An Instrumented Pull Test to Characterize Postural Responses
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An Instrumented Pull Test to Characterize Postural Responses. / Tan, Joy; Thevathasan, Wesley; McGinley, Jennifer; Brown, Peter; Perera, Thushara.
I: Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, Nr. 146, e59309, 06.04.2019.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - An Instrumented Pull Test to Characterize Postural Responses
AU - Tan, Joy
AU - Thevathasan, Wesley
AU - McGinley, Jennifer
AU - Brown, Peter
AU - Perera, Thushara
PY - 2019/4/6
Y1 - 2019/4/6
N2 - Impairment of postural reflexes, termed postural instability, is a common and disabling deficit in Parkinson's disease. To assess postural reflexes, clinicians typically employ the pull test to grade corrective responses to a backward perturbation at the shoulders. However, the pull test is prone to issues with reliability and scaling (score/4). Here, we present an instrumented version of the pull test to more precisely quantify postural responses. Akin to the clinical test, pulls are manually administered except pull force is also recorded. Displacements of the trunk and feet are captured by a semi-portable motion tracking system. Raw data represent distance traveled (in millimeter units), making subsequent interpretation and analysis intuitive. The instrumented pull test also detects variabilities influencing pull test administration, such as pull force, thereby identifying and quantifying potential confounds that can be accounted for by statistical techniques. The instrumented pull test could have application in studies seeking to capture early abnormalities in postural responses, track postural instability over time, and detect responses to therapy.
AB - Impairment of postural reflexes, termed postural instability, is a common and disabling deficit in Parkinson's disease. To assess postural reflexes, clinicians typically employ the pull test to grade corrective responses to a backward perturbation at the shoulders. However, the pull test is prone to issues with reliability and scaling (score/4). Here, we present an instrumented version of the pull test to more precisely quantify postural responses. Akin to the clinical test, pulls are manually administered except pull force is also recorded. Displacements of the trunk and feet are captured by a semi-portable motion tracking system. Raw data represent distance traveled (in millimeter units), making subsequent interpretation and analysis intuitive. The instrumented pull test also detects variabilities influencing pull test administration, such as pull force, thereby identifying and quantifying potential confounds that can be accounted for by statistical techniques. The instrumented pull test could have application in studies seeking to capture early abnormalities in postural responses, track postural instability over time, and detect responses to therapy.
U2 - 10.3791/59309
DO - 10.3791/59309
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 31008999
JO - Journal of Visualized Experiments
JF - Journal of Visualized Experiments
SN - 1940-087X
IS - 146
M1 - e59309
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