Table 1.
Description of ordinal scales (0 to 4) in static and dynamic balance
| Task | Description of task | Score | Description of score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing on one leg | The child stands on one leg as long as possible, dominant leg first. For every leg there are 3 trials, longest time is noted. Times below 2 seconds are considered as a fail. | 0 | Can stand on both legs more than 5 s |
| (Task 6] | 1 | Can stand on only one leg more than 5 s | |
| 2 | Can stand on both legs between 2 and 5 s | ||
| 3 | Can stand on only one leg between 2 and 5 s | ||
| 4 | Not able to stand on either leg for more than 2 s | ||
| Walking on a straight line | The examiner demonstrated the child to walk over a straight line consisting of an elastic band placed on the floor | 0 | Perfect performance, heel touching toes |
| (Task 7] | 1 | Distance between the two feet, feet straight | |
| 2 | Feet not straight and/or misses the line 1–3 times | ||
| 3 | Feet perpendicular and/or does not touch the line > 3 times | ||
| 4 | Not able to walk with both feet on the line | ||
| Hopping on one leg | The examiner demonstrated how to jump on one leg. The child received 2 chances on each leg separately. A hop is considered successful when take-off and landing is achieved on the same foot | 0 | Can hop on both legs more than 7 times |
| (Task 8] | 1 | Can hop on only one leg more than 3 times | |
| 2 | Can hop on both legs from 1 to 3 times | ||
| 3 | Can hop on only one leg from 1 to 3 times | ||
| 4 | Cannot hop on either leg | ||
| Jumping sideward | The child lifts off the ground with two feet parallel to the elastic band, makes a touchdown and jumps back. An important feature is lift off and touch down with two feet simultaneously. Jumping forward not relative to the line is considered as a fail. | 0 | Perfect performance, very smooth jumping |
| (Task 9) | 1 | Jumping is correct but not very smooth | |
| 2 | Touchdown with two feet at the same time, jumping very stiff | ||
| 3 | Total body involvement, poor coordination in relation to the line | ||
| 4 | direction | ||
| Jumping about but not in relation to the line | |||
| Running | The child had to run around the room making a distance of at least 4 meters between turning points from the wall | 0 | Rolling motion of feet with adjustment of upper body |
| (Task 10) | 1 | Rolling motion of feet, stiff upper body | |
| 2 | Running with partial rolling motion of feet | ||
| 3 | Running without any rolling motion of feet | ||
| 4 | Cannot run (no flight phase] | ||