Stabilometry is a technique used in clinical practice to analyse the body sway of a
patient to measure their stability of stance or postural equilibrium. It measures
how well someone controls their balance and posture.
It can help assess balance disorders and monitor how someone responds
to rehabilitation exercises.
How it works
- A stabilometry test uses a fixed-force platform to measure how the
center of pressure in the body shifts.
- The test is also performed on a foam
- The test can be performed while standing on one leg or both legs.
- The test can be performed with the eyes open or closed.
What can be diagnosed by stabilometry
- It can help assess balance disorders.
- It can help assess patients with functional dizziness and people with risk of fall.
- It can help monitor the response to rehabilitation exercises.
- It can help identify functional instability in the ankle and hip joint.
How it's used
- A stabilometry test can be used to evaluate how well a person
processes visual, vestibular, and somatosensory cues to maintain
balance.
- It can be used to assess how someone's balance changes when
their visual and somatosensory orientation conditions are altered.