Open AccessReliability and validity of a force-instrumented treadmill for evaluating balance: A preliminary study of feasibility in healthy young adults
Author(s) -
Yuntao Zhou,
Izumi Kondo,
Masahiko Mukaino,
Shigeo Tanabe,
Toshio Teranishi,
Takuma Takuma,
Kensuke Oono,
Soichiro Koyama,
Yoshikiyo Kanada,
Eiichi Saitoh
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
hong kong physiotherapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.343
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 1876-441X
pISSN - 1013-7025
DOI - 10.1016/j.hkpj.2016.12.001
Subject(s) - posturography , intraclass correlation , physical medicine and rehabilitation , balance (ability) , medicine , treadmill , physical therapy , reliability (semiconductor) , dynamic balance , test (biology) , engineering , psychometrics , mechanical engineering , clinical psychology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , paleontology , biology
With the development of computer technology, computerized dynamic posturography provides objective assessments of balance and posture control under static and dynamic conditions. Although a force-instrumented treadmill-based balance assessment is feasible for balance evaluations, currently no data exists.