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== Objective<br> == | == Objective<br> == | ||
<div>The Balance Outcome Measure for Elder Rehabilitation (BOOMER) was developed to assist in clinical practice to quantify standing balance.<ref name="haines">Haines, T., Kuys, S. S., Morrison, G., Clarke, J., Bew, P., & McPhail, S. (2007). Development and validation of the balance outcome measure for elder rehabilitation. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 88(12), 1614-1621.</ref> The combination of a variety of single item outcome measures make the BOOMER a highly feasible and applicable tool that is both time and resource efficient.<ref name="haines" /></div> | |||
The BOOMER consists of the following four tests; | |||
*Timed static stance feet together eyes closed | |||
*Functional reach | |||
*Step test | |||
*Timed up and go (TUG) | |||
== Intended Population<br> == | == Intended Population<br> == | ||
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The Balance Outcome Measure for Elder Rehabilitation (BOOMER) was developed to assist in clinical practice to quantify standing balance.[1] The combination of a variety of single item outcome measures make the BOOMER a highly feasible and applicable tool that is both time and resource efficient.[1]
The BOOMER consists of the following four tests;
- Timed static stance feet together eyes closed
- Functional reach
- Step test
- Timed up and go (TUG)
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