Simple checks based on tests physical therapists and the CDC use. A few minutes each. Your answers stay on your device.
These free checks are based on tests that physical therapists and the CDC use to spot fall risk. Our cutoffs follow the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Rehabilitation Measures Database, a leading reference for rehab tests. Each one gives you a plain-English result. None of them replace a visit with a professional, but they can help you decide if it’s time to get your balance checked.
Have another adult stand right next to you, keep a sturdy counter or chair close, and stop if you feel dizzy, unsteady or have pain.
Start with the Fall Risk Self-Check. It takes 2 minutes and you can do it sitting down. Then, with a helper nearby, try the Timed Up and Go, the 30-Second Chair Stand and the 4-Stage Balance Test. Together, these three are the movement tests in the CDC’s STEADI fall-prevention program.
12 yes-or-no questions from the CDC’s STEADI program. Get a score and a list of things to bring up with your doctor.
Start →Time how long it takes to stand up, walk 10 feet, turn, walk back and sit down. Built-in stopwatch.
Start →Count how many times you can stand up in 30 seconds and compare with others your age. Built-in timer and counter.
Start →Four standing positions, 10 seconds each, guided step by step with timers.
Start →The 14-task balance test physical therapists use, with live scoring out of 56, research-based fall-risk cutoffs and a printable score sheet.
Start →A beginner program with 8 simple exercises, sets and reps, and safety tips. Easy to print.
Start →All of these tools run inside your own web browser. Nothing you enter is sent to Holsman Physical Therapy or anyone else, and nothing is saved. When you close the page, your answers are gone. If you want to keep a result, use your browser’s print button to print it or save it as a PDF.
This is a screening, not a diagnosis. It can point out a possible fall risk, but it can’t tell you for sure whether you will fall, or why. Only a licensed health care provider who examines you can do that. If you are worried about your balance, talk with your doctor or a physical therapist.
Sources. Test cutoffs and norms: Shirley Ryan AbilityLab Rehabilitation Measures Database: sralab.org/rehabilitation-measures. CDC STEADI (Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths & Injuries) clinical resources, used for the Stay Independent checklist and the 4-Stage Balance Test, which have no SRALab entry: cdc.gov/steadi/hcp/clinical-resources. Each tool page lists its exact sources. Use of CDC materials does not imply CDC endorsement of Holsman Physical Therapy.
Monday, Nov 16 – Friday, Nov 20, 2026 at all 17 Holsman clinics
A physical therapist checks your balance with the Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go and 4-Stage Balance Test. It takes about 20 minutes. It’s free, and you don’t need insurance or a referral.
Our NO FALL PROTOCOL® assessment uses the same tests physical therapists use worldwide, and you leave with a plan. 17 clinics in North Jersey, the Bronx and Brooklyn, plus in-home visits.
Yes. All of the self-checks and the exercise program are free to use. There is nothing to sign up for.
No. The tools run only in your web browser. Nothing is sent to Holsman Physical Therapy or anyone else, and nothing is saved after you close the page.
No. They are screening tools. They can point out a possible fall risk, but only a health care provider who examines you can diagnose a balance problem or its cause.
Don’t do the movement tests alone, or if you can’t stand up without help, feel dizzy, or have been told by a doctor not to. Ask a physical therapist to test you instead.
Start with the 12-question Fall Risk Self-Check. Then, with a helper, try the Timed Up and Go, 30-Second Chair Stand and 4-Stage Balance Test.
Physical therapists at 17 locations across NJ & NYC. Same-week appointments available.
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