Summary

What it measures:

Balance

Target Population:

People with multiple sclerosis (MS)

Professional Association Recommendations:

 MS EDGE:

•  Highly recommended in acute, inpatient rehabilitation, home health, skilled nursing, and outpatient practice settings.
• Recommended for EDSS 0.0-7.5; rating of 3 for  Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) levels 0.0–7.5 reflects lack of responsiveness data in MS.
• Not recommended for EDSS 8.0-9.5.

 For more about the recommendations for use of outcome measures in clinical practice, education, and research that were made by the Multiple Sclerosis Task Force of APTA’s Neurology Section:

 Potter K, Cohen ET, Allen DD, Bennett SE, et al. Outcome Measures for Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: Recommendations From the American Physical Therapy Association Neurology Section Task Force. Phys Ther. 2013 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print]. Free Article. | PubMed Abstract.