The Berg Balance Scale is a 56 point scale that aims to quantify balance It was created in 1989 by health professionals and patient interviews. The scale consists of 14 items that should be scored on a zero to 4 scale. Downs et al investigated the reliability of this scale across different populations The intra-rater reliability was 0 and the inter-rater reliability was 0 as well. It is unclear whether or not the BBS predicts falls. How is this test performed. As I said before there are 14 items