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Table 2 Summary of the subcomponents and the items of the Mini-BESTest 1

From: The Mini-BESTest - a clinically reproducible tool for balance evaluations in mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease?

Anticipatory postural adjustments 2

Sensory orientation 2

- Sit to stand

- Stance on firm surface; eyes open

- Rise to toes

- Stance on foam surface; eyes closed

- Stand on one leg (right and left)4

- Stance on incline surface, eyes closed

Postural responses 2

Dynamic gait 3

- Compensatory stepping correction; forward

- Change in gait speed

- Compensatory stepping correction; backward

- Walk with head turns; horizontal

- Compensatory stepping correction; lateral (right and left)4

- Walk with pivot turns

 

- Step over obstacles

 

- Timed up & go with dual-task