title: Assessment of postural balance function.
abstract: Postural balance is defined as the ability to stand unassisted without falling. Examination of the patient's postural balance function is a difficult diagnostic task. Most of the balance tests used in medicine provide incomplete information on this coordination ability of the human body. The aim of this study was to review methods of assessment of the patient's postural balance function, including various tests used in medical diagnostics centers.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Fizjoterapii, Reumatologii i Rehabilitacji Uniwersytetu Medycznego im. Karola Marcinkowskiego ul. 28 Czerwca 1956 roku 135/147, 61-545 Poznań.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kostiukow
authors.forename: Elzbieta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rostkowska
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Samborski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001259:Ataxia / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000145:classification*; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*