Usefulness of some current balance tests for identifying individuals with disequilibrium due to vestibular impairments

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 18, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 295-303

  Cohen, Helen S ^a   Kimball, Kay T ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Statistical Design and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

Balance; Dizziness; Obstacle avoidance; Posture; Vestibular function tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BERG BALANCE SCALE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMIC GAIT INDEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MOBILITY TEST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; POSTUROGRAPHY SENSORY ORGANIZATION TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDING; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TIMED UP AND GO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR TEST; WALKING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VESTIBULAR DISEASES; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS;

EID: 67650793516     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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