A research also noted that trunk mobility has a greater contribution to the test than the centre of pressure displacement. Some research found that decreased spinal flexibility and the movement strategy affects the distance reached and also question the ability of FRT to differentiate elderly non-fallers and fallers. Inter-rater agreement on reach measurement = 0.98Įagle et al.All the tests showed significant correlations with the appropriate comparator tests (r=0.32-0.74 p≤0.05) Intra-class correlations for the other tests ranged from 0.93 to 0.99.The ordinal level tests (supported sitting and standing balance and static tandem standing tests) showed 100% agreement in all aspects of reliability.Reduced ability to reach has shown increases in future falls with odds ratios of 8.2 if unable to reach at all and 4 if able to reach < 15.2cm Evidence The therapist should guard from the front as that is the direction that you reach forward. Most patients fall forward with this test. The patient’s feet lifted up from the floor or they fell forward. Three trials are done and the average of the last two is noted.Scores are determined by assessing the difference between the start and end position is the reach distance, usually measured in inches.The location of the 3rd metacarpal is recorded.Instruct the patient to “Reach as far as you can forward without taking a step.”.The assessor records the starting position at the 3rd metacarpal head on the yardstick.The patient is instructed to stand next to, but not touching, a wall and position the arm that is closer to the wall at 90 degrees of shoulder flexion with a closed fist.It is one of the 4 tests used in the The Balance Outcome Measure for Elder Rehabilitation (BOOMER).FRT was made to predict fall risk in the elderly and Frail adult.
A number of factors exert a major influence on this evaluation: research revealed that the movement strategy and a reduced spinal flexibility, both affect the reach distance.Unwilling to reach Risk of falling is 8x greater than normal.6”/15cm or less Risk of falling is 4x greater than normal.6”/15cm to 10”/25cm Risk of falling is 2x greater than normal.10”/25 cm or greater Low risk of falls.
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