Video Explanation, Mneumonic and Demo
Balance Grades for Occupational & Physical Therapy (Normal, Good, Fair, Poor Scale)
Static Balance
- Normal : Able to maintain steady balance without support against all challenges
- Good+ : Maintains balance with limited postural sway against maximal challenges, no external support
- Good : Maintains balance with limited postural sway against moderate challenges, no external support
- Good- : Maintains balance with limited postural sway against minimal challenges, no external support
- Fair+ : Maintains balance with limited postural sway against minimal challenges, with support
- Fair : Maintains balance with limited postural sway, no challenges, with support
- Fair- : Minimal assist to maintain balanced position
- Poor+ : Moderate assist to maintain balanced position
- Poor : Maximal assist to maintain position
- Zero : Unable to maintain position, requires total assist
Dynamic Balance
- Normal : Accepts maximal challenges, can shift weight easily out of base of support in all directions, no loss of balance, no external support
- Good+ : Maintains balance against maximal challenges, no external support
- Good : Maintains balance against moderate challenges, no external support
- Good- : Maintains balance against minimal challenges, no external support
- Fair+ : Maintains balance against minimal challenges, with support
- Fair : Maintains balance, no challenges, with support
- Fair- : Minimal assist to maintain balance
- Poor+ : Moderate assist to maintain balance
- Poor : Maximal assist to maintain balance
- Zero : Unable to maintain balance, requires total assist
Sources
An old therapy textbook cross-referenced with my work’s EMR reference table.