Feasibility Study of Functional Movement Screening in Drug Abuse Population

Abstract Objective: To investigate the feasibility of functional movement screening (FMS) in drug abuse patients and to evaluate the relationship between functional motor ability and age, sex and drug type. Methods: Random sampling was used to include 886 drug abusers from 5 provinces. The FMS test was conducted on 886 patients in compulsory isolation drug rehabilitation centers in five provinces of China, and the statistics were calculated. Results: The FMS scores of the psychotropic drugs group were all lower than that of the narcotic drugs group, especially in the core stability items (P < 0.01). Men scored higher than women in core stability and lower than women in flexibility. The seven FMS scores of the 30-34 years old group were lower than those of 35-49 years old and 40-44 years old groups, respectively. The total FMS scores were significantly correlated with gender (r=0.198, P < 0.01), age (r=0.161, P < 0.01) and drug type (r=0.283, P < 0.01).Conclusions: The application of FMS in the drug abuse population is viable, and drug type, sex and age can be used to predict the FMS composite score.