to have there since it's smaller and more portable than an iPad. I think textbooks are better suited to stay in PDF format because the pictures and diagrams make sense.

I bought this book on a recommendation from an experienced trainer in Kettlebells and primal Move. It is easily the most detailed book on movement and function I have ever seen with an incredible amount of detail contained. The information contained is exhaustive and comprehensive but be warned it is not an easy read and will require being read several times to get the most out of this. The only reason I have for not giving it 5 stars is the fact that the writing style does not make it easy to find information quickly. As long as you are not under illusions that this is a quick reference or a beginners guide then this is the best book you will ever find on functional movement theory and testing.