简介：Background:TheFunctionalMovementScreen(FMS~(TM))hasbecomeincreasinglypopularforidentifyingfunctionallimitationsinbasicfunctionalmovements.ThisexploratoryanddescriptivestudywasundertakentoconfirmfeasibilityofperformingtheFMS~(TM)inolderactiveadults,assessprevalenceofasymmetriesandtoevaluatetherelationshipbetweenfunctionalmovementability,age,physicalactivitylevelsandbodymassindex(BMI).Methods:Thisisanobservationalstudy;97men(n=53)andwomen(n=44)betweentheagesof52and83participated.BMIwascomputedandself-reportedphysicalactivitylevelswereobtained.Subjectsweregroupedbyage(5-yearintervals),BMI(normal,over-weight,andobese)andsex.Eachparticipant'sperformanceontheFMS~(TM)wasdigitallyrecordedforlateranalysis.Results:Theyoungestagegroup(50–54years)scoredhighestinallseventestsandtheoldestagegroup(75+)scoredlowestinmostofthetestscomparedtoallotheragegroups.Thesubjectsinthe'normalweight'groupperformednodifferentthanthosewhowereinthe'overweight'group;bothgroupsperformedbetterthanthe'obese'group.Ofthe97participants54hadatleastoneasymmetry.ThepairwisecorrelationsbetweenthetotalFMS~(TM)scoreandage(r=-0.531),BMI(r=-0.270),andthemeasureofactivitylevel(r=0.287)weresignificant(p<0.01forall).Conclusion:FMS~(TM)scoresdeclinewithincreasedBMI,increasedage,anddecreasedactivitylevel.Thescreenidentifiesrangeofmotion-andstrength-relatedasymmetries.TheFMS~(TM)canbeusedtoassessfunctionallimitationsandasymmetries.FutureresearchshouldevaluateifahighertotalFMS~(TM)scoreisrelatedtofewerfallsorinjuriesintheolderpopulation.