Fucntional Range Conditioning

Mobility, defined as the extent of controllable flexibility across articulations (flexibility plus strength), refers to the amount of USABLE motion that one possesses.

In any particular articulation there exists both a passive, as well as an active range of motion. The passive range refers to the angles that are only attainable through passive means (ie. The application of passive, external force). The term ‘flexibility’ has historically been synonymous with this concept and has been the focus of many athletes, trainers, therapists, sports medicine practitioners, and society as a whole. Reasons for this goal have historically included injury prevention, improving athletic performance, retarding the affects of aging, and developing long ‘athletic-looking’ bodies. However as with most physical exercise activities, stretching and flexibility training has long fallen into the realm of ‘gym science,’ while the true science has failed to be recognized. This has lead to the creation of flexibility training programs, which have been largely ineffective, misguided, dangerous…and that have failed to realize any of the desired goals.

Active ranges of motion are those ranges that are attainable through the application of active internal (muscular) force simulated by nervous system activity. It is these active ranges that can bestow the aforementioned benefits of injury prevention, improved performance (athletic and non-athletic), and lasting articular health.

Functional Range Conditioning (FRC®) utilizes the latest advancements in scientific knowledge, combined with tried and tested training methods to increase ones active, useable ranges of motion by simultaneously improving articular mobility, strength/resilience, and neurological control.

In essence, this invaluable, and innovative training system improves the ability to control, and move ones own body.

FRC is incorporated in all our programs at SquareONE Rehabilitation. In summary FRC is a movement enhancement system that develops maximum body control, flexibility and usable ranges of motion (convert passive ranges of motion into active). It is designed to create better articular health (joint health), mobility and movement needed for the demands of life, sport, exercise, running, hobbies and just about anything else you could think of, while at the same time decreasing the risk of injury. This decreased risk of injury comes from greater movement variance (the ability to move in different ways), so if something unexpected happened, such as rolling your ankle on a stick during a run your tissues would able to absorb more of those forces and hence be more resilient.