Clinical Outcome Measures for Lateropulsion Poststroke: An Updated Systematic Review

Conclusions: The BLS is recommended for identifying contraversive lateropulsion. The scale assesses the presence of contraversive lateropulsion across several functional tasks, from rolling to walking, and is the only scale originally written in English. The BLS is the only tool to receive ratings greater than poor for reliability and responsiveness. The BLS should be implemented as soon as contraversive lateropulsion is suspected to guide frontline clinicians' initial plan of care, allow objective identification of change over time, and facilitate easier investigation of interventional efficacy. Video Abstract available for additional insights from the authors (see Video, Supplemental Digital Content 1, http://links.lww.com/JNPT/A177 ).
Source: Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy - Category: Physiotherapy Tags: Systematic Reviews Source Type: research