Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS)

Authors

Affiliations

Nate Yomogida, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Chloë Kerstein, B.S., SPT

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

• Part I: Mentation, Behavior, Mood
• Part II: Activities of Daily Living (Determine for “on” or “off”, indicating either a “good” or “bad” day, respectively.)
• Part III: Motor Examination
• Part IV: Complications of Therapy (in the past week)
• Part V: H&Y staging scale
• Part VI: S&E ADL scale

The motor score of the UPDRS can be predicted by the Mini-BESTest¹.

Clinical Use

• Used in studies to measure motor disease severity²

References

1.

King LA, Priest KC, Salarian A, Pierce D, Horak FB. Comparing the Mini-BESTest with the Berg Balance Scale to Evaluate Balance Disorders in Parkinson’s Disease. Parkinson’s Disease. 2012;2012:1-7. doi:10.1155/2012/375419

2.

Osborne JA, Botkin R, Colon-Semenza C, et al. Physical Therapist Management of Parkinson Disease: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American Physical Therapy Association. Physical Therapy. 2022;102(4):pzab302. doi:10.1093/ptj/pzab302