Differentiation of balance deficits through examination of selected components of static stabilometry

Stabilometry, which measures the body's center of pressure (COP) movements, during relaxed standing, has been used to distinguish individuals with vestibular and neurologic dysfunctions from normal subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine whether mathematical differences in the magn...

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Published inJournal of otolaryngology Vol. 22; no. 5; p. 368
Main Authors Woolley, S M, Rubin, A M, Kantner, R M, Armstrong, C W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Canada 01.10.1993
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Analysis of Variance
Dizziness - diagnosis
Female
Humans
Least-Squares Analysis
Male
Middle Aged
Postural Balance
Psychophysiologic Disorders - diagnosis
Sensation Disorders - diagnosis
Vestibular Diseases - diagnosis
Vestibular Function Tests - methods
Vision Disorders - diagnosis
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Summary:Stabilometry, which measures the body's center of pressure (COP) movements, during relaxed standing, has been used to distinguish individuals with vestibular and neurologic dysfunctions from normal subjects. The purpose of this study was to determine whether mathematical differences in the magnitudes of the COP obtained from six somatosensory testing conditions could be used to discriminate between different types of balance deficits. Stabilometry measures, using a fixed force platform, were obtained from normal (N = 52) and dizzy (N = 149), peripheral vestibular dysfunction (PVD), post-concussion syndrome (PCS), psychogenic (PSG), and unknown/undetermined etiology (UNK). The data significantly differentiated CVD, PVD and PSG patients from normals and between some of the dizzy groups: CVD versus PVD, PCS; and PSG versus CVD, PVD, PCS and UNK. The measures of anterior-posterior COP movements provided the greatest discrimination.
ISSN:0381-6605