The Stepping Test:<i>Two Phases of the Labyrinthine Reflex</i>

Fukuda, Tadashi

doi:10.3109/00016485909129172

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“…Fukuda [51] discovered that when individuals with vestibular neuritis closed their eyes while stepping in place, the body would rotate in the direction of the deficit [51]. The significance of vestibular tone apparently decreases with either increasing step frequency or increasing speed [52 -54].…”

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Neuromuscular strategies for the transitions between level and hill surfaces during walking

Gottschall

Nichols

2011

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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Despite continual fluctuations in walking surface properties, humans and animals smoothly transition between terrains in their natural surroundings. Walking transitions have the potential to influence dynamic balance in both the anterior -posterior and medial -lateral directions, thereby increasing fall risk and decreasing mobility. The goal of the current manuscript is to provide a review of the literature that pertains to the topic of surface slope transitions between level and hill surfaces, as well as report the recent findings of two experiments that focus on the neuromuscular strategies of surface slope transitions. Our results indicate that in anticipation of a change in surface slope, neuromuscular patterns during level walking prior to a hill are significantly different from the patterns during level walking without the future change in surface. Typically, the changes in muscle activity were due to co-contraction of opposing muscle groups and these changes correspond to modifications in head pitch. In addition, further experiments revealed that the neck proprioceptors may be an initial source of feedback for upcoming surface slope transitions. Together, these results illustrate that in order to safely traverse varying surfaces, transitions strides are functionally distinct from either level walking or hill walking independently.

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Section: Experiments 2: Introductionmentioning

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Neuromuscular strategies for the transitions between level and hill surfaces during walking

Gottschall

Nichols

2011

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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“…The original Fukuda test consists of stepping on the spot 50 or 100 steps while blindfolded with both arms stretched straight forward [1]. The first version of the Babinski-Weil test requires that patients walk forward three steps with eyes closed and then backward three steps, repeated three times [2].…”

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Fukuda and Babinski-Weil tests: Within-subject variability and test-retest reliability in nondisabled adults

Paquet¹,

Taillon-Hobson²,

Lajoie³

2014

J Rehabil Res Dev

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Abstract-The FukudaStepping Test and the Babinski-Weil test are clinical assessments that presumably reveal unilateral vestibular hypofunction. However, abnormal performances on both of these two tests have been found in nondisabled individuals. This study compared measures of lateral and longitudinal displacements and body rotation for both tests, as well as the within-subject variability and test-retest reliability of the measures. In addition, correlations between hand and foot dominance and these measures were studied. Fifty young, nondisabled participants performed three trials of the 100-step Fukuda test and three trials of the Babinski-Weil test. The testing session was repeated 7 d later (retest). Lateral displacement, body rotation, and within-subject variability of these two measures were larger on the Fukuda than the Babinski-Weil test. No difference in test-retest reliability was found between the two tests, and a significant correlation was found between body rotation on the Fukuda test and score on the Waterloo Footedness Questionnaire. There may have been smaller variability in results of the Babinski-Weil test because it contains fewer steps (36) than the 100-step Fukuda test. Future research should compare tests with an equal number of steps; in the meantime, the Babinski-Weil test seems to have better psychometric properties than the Fukuda test, at least in nondisabled individuals.

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“…Stepping plays an important role in the diagnosis of balance function injury (Fukuda, 1959). In the present study, we calculated a third order curve of CV in the timing of stepping movement under various conditions.…”

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“…Step ping,furthermore, plays an important role in the diagnosis of balance function injury (Fukuda, 1959) and as a method of rehabilitation in movement function injury (Christ manet al, 1998). So, by adopting stepping as a means to study human cyclic move ment,we hope to make some contribution to clinical medicine.…”

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Variability in the Timing of Stepping Movement.

Ogiue-Ikeda

Kimura

2001

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The Stepping Test:Two Phases of the Labyrinthine Reflex

Cited by 206 publications

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Neuromuscular strategies for the transitions between level and hill surfaces during walking

Neuromuscular strategies for the transitions between level and hill surfaces during walking

Fukuda and Babinski-Weil tests: Within-subject variability and test-retest reliability in nondisabled adults

Variability in the Timing of Stepping Movement.

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