Balance

A systematic review has recently been published, which identified psychometrically robust and clinically feasible measurement tools of balance activity in people with neurological conditions which could be recommend for use in clinical practice (Tyson and Connell, 2009)

The full review article can be found by clicking on the following link: http://cre.sagepub.com/content/23/9/824.long

The review found that those tools which reached the required standards and are useable in clinical practice are the:

• Berg Balance Scale

• Brunel Balance Assessment

• Trunk Impairment Scale

• Arm Raise and Forward Reach tests (in sitting and standing)

• Weight Shift, Step/Tap and Step-Up tests

 

Details of each of the measurement tools are briefly described in the review article.