Lindop Parkinson's Assessment Scale - for physiotherapists
The Lindop
Parkinson's Assessment Scale (LPAS) is a validated,
physiotherapy-specific, objective measure of functional
mobility.
Physiotherapists can use the scale as a base-line
measurement and also at intervals to determine whether problems
have developed.
The scale can indicate where intervention should be
targeted.
It can also be used in reassessment to determine the
effectiveness of both physiotherapy intervention and changes in
medication.
Lindop Parkinson's
Assessment Scale (PDF, 60KB)
Using the assessment scale
Guidelines
for physiotherapists using Lindop Parkinson's Assessment Scale
(Word, 34KB)
The assessment scale only takes about 15 minutes to
use.
All tasks are scored on a 0-3 scale with 3 being the best
score.
There are 6 tasks for assessing gait mobility and 4 tasks
for assessing bed mobility. Gait is measured out of a total of 18
and bed mobility out of 12.
Results of a study of the scale's validity showed it had high
validity and inter-rater reliability against the UPDRS motor
section. (Pearson M, Lindop F et al 2009).
Related information
In May 2010 Fiona Lindop joined our discussion
forum to answer questions on Parkinson's and
physiotherapy.
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