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Diagnostic Capabilities
Dizziness, instability and the resultant risk of falling can be caused
by many problems, including; vestibular loss, central deficits,
peripheral neuropathy, hypotension, polypharmacy, sarcopenia related
muscle loss, VOR deconditioning, or a number of others. Illustrative of
the
complex challenge
balance patients present to clinicians—a recent Internet survey titled
“Coping with Dizziness”
found that 66% of respondents suffered from dizziness for at least one
year. The same study indicated that
38% of respondents had seen four or more physicians
about their problem.* The HUR Balance System, especially when combined
with vestibular diagnostics, will greatly assist in providing a
complete picture
of the problem to clinicians. Building on the Screening protocol
outlined earlier, the HUR platform measures patient’s performance
against a normative base of C95 Circle,
Trace Length,
Velocity
of Sway and Romberg Quotient performances. During execution, weight
distribution is also measured and can provide insight into
peripheral neuropathy
and muscle loss causing stance compensation. By using the “Protocol
Wizard”, a program that is
solely available
on the HUR systems, clinicians can design their own testing protocols in
minutes. Should a patient complain of instability when moving from a
seated position to standing (for example), clinicians can quickly create
a protocol to measure their patient’s sit to stand performance—which can
also be used as a
baseline
for
therapy
improvement measures.
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