The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) to differentiate balance deficits.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current clinical balance assessment tools do not aim to help therapists identify the underlying postural control systems responsible for poor functional balance. By identifying the disordered systems underlying balance control, therapists can direct specific types of intervention for different types of balance problems.

Objective

The goal of this study was to develop a clinical balance assessment tool that aims to target 6 different balance control systems so that specific rehabilitation approaches can be designed for different balance deficits. This article presents the theoretical framework, interrater reliability, and preliminary concurrent validity for this new instrument, the Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest).

Design

The BESTest consists of 36

SUBMITTER: Horak FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2676433 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature