Balance - fitness

Important aspect in the elderly/specific patient populations
Static and dynamic balance
- Static balance: the ability to maintain postural stability and orientation with centre of mass over the base of support and body at rest.
  - Balance test: Hold static balance with different positions of the feet
- Dynamic Balance: Defining dynamic postural stability is more challenging.
  - Dynamic balance is the ability to transfer the vertical projection of the centre of gravity around the supporting base of support.
  - Ability to maintain postural stability and orientation with centre of mass over the base of support while the body parts are in motion.
    - Perturbations while moving (related to fall risk)
Berg Balance Scale à 14 items 0-4
- 41-56 low risk of fall
- 21-40 medium risk of fall
- 0-20 high risk of fall
Risk factor for falling
Treatable trait!