Berg balance test
(bĕrg)
A 14-item evaluation of physical activities, including; sit-to-stand, reaching, turning, and single leg stance. The activities are assessed on a 5-point scale (0 to 4). This test has been shown to be highly predictive of patient falls.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Berg Balance Test." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test.
Berg balance test. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test. Accessed July 23, 2019.
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