Taber's Medical Dictionary
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, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test.
Berg balance test. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test. Accessed March 30, 2023.
Berg balance test. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test
Berg Balance Test [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 March 30]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/754879/all/Berg_balance_test.
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