Correlation Of Functional Movement Screen (FMS) And Mobility, Activation, Posture, And Symmetry (MAPS) Among Older Adults

Abstract

PURPOSES: 1) To determine the relationship between Functional Movement Screen (FMS) and Mobility, Activation, Posture, Symmetry (MAPS) within an older adult population, 2) to identify the number of “declined attempts” among the 7 FMS tests, and 3) to determine if there was a relationship between the FMS Deep Squat test scores and MAPS scores. METHODS: Informed consent was received from 97 volunteers between the ages of 69-95 years of age (65 females; 32 males; Age = 81.9 ± 5.8 yrs; Height = 165.9 ± 10.4 cm; Body Mass = 74.2 ± 15.0 kg) who were asked to complete the FMS and MAPS. Spearmen correlation was run to determine the relationship between FMS and MAPS. The frequency of “declined attempts” was quantified for each of the 7 FMS tests. One-Way ANOVA was used to investigate the relationship between FMS Deep Squat and MAPS scores due to the categorical nature of the Deep Squat scores. RESULTS: Data revealed a significant but low-to-moderate correlation between FMS and MAPS (r=0.46). On average, there were 7 “declined attempts” per FMS test. Hurdle Step and Active Straight Leg Raise had the lowest “declined attempts” with 0, whereas Trunk Stability Push Up had the highest “declined attempts” with 17. One-Way ANOVA results showed a significant difference between groups (p < .001). Participants that scored a 2 on the Deep Squat had higher average MAPS scores compared to participants that scored 0 or 1 (p < .001). Participants that scored 1 on the Deep Squat had higher average MAPS scores than participants who scored 0 (p = .011). CONCLUSIONS: Of the 97 participants, as many as 18% declined to attempt at least one of the 7 FMS tests, whereas all participants completed the MAPS assessment. A higher score on the FMS Deep Squat was related to a higher score on MAPS; however, given the 21% common variance, FMS and MAPS are not interchangeable. From a practical perspective, one cannot replace the other when assessing movement in older adults.