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Find the Cause. Not Just the Source.
Treating the site of pain is why so many patients come back with the same problem. Pain shows you where the body is failing — not why. Chase the symptom and you get temporary relief, recurrence, and a patient who starts to doubt the plan.
The SFMA Level 1 Online Course teaches rehabilitation professionals a structured, repeatable way to break down painful and dysfunctional movement patterns, examine how the whole body works together, and separate mobility restrictions from motor control problems — so treatment targets the cause, not just the complaint.
By the end, you'll run the same systematic assessment on every patient, know exactly which breakout to follow when a pattern fails, and select interventions with a clear rationale you can explain and defend.
Leave With The Ability To
Get to the cause of pain — assess the whole body, not just the painful region, and find the dysfunction driving the symptom.
Separate mobility from motor control — know which one is limiting the pattern, so your intervention matches the actual problem.
Standardize your evaluation — every patient moves through the same top tier and breakouts, so your findings are consistent and repeatable.
Choose interventions with a rationale — build treatment plans from findings you can track, retest, and defend.
Communicate across the care team — document and explain movement dysfunction in a shared language other professionals recognize.
Carry a credential rehab professionals know — the SFMA is used by clinicians worldwide as the movement-based standard for assessing pain.
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Hear from our Professionals
SFMA improved my clinical and diagnostic skills — now I quickly pinpoint when back pain originates from the hip, ankle or shoulder and explain this to patients. I can teach colleagues the method and speed recovery across adolescent athletes through geriatric patients.
- Dr. Monique Saint-Pierre, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Clients often tell me no one has ever assessed their issue this thoroughly. That feeling of being truly seen and taken seriously builds trust, strengthens the clinician—client relationship, and makes the care we deliver more meaningful and effective.
- Dr. Bibi Klaassen, Doctor of Physical Therapy
You fix what's hurting, then you improve something seemingly unrelated — like the ankle or foot — and suddenly the shoulder or elbow improves. Sometimes it honestly feels like a magic trick.
- Dr. Lisa Thomson, Doctor of Chiropractic, Back - Body - Mind
Great material with several good instructors presenting. The opportunity to start/stop the lecture, review as needed, and go at my own pace added value to the experience.
- M. Clemson, US
What's Included
7+ hours of video instruction — the full SFMA top tier and every breakout, taught and demonstrated across 16 chapters
Downloadable course manual — for reference in the clinic
Full case study — systematic assessment to clinical decision, start to finish
SFMA Certification Exam — included, taken online whenever you're ready
Complimentary trial of FMS Certified Membership upon passing — the FMS Pro exercise library, articles, podcasts, your listing on the Certified Member Map, and a network of professionals who assess before they treat
One year of access — from date of purchase
Course Chapters
Chapter 1: Welcome
Chapter 2: Introduction to the SFMA
Chapter 3: The SFMA Top Tier
Chapter 4: SFMA Breakout Overview
Chapter 5: Cervical Breakouts
Chapter 6: Upper Extremity (UE) Pattern Breakouts
Chapter 7: Multi-Segmental Flexion (MSF) Breakout
Chapter 8: Multi-Segmental Extension (MSE) Breakout
Chapter 9: Multi-Segmental Rotation (MSR) Breakout
Chapter 10: Single-Leg Stance (SLS) Breakout
Chapter 11: Arms Down Deep Squat (ADDS) Breakout
Chapter 12: Clinical Integration
Chapter 13: Rolling Patterns
Chapter 14: Introduction to the 4x4 Matrix
Chapter 15: Case Study
Chapter 16: Course Conclusion
Additional Information
This course is taught in English. Subtitles are available in Spanish, Italian, Korean, and Traditional Chinese.