What is an FRA?
The Functional Range Assessment (FRA) is a system that provides objective measures of an athlete’s movement capacity for each and every joint articulation.
Concise programming can be designed based on FRA measurements to reach specific goals for an athlete’s performance.
3 ways Functional Range Assessment can assist you:
1. Heightened Awareness - Most athletes are hyper-aware of the way their body feels and where it is limited. The FRA assist in identifying areas that may be lacking in dexterity and proprioception and provides a clear plan to improve them. A great example is the big toe. Can you move just your big toe on both feet without using any other toes or altering your ankle position? Tougher than you think!
2. Reprioritizing - FRA highlights the need for sufficient joint capsule space and the ability to rotate our joints - even our knees! Are your training priorities optimal for controlled joint movement? Do you account for your joint’s fundamental need to rotate with control and power?
3. More Data - These days a lot of us are collecting data on our Whoop, Oura, Apple Watch etc. Data is a powerful tool especially when it guides how you move forward. You can not manage, if you do not measure. Measurements allow for objective non-biased metrics for us to check back against. Lacking internal rotation of your right shoulder? Let’s measure it and see how much more rotation you have in 4 weeks. Clear-cut and defined - to compare the results of all your hard work.
“As a professional athlete, my body is my job…The (FR) assessment gives me a specific baseline that I plan to use before, during and after my season to see what deficiencies I may have. That way I always stay progressing and improving - overall a great experience.”
- Tre T.
Call to book an FRA session with Ronnie Grant, LMT at Nashville Chiropractic + Sports Therapy