Postural stability in patients with decompression sickness evaluated by means of Quantitative Romberg testing
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Postural stability in patients with decompression sickness evaluated by means of Quantitative Romberg testing. / Hedetoft, Morten; Hyldegaard, Ole.
I: Undersea & Hyperbaric Medicine, Bind 42, Nr. 5, 2015, s. 389-98.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Postural stability in patients with decompression sickness evaluated by means of Quantitative Romberg testing
AU - Hedetoft, Morten
AU - Hyldegaard, Ole
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to retrospectively evaluate the use of quantitative Romberg's testing on postural stability during the course of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in patients presenting with decompression sickness (DCS).METHODS: The Quantitative Romberg test was used to evaluate postural stability in 33 patients with DCS treated between May 2009 and August 2014. Postural stability was assessed before and after each session of HBO2 therapy. Patients were allocated into groups according to whether they presented with vertigo or not.RESULTS: Significantly higher sway values obtained with the Quantitative Romberg test were observed in the group of DCS with vertigo relative to DCS without vertigo and healthy controls. A stepwise improvement in postural instability for DCS patients with vertigo was found following HBO2 therapy. After three treatments of HBO2, postural stability was found to be within the normal range of healthy controls.CONCLUSIONS: The Quantitative Romberg test offers the the clinician a fast, reliable and objective set of parametrical data to document postural instability in patients with either confirmed or suspected DCS.
AB - OBJECTIVE: The present study was designed to retrospectively evaluate the use of quantitative Romberg's testing on postural stability during the course of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO2) therapy in patients presenting with decompression sickness (DCS).METHODS: The Quantitative Romberg test was used to evaluate postural stability in 33 patients with DCS treated between May 2009 and August 2014. Postural stability was assessed before and after each session of HBO2 therapy. Patients were allocated into groups according to whether they presented with vertigo or not.RESULTS: Significantly higher sway values obtained with the Quantitative Romberg test were observed in the group of DCS with vertigo relative to DCS without vertigo and healthy controls. A stepwise improvement in postural instability for DCS patients with vertigo was found following HBO2 therapy. After three treatments of HBO2, postural stability was found to be within the normal range of healthy controls.CONCLUSIONS: The Quantitative Romberg test offers the the clinician a fast, reliable and objective set of parametrical data to document postural instability in patients with either confirmed or suspected DCS.
KW - Adult
KW - Body Weight
KW - Decompression Sickness
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Hyperbaric Oxygenation
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Postural Balance
KW - Proprioception
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Sensation Disorders
KW - Time Factors
KW - Vertigo
KW - Young Adult
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 26591978
VL - 42
SP - 389
EP - 398
JO - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
JF - Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine
SN - 1066-2936
IS - 5
ER -
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