functional balance & locomotion tests

Question 1

performance oriented mobility assessment (POMA)
a.k.a.
max score & whats considered falls risk
what its testing

Answer 1

a.k.a. Tinetti

max score = 28,

Question 2

berg balance scale
max score and whats considered falls risk
what its testing

Answer 2

max score = 56

Falls risk

Question 3

timed up and go
normal times & falls risk
description of test

Answer 3

20 seconds is falls risk
>30 seconds is high falls risk

functional balance rising from chair, walking 3 m turn, and return to chair

Question 4

functional reach
normal distance & falls risk
description of test

Answer 4

above average is 12.2

Question 5

short physical performance battery
what its testing
good/ bad score

Answer 5

repeated sit to stands
standing semitadem and tangem
8 ft walk

ordinal score is given for each section -12 is best
0 is worst

Question 6

dynamic gait index
normal scores & falls risks
what its testing

Answer 6

normal score 21
falls risk/ history of falls 11

looks at 8 items including changes in speed, head turns, pivot turns, STAIRS*****

Question 7

modified emory functional ambulation profile scale (mEFAP)

description & scores

Answer 7

times measure of walking using 5 environmental challengs (floor, carpet, up and go, obstalces and stairs)

** recorded time is multiplied by a factor depending on AD
AFO, cane, walker, etc

Question 8

fugl- myers assessment of physical performance (FMA)
scores
subtests (6)

Answer 8

scored from 0- cannot perform => 2 fully performed

subtests for:

1. UE function
2. LE function
3. balance
4. sensation
5. ROM
6. pain

Question 9

postural assessment scale for stroke pts

Answer 9

standardized assessment of postural control and balance for pts recovering from stroke

Question 10

FAM (5)

Answer 10

uses FIM +
 community access
 ADL
 adjustment
 safety
 employability