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Abstract
Balance disorders and / or dizziness often results in a decreased level of activity and fear of falling, which in turn may lead to weakness and impaired capability to engage in community involvement .
Patients with vestibular disorders may be unstable, as impairment in vestibulespinal reflex (VSR) is believed to contribute to postural disturbances. Those patients frequently experience gait instability in situations that require them to walk and move their heads, turn or stop quickly.
Vestibular disorders contribute to patient’s disability and as a result of the disabling consequences of vestibular disorders; patients avoid a wide range of activities and fear of falling with increased risk of fall.
Being able to assess patient’s functional balance and identify activities or situations that increase their risk for falling is important to prevent falls. Therefore, instruments have been designed and used to quantify balance and balance confidence in persons with vestibular disorders such as the Activities Specific balance Confidence Scale (ABC).
While there are multiple assessment tools for balance, the activities specific balance confidence scale is popular, valid, and reliable tool for assessment of functional balance and balance confidence. It is a subjective measure of balance confidence in performing various activities without falling or sense of unsteadiness.
Therefore, the main objective of this study was to develop a modified Arabic version of the ABC scale which can be suitable for application on the
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Egyptian people and to determine the clinical usefulness and predictive value of the ABC scale scores in patients with vestibular disorders.