Skip to main content
. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Rehabil Med. 2010 Apr;42(4):323–331. doi: 10.2340/16501977-0537

Table 1.

Summary of BESTest items and subsystem categories. The 14 items forming the miniBESTest for dynamic balance are in bold. Only the worst performance in items 11 ‘Stand on one leg’ and 18 ‘Lateral stepping’ have to be taken into account for the score. Moreover, the performance in item 27 ‘Cognitive Get up and go’ must be compared with that in the baseline item 26.

I Biomechanical Constraints II Stability limits III Anticipatory- Transitions

  1. Base of Support

  2. Alignment

  3. Ankle Strength

  4. Hip Strength

  5. Sit on Floor and Stand Up
  • 6

    1. Lateral Lean L

    2. Lateral Lean R

    3. Sitting Verticality L

    4. Sitting Verticality R

  • 7

    Reach Forward

  • 8

    1. Reach L

    2. Reach R
  • 9

    Sit to Stand

  • 10

    Rise to Toes

  • 11

    Stand on one leg (both right and left)

  • 12

    Alternate Stair Touch

  • 13

    Standing Arm Raise
IV Postural Responses V Sensory Orientation VI Dynamic Gait
  • 14

    In-place forward

  • 15

    In-place backward

  • 16

    Stepping forward

  • 17

    Stepping backward

  • 18

    Lateral stepping (both right and left)

  • 19

    1. Stance EO (firm surface)

    2. Stance EC (firm surface)

    3. Foam EO

    4. Foam EC

  • 20

    Incline EC
  • 21

    Gait Natural

  • 22

    Change Speed

  • 23

    Head Turns

  • 24

    Pivot Turns

  • 25

    Obstacles

  • 26

    Get up and Go

  • 27

    Cognitive Get up and Go

Legend: L= Left; R= Right; EO= Eyes Open; EC= Eyes Closed