The Functional Reach Test evaluates the forward stability of a standing subject who voluntarily extends one arm as far forward as possible in the horizontal plane, while keeping both heels    in contact with the ground. The score is obtained by measuring the distance between fingertips’s starting and end position. The FRT score correlates with the anteroposterior excursion of the    centre of pressure (CoP). The FRT has demonstrated good test-retest and inter rater reliability, and it can predict community-dwelling older adults who are at a high risk for falling, which is    a marker of frailty and functional dependency.

         The lateral reach test measures lateral postural stability by assessing the maximum distance an individual can reach laterally while standing in a fixed position. The test is correlated with     center of pressure excursion and has high test-retest reliability, thereby supporting its use as a clinical indicator of medial-lateral postural stability and its use as an indicator of risk of falling.

          A task similar to functional reach and lateral reach is incorporated that is to reach a target among the elderly subjects in order to find the difference. A major difference compared to reaching   task is to reach for a target object. The test was considered successfully completed when the subject grasped the circumference of the object and reached the target of the object returned to     an upright standing position. The maximum distance achieved by the subject beyond his/her FR score was recorded as the target-oriented functional reach score.

            It would seem that the task of Functional Reach, lateral reach and the task of reaching on targeted object would likely produce different quantitative results since they are not identical tasks.

           This study is done to analyse difference between non target and target oriented functional reach among elderly population with and without fear of fall.

Ag