Balance is a highly integratednetworkvestibular system -rotatory stimulation andlinear accelerationInformationproprioceptive system - information input fromthe feet, ankle, hip, and neckocular system-visual perception of spatialorientation is supplied by thecentral nervous system -integrated theseinformation and translated to fine motormovements
Balance is a highly integrated network ◼ vestibular system -rotatory stimulation and linear acceleration Information ◼ proprioceptive system - information input from the feet, ankle, hip, and neck ◼ ocular system - visual perception of spatial orientation is supplied by the ◼ central nervous system - integrated these information and translated to fine motor movements
Staticbalance testRombergtest:useful in patientswith anacute unilateral labyrinthine lesionMann test: the patient stands heel to toeratherthan withfeet togetherStaticposturography
Static balance test ◼ Romberg test: useful in patients with an acute unilateral labyrinthine lesion ◼ Mann test: the patient stands heel to toe rather than with feet together ◼ Static posturography: