[8] The BBS was recently identified as the most commonly used assessment tool across the continuum of stroke rehabilitation and it is considered a sound measure of balance impairment.
[3] In initial development of the BBS, the authors noted that a limitation to the scale was the lack of items requiring postural response to external stimuli or uneven support surfaces.
[10] In the original study, the value of 45 points was used to calculate relative risk estimates to demonstrate predictive validity,[2] and a score of 45 has been shown to be an appropriate cut-off for safe independent ambulation and the need for assistive devices or supervision.
[7] An instrumented version of BBS is recently proposed to avoid observer bias and to facilitate objective assessment of Balance in home environments for periodic or long term monitoring.
[11] The Berg Balance Scale is used by clinical exercise physiologists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to determine the functional mobility of an individual.