Romberg’s sign

Lanska, Douglas J.; Goetz, Christopher G.

doi:10.1212/wnl.55.8.1201

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“…In front of it, a blackboard was placed to the distance of 3 m. The evaluation of static balance was performed in three conditions: eyes open, eyes closed, and dual-task condition. In all tests, subjects were required to stand erect with feet together and the arms at sides (Lanska and Goetz 2000) as still as possible. During the Romberg test with eyes open, the subject has to fixed a reference point located on the blackboard for 30 s. During the Romberg test with eyes closed, the subject has to stay on the platform for 30 s with closed eyes.…”

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Effects of a Pilates exercise program on muscle strength, postural control and body composition: results from a pilot study in a group of post-menopausal women

Bergamin

Gobbo

Bullo

et al. 2015

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Participation in exercise programs is heartily recommended for older adults since the level of physical fitness directly influences functional independence. The aim of this present study was to investigate the effects of supervised Pilates exercise training on the physical function, hypothesizing that a period of Pilates exercise training (PET) can increase overall muscle strength, body composition, and balance, during single and dual-task conditions, in a group of post-menopausal women. Twenty-five subjects, aged 59 to 66 years old, were recruited. Eligible participants were assessed prior and after 3 months of PET performed twice per week. Muscular strength was evaluated with handgrip strength (HGS) test, 30-s chair sitto-stand test (30CST), and abdominal strength (AST) test. Postural control and dual-task performance were measured through a stabilometric platform while dynamic balance with 8 ft up and go test. Finally, body composition was assessed by means of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Statistically significant improvements were detected on HGS (+8.22 %), 30CST (+23.41 %), 8 ft up and go test (−5.95 %), AST (+30.81 %), medio-lateral oscillations in open eyes and dual-task condition (−22.03 % and −10.37 %). Pilates was effective in increasing upper body, lower body, and abdominal muscle strength. No changes on body composition were detected. Results on this investigation indicated also that 12-week of mat Pilates is not sufficient to determine a clinical meaningful improvement on static balance in single and dual-task conditions.

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confidence: 99%

Effects of a Pilates exercise program on muscle strength, postural control and body composition: results from a pilot study in a group of post-menopausal women

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Gobbo

Bullo

et al. 2015

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“…[17][18][19][20] In these screening tests, subjects are observed for any signs of imbalance including swaying, inability to maintain proper position, or balance checks. If subjects fail at any point they are not permitted to continue with testing as this could pose a danger to them.…”

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Proprioception and Balance as Predictors of Ankle Injuries Among NCAA Student Athletes

Stiltner¹

2017

IJSSPE

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Abstract:Ankle sprains are common in sports and account for nearly 15% of all sports-related injuries. Ankle injuries often result in functional instability of the ankle that makes these injuries susceptible to recurring. Extant research has noted that functional instability of the ankle does not result from mechanical hypermobility, but instead from a loss of neuromuscular control. Thus, it seems proprioception and balance could be a predictor of ankle sprain. Given the costs of ankle injuries for collegiate athletes (e.g., painful, potentially recurring, expensive to treat, result in loss of playing time, and may potentially impact a student athlete's potential for a career as a professional athlete), this study sought to determine if various factors such as gender, sport played, history of balance problems, self-perception of ankle stability, and the result of a modified Romberg Test could predict ankle sprain among 128 NCAA Division II student athletes.

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“…The Romberg sign demonstrates loss of postural control in the absence of visual input suggestive of proprioceptive deficit in the lower limbs [5]. When the patient sways or falls with eyes closed while standing with feet together, it is considered to be positive.…”

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Does walking change the Romberg sign?

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The Romberg sign helps demonstrate loss of postural control as a result of severely compromised proprioception. There is still no standard approach to applying the Romberg test in clinical neurology and the criteria for and interpretation of an abnormal result continue to be debated. The value of this sign and its adaptation when walking was evaluated. Detailed clinical examination of 50 consecutive patients of cervical myelopathy was performed prospectively. For the walking Romberg sign, patients were asked to walk 5 m with their eyes open. This was repeated with their eyes closed. Swaying, feeling of instability or inability to complete the walk with eyes closed was interpreted as a positive walking Romberg sign. This test was compared to common clinical signs to evaluate its relevance. Whilst the Hoffman's reflex (79%) was the most prevalent sign seen, the walking Romberg sign was actually present in 74.5% of the cases. The traditional Romberg test was positive in 17 cases and 16 of these had the walking Romberg positive as well. Another 21 patients had a positive walking Romberg test. Though not statistically significant, the mean 30 m walking times were slower in patients with traditional Romberg test than in those with positive walking Romberg test and fastest in those with neither of these tests positive. The combination of either Hoffman's reflex and/or walking Romberg was positive in 96% of patients. The walking Romberg sign is more useful than the traditional Romberg test as it shows evidence of a proprioceptive gait deficit in significantly more patients with cervical myelopathy than is found on conventional neurological examination. The combination of Hoffman's reflex and walking Romberg sign has a potential as useful screening tests to detect clinically significant cervical myelopathy.

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Romberg’s sign

Cited by 144 publications

References 11 publications

Effects of a Pilates exercise program on muscle strength, postural control and body composition: results from a pilot study in a group of post-menopausal women

Effects of a Pilates exercise program on muscle strength, postural control and body composition: results from a pilot study in a group of post-menopausal women

Proprioception and Balance as Predictors of Ankle Injuries Among NCAA Student Athletes

Does walking change the Romberg sign?

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