Performance on the Functional Movement Screen in older active adults

• Published in: Journal of sport and health science 2016-03, Vol.5 (1), p.119-125
• Main Authors: Mitchell, Ulrike H., Johnson, A. Wayne, Vehrs, Pat R., Feland, J. Brent, Hilton, Sterling C.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Age; BMI; Fitness level; FMS; Functional fitness; Functional limitations; Regular Paper; 不对称性; 年龄组; 成人; 活动性; 活动水平; 老年; 运动测试
• ISSN: 2095-2546; 2213-2961
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2015.04.006

Background：The Functional Movement Screen（FMS~（TM）） has become increasingly popular for identifying functional limitations in basic functional movements.This exploratory and descriptive study was undertaken to confirm feasibility of performing the FMS~（TM） in older active adults,assess prevalence of asymmetries and to evaluate the relationship between functional movement ability,age,physical activity levels and body mass index（BMI）.Methods：This is an observational study;97 men（n = 53） and women（n = 44） between the ages of 52 and 83 participated.BMI was computed and self-reported physical activity levels were obtained.Subjects were grouped by age（5-year intervals）,BMI（normal,over-weight,and obese）and sex.Each participant＇s performance on the FMS~（TM） was digitally recorded for later analysis.Results：The youngest age group（50–54 years） scored highest in all seven tests and the oldest age group（75＋） scored lowest in most of the tests compared to all other age groups.The subjects in the ＂normal weight＂ group performed no different than those who were in the ＂overweight＂ group;both groups performed better than the ＂obese＂ group.Of the 97 participants 54 had at least one asymmetry.The pairwise correlations between the total FMS~（TM） score and age（r =-0.531）,BMI（r =-0.270）,and the measure of activity level（r = 0.287） were significant（p 〈 0.01 for all）.Conclusion：FMS~（TM） scores decline with increased BMI,increased age,and decreased activity level.The screen identifies range of motion-and strength-related asymmetries.The FMS~（TM） can be used to assess functional limitations and asymmetries.Future research should evaluate if a higher total FMS~（TM） score is related to fewer falls or injuries in the older population.