To assess the static balance of clients in a sensory integration taxing condition.
2
2 minutes
Adolescent
13 - 17
yearsAdult
18 - 64
yearsElderly Adult
65 +
yearsElizabeth Dannenbaum MScPT for the Vestibular EDGE task force of the Neurology section of the APTA.
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El Kashlan et al 1998;
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Normative data for right anterior tandem: mean (sd) |
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Age (years) |
20-49 |
50-59 |
60-69 |
70-79 |
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Eyes open (sec) |
29.5 (2.5) |
30.0 (0) |
29.0 (4.2) |
30 (0.2) |
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Eyes closed (sec) |
26.0 (8.0) |
21.3 (9.3) |
20.1 (10.8) |
16 (9.4) |
Vestibular Hypofunction:
Gill-Body et al 2000; Bilateral vestibular hypofunction (n = 44) EYES OPEN: mean 13.9/60 sec, SD: 22.83, range 0-60, Unilateral vestibular hypofunction (n = 41) mean 27.06/60 sec, SD 25.51, range 0-60.
Franchignoni, et al 1998 Found it to be a good test-retest reliability in healthy woman aged 55-71: test-retest reliability 0.90-0.91, eyes closed 0.76-0.77
Karapolat et al 2010: In people with unilateral vestibular hypofunction (n = 33) there is no correlation between the Modified Romberg test and the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale (ABC )
El-Kashlan, H. K., Shepard, N. T., et al. (2009). "Evaluation of clinical measures of equilibrium." The Laryngoscope 108(3): 311-319.
Franchignoni, F., Tesio, L., et al. (1998). "Reliability of four simple, quantitative tests of balance and mobility in healthy elderly females." Aging (Milano) 10(1): 26-31. Find it on PubMed
Gill-Body, K. M., Beninato, M., et al. (2000). "Relationship among balance impairments, functional performance, and disability in people with peripheral vestibular hypofunction." Physical Therapy 80(8): 748-758.
Karapolat, H., Eyigor, S., et al. (2010). "Reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of Turkish Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in patients with unilateral peripheral vestibular disease." Int J Rehabil Res 33(1): 12-18. Find it on PubMed
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