Movement Glossary
Definitions of the metrics, terms, and concepts used across SmartyMove — the AI Movement Intelligence Platform.
- Smarty Movement Score™
- A single 0–100 score summarizing movement quality across the five SmartyMove tests. Weighted from Mobility (30%), Stability (30%), Balance (20%) and Movement Quality (20%).
- Smarty Movement Age™
- An age-equivalent derived from the Smarty Movement Score™. Answers whether a body moves younger or older than its chronological age.
- Smarty Mobility Index™
- Sub-score reflecting joint range of motion across the squat, hinge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise and in-line lunge patterns.
- Smarty Stability Index™
- Sub-score reflecting motor control and joint stability across the in-line lunge and hip-hinge patterns.
- Smarty Movement Intelligence™
- The combined measurable capacity of mobility, stability, balance and motor control that determines how efficiently and safely a body moves.
- Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
- Standardized set of seven functional movement tests used by clinicians to identify limitations and asymmetries. SmartyMove is the AI-powered app version.
- Movement Pattern
- A coordinated, whole-body movement — squat, hinge, lunge, push, pull, rotation, gait — used to expose mobility, stability and motor-control deficits.
- Compensation
- A substitute motion the body uses to complete a task when the primary joint or muscle can't. Examples: heel rise, spine rounding, knee valgus, shoulder shrug.
- Mobility
- The active range of motion a joint can produce under control. Not the same as flexibility, which is passive.
- Stability
- The ability to control a joint through its range under load or perturbation. Requires strength, motor control and timing.
- Corrective Exercise
- A targeted mobility, stability or strength drill selected to address a specific movement deficit identified by screening.
- Root-Cause Clustering
- SmartyMove's engine groups failed tests into at most two primary areas (e.g. Ankle + Hip) so the corrective program stays focused.
- Movement Quality
- The smoothness, tempo, symmetry and control observed during a movement — independent of raw range or strength.
- Postural Assessment
- Evaluation of resting alignment and dynamic posture, used alongside movement screening to identify chronic loading patterns.
- Movement Age
- A general term for expressing movement quality as an age-equivalent; SmartyMove's implementation is the Smarty Movement Age™.
- Movement Screening
- The process of running a standardized set of tests to detect movement limitations, asymmetries and injury risk before they cause symptoms.
- Movement Analysis
- Detailed measurement of how a body moves — joint angles, timing, symmetry, compensations — usually via pose detection, motion capture or clinical observation.
- AI Movement Coach
- Software that observes movement via camera, scores it against biomechanical criteria and prescribes corrective work — the role SmartyMove plays.
- Biomechanics
- The study of forces, motion and structure of the human body during movement.
- Movement Dysfunction
- A pattern of restricted, unstable or compensated movement that raises injury risk and reduces performance.