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Year: 2013  Vol. 17   Num. Suppl. 1  - - (41º)
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A STUDY OF FOAM-LASER DYNAMIC POSTUROGRAPHY IN NORMAL INDIVIDUALS AGED 14 TO 60 YEARS
Author(s):
Sheelen Larissa Ruwer
Abstract:

Corporal balance is fundamental to maintaining the individual's quality of life and to enable him/her to complete his/her activities of daily living. The maintenance of balance depends on 3 systems: the visual, proprioceptive, and vestibular systems. As there are multiple causes for alterations in postural balance, its diagnosis, not rare, constitutes a challenge for the physician and the patient. To this end, dynamic posturography has been recognized as the most global method to observe balance alterations, and is an excellent resource. The objective of this work is to study dynamic posturography using the "Foam-Laser Dynamic Posturography" technique, first reported by Castagno in 1994, in individuals of varying sex and ages between 14 and 60 years in order to assist in a more accurate diagnosis of balance disturbances, which will allow clinicians to characterize its type and intensity in accordance with each individual. We evaluated 204 individuals, 97 women and 107 men, without corporal balance alteration complaints. They underwent an evaluation using foam-laser dynamic posturography. The results demonstrate a statistically significant difference in the test of sensorial organization (SOT) as a function of the individual's sex; women presented higher values for most parts of the SOT in different age ranges. It can be concluded that it is a necessity to differentiate SOT values from foam-laser dynamic posturography between men and women. Additionally, new studies that standardize foam-laser dynamic posturography as a function of the individuals' sex and age are a necessity.

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