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Normal ranges and reproducibility for the quantitative Romberg's test
Author(s) -
Thyssen Hans H.,
Brynskov Jørn,
Jansen Erik C.,
MünsterSwendsen Jørgen
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1982.tb03133.x
Subject(s) - reproducibility , test (biology) , psychology , audiology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , physical therapy , statistics , mathematics , paleontology , biology
Postural stability was measured in 100 healthy people by a quantitative, computer calculated Romberg's test. The persons were aged 20‐69 years, and a table of normal ranges is provided. Older men are found to have higher sway figures than young men, while this was not significant in the group of women. In a second part of the study the reproducibility of the method was studied in 10 healthy people. Sway was measured twice a day during 5 consecutive days of work. No significant alterations in the sway measurements were found. The individual variation coefficients ranged from 11‐29% (mean value: 18%). By the present study it is concluded that the quantitative Romberg's test is a reasonable way of measuring postural stability.