Overcoming the Limitations of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS)
E Osuji, M Ferguson-Pell, A Loyola-Sanchez… - Archives of Physical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Research Objectives To increase the sensitivity of the BBS tasks to effectively determine and
track the falls risk of individuals. Design The BBS is commonly used to measure falls risk in
older adults, but can only be utilized during face-to-face assessments. Due to COVID-19, a
virtual health method of assessing falls risk in older adults is necessary. Markerless motion
capture was used to provide a quantitative approach to static and dynamic elements of the
BBS. This new protocol was dubbed the Enhanced Virtual BBS, or eV-BBS. The eV-BBS …
track the falls risk of individuals. Design The BBS is commonly used to measure falls risk in
older adults, but can only be utilized during face-to-face assessments. Due to COVID-19, a
virtual health method of assessing falls risk in older adults is necessary. Markerless motion
capture was used to provide a quantitative approach to static and dynamic elements of the
BBS. This new protocol was dubbed the Enhanced Virtual BBS, or eV-BBS. The eV-BBS …