The Importance of Proper Movement for Marines - Part 3: Evidence-Based Movement Assessment
by Matt Zummo, CSCS
TSAC Report
June 2016
Vol 38, Issue 1
An evidence-based movement assessment could hold Marines accountable for mobility and stability by systematically assessing movement patterns. This article (part three of a four-part series) explains one way that this could be accomplished.
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