OBJECTIVE To quantitatively assess control of balance under static and dynamic conditions in patients with tonic and phasic cervical dystonia. METHODS Ten patients with purely tonic cervical dystonia with fixed postural deviation and 20 patients with cervical dystonia with phasic head movements were investigated at least 3 months after botulinum toxin injections. Seventeen age matched volunte...

Abstract Background Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a degenerative, progressive, neurological condition that influences the control of person’s body movements. Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) clinical tool intended to evaluate integration visual, vestibular, and somatosensory inputs maintain postural gait. Posturography can be used measure instability in PD patients. So, aim this study was...

OBJECTIVE To measure sway velocity during static and dynamic posturography in "normal" older people and to determine which tests best distinguish young from older subjects. SUBJECTS A sample of 30 young (18-39 years) and 82 community-dwelling older (> 75 years) subjects who reported normal balance underwent a battery of balance tests. MEASUREMENTS Velocity and frequency of sway, Tinetti gai...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a vestibular rehabilitation program on patients with the diagnosis of migraine-associated dizziness. Subjects were placed in four groups as follows: idiopathic migraine-associated dizziness; idiopathic migraine-associated dizziness and associated benign positional vertigo; posttraumatic migraine-associated dizziness; and posttraumatic ...

The aim of this study was to compare the postural control women with knee OA and healthy peers determine effect on control. Thirty-two individuals, sixteen osteoarthritis(52.12±10.69)and women(51.00±10.00)who were same age (±3yr), evaluated as measured by a NeuroCom EquiTest. Outcomes included equilibrium scores, sensory analysis ratios, sway energy score, latenciesfrom organisationtest, motor ...

background: ménière’s disease  has been  remained  as a difficult therapeutic  challenge. the  present  study aimed to   determine    the effects of  one-shot low-dosage intratympanic   gentamicin   on  vertigo control, auditory outcomes  and  findings of computerized  dynamic posturography  and   vestibular  evoked  myogenic potentials in patients with unilateral ménière’s disease. methods: in...

BACKGROUND Postural sway can be assessed clinically using the Romberg test, or quantified using dynamic posturography. We assessed the potential use of a novel iPhone application as a method of quantifying sway. METHODS Fifty healthy volunteers performed the Romberg and tandem Romberg tests on a hard floor and on foam in soundproofed and normal clinic rooms. Postural sway was recorded using t...