Comparison of the Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, Mini-BESTest, and Berg Balance Scale to Predict Falls in Parkinson Disease
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Comparison of the Fullerton Advanced Balance Scale, Mini-BESTest, and Berg Balance Scale to Predict Falls in Parkinson Disease.
BACKGROUND The correct identification of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) at risk for falling is important to initiate appropriate treatment early. OBJECTIVE This study compared the Fullerton Advanced Balance (FAB) scale with the Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) to identify individuals with PD at risk for falls and to analyze which of the it...
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عنوان ژورنال: Physical Therapy
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0031-9023,1538-6724
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20150249