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The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest) to Differentiate Balance Deficits

Author(s) -

Fay B. Horak,

Diane M. Wrisley,

James S. Frank

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20080071

Subject(s) - intraclass correlation , balance (ability) , concurrent validity , inter rater reliability , physical medicine and rehabilitation , concordance , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , balance problems , rehabilitation , physical therapy , rating scale , medicine , psychometrics , developmental psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , internal consistency

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.

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