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Mini-BESTest Balance Evaluation
The Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) is a brief performance-based measure of balance impairment designed to identify the underlying sensory, motor, and cognitive contributions to balance deficits. Developed by Franchignoni and colleagues in 2010 as a shortened version of the comprehensive BESTest, Mini-BESTest is ideal for clinical use, assessing balance function in 10–15 minutes and helping guide targeted rehabilitation.
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- Horak, F. B., Wrisley, D. M., & Frank, J. (2009). The Balance Evaluation Systems Test (BESTest): using organization of sensory inputs and motor output to identify balance deficits. Physical Therapy, 89(5), 484–498. DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080071 ↗
- Franchignoni, F., Horak, F., Godi, M., Nardone, A., & Giordano, A. (2010). Using psychometric techniques to improve the Balance Evaluation Systems Test: the mini-BESTest. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 14(3), 311–319. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2010.04.003 ↗