The Limits of Stability (LOS) is perhaps the most used protocol in the literature for balance assessment in a dynamic task…
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Vestibular rehabilitation
Sit to Stand balance protocol, how to use it?
The Sit-to-Stand (STS) is a well-known test to quantify the ability of the patient to lift from a sitting position to a standing position…
What is a Posturography?
Posturography is a non-evasive technique that quantifies an individual’s balance behavior in upright stance…
What is Balance?
Good balance is often taken for granted. Most people don’t find it difficult to walk across a gravel driveway, transition from walking on a sidewalk to grass or get out of bed in the middle of the night without stumbling. However, with impaired balance, such activities can be extremely fatiguing and sometimes dangerous. Symptoms that accompany the unsteadiness can include dizziness, vertigo, hearing and vision problems, and difficulty with concentration and memory.
What is the difference between force platforms and pressure platforms?
The science behind Both platforms measure different biomechanical characteristics. However, it’s easy to get pressure confused with force, and vice-versa: The pressure platform measures the plantar pressure distribution, obtaining the plantar pressure map, similar to...
Virtual Reality Therapy for Vestibular Rehabilitation
Balance Mechanisms & Vestibular Disorders Balance is the ability to maintain the body’s center of mass over its base of support. Balance is achieved and maintained by a complex set of sensorimotor control systems (Figure 1 - left) that include sensory input from...