A strong research effort into standardized testing is indicated in the twenty-first century. There is also a lack of normative values for the disabled and the able populations. In a specific category for testing there is a lack of skill range. Our patients range from the very immobile individual to the competitive athlete. Tests in the future may need to consider a continuum, perhaps based on a functional recovery model or progression of life skills.
Many tests examine neuromusculoskeletal components.
Neurologically based tests examine the affected versus unaffected limb. There is a lack of integration of the cognitive, visual, vestibular and the multiple domains that impact on motor skills which are not reflected on the forms. Something easy to use, easy to repeat and measured what you wanted. This was a rewarding experience. It clinically allowed me to stretch my expertise and exercise many brain cells.