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Postural Control Assessments (Timed up and Go (TUG) (Tests for (Fall risk…
Postural Control Assessments
Timed up and Go (TUG)
Examines primarily anticipatory postural control
Tests for
Fall risk in community-dwelling older adults
functional mobility
Reach Tests
Functional Reach test
Tests for
balance problems and falls risk in older adults
Multi-directional reach test
examine stability in medail lateral directions
Performance-Oriented
Mobility
Assessment (POMA)
Tests for
Screens for balance and mobility skills in older adults
determine the likelihood of falls
best test-retest reliability
Berg Balance
Best single predictor of fall status in community dwelling older adults w/o neuro pathology
Short Physical Performance Battery
Lower extremity performance in older adults
Show to be a strong
predictor of decline
in physical function
in older adults
Fullerton advanced balance scale
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Used for higher-functioning older adults to avoid the ceiling effect sometimes found with the BBT
Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest)
examines multiple aspects of postural control
mini-BESTest
14 items that group into 4 of the original 6 sections
postural responses
Sensory Orientation
anticipatory postural adjustments
Balance during Gait