Applied Functional Science was started by physical therapist Dr. Gary Gray of the Gray institute in the 1970's. Dr. Gray sought out the foremost experts in the physical, biological and behavioral sciences in order to create a truly authentic assessment technique based on how we move in this physical world.
AFS is the convergence of sciences that allows for purposeful movement. The convergence of Physical Sciences (the world we life in), Biological Sciences (the miracle of the human body), and Behavioral Sciences (the power of the mind and spirit) is the DNA of AFS. For the Physical Sciences, the truths of Environment, Gravity, Ground Reaction Force, Mass, and Momentum are considered and leveraged. For the Biological Sciences, the truths of Motion, Reaction, Proprioceptors, Muscles, Joints, Task, Specificity, and Mobility / Stability are considered and leveraged. For the Behavioral Sciences, the truths of Success, Encouragement, Locus of Control, Empowerment, Relevance, and Significance are considered and leveraged.
Dr. Gray looks to teach therapist such as myself to empower and treat clients so that they can move comfortable in life according to their movement patterns and needs.
To learn more about the the Gray Institute you can visit them at: https://www.grayinstitute.com/about-us