Title :
Clinical application of posturography for the treatment of somatosensory vertigo
Author :
Baratto, L. ; Capra, R. ; Morasso, P. ; Serpero, P. ; Spada, G.
Author_Institution :
Center of Bioeng., Genoa Univ., Italy
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to evaluate objective alterations in somatosensory vertigo, in order to validate a specific treatment technique which attempts to neutralize the trigger-points effects on postural stability. In particular, a force platform was used for measuring the posturograms of patients before and after the rehabilitation treatment, and the recorded data were analyzed with the help of advanced graphical representations. The results are encouraging as regards both the treatment technique and the analysis methods
Keywords :
biomechanics; mechanical stability; patient treatment; somatosensory phenomena; advanced graphical representations; clinical application; erroneous motion perception; force platform; posturography; rehabilitation treatment; somatosensory vertigo treatment; static gravitational orientation distortion; treatment technique; trigger-points effects; Biomedical engineering; Color; Distortion measurement; Force measurement; Hospitals; Medical treatment; Muscles; Particle measurements; Pathology; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3811-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.651869
