Posturography
Booking an appointment: Required
Referral: Referral required from an ENT, audiologist, neurologist, ophthalmologist, or family physician/internist
Age range: Patients from 7 years of age
Waiting time for results: Results available immediately after the test.
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Preparation
- The patient should not take any medications that affect the central nervous system (e.g. sedatives, some medications used to treat dizziness) for 48 hours before the examination.
Description of the study
Posturography consists of a static and a dynamic component (on a moving platform). It is an objective method for assessing the functional status of the balance system, which monitors the shift in the subject's center of gravity. It is used in the diagnosis of patients with damage to the balance system (vestibular neuronitis, posttraumatic labyrinth damage, Meniere's disease) and those with central balance disorders. The test is also used in the diagnosis and assessment of geriatric patients.
The test assesses both the status of the labyrinth itself and visual and somatostatic (proprioceptive) functions. The patient stands on a platform (first stationary, then moving) attempting to maintain balance while visually monitoring a reference point, with eyes closed and with optokinesis (distraction of vision).
The test assesses both the status of the labyrinth itself and visual and somatostatic (proprioceptive) functions. The patient stands on a platform (first stationary, then moving) attempting to maintain balance while visually monitoring a reference point, with eyes closed and with optokinesis (distraction of vision).
