Digitized
Unterberger test
Clinical use. The Utenberger test is
used to slatentise postural imbalances resulting from
trauma to the cervical spine, or to postural anomalies. Simulators or functionals can be studied.
Protocol. The subject is first prepared, placing it on the apex
of the skull and on the acromions of the adhesive
markers. Then he is invited to walk on site, for 1 minute with his eyes open
and then with his eyes closed, starting from an origin of a point marked on the
floor below a camera that records the test.
Procedures. We study the lines of movement that are formed by the
skin markers (located on the top of the skull, right and left shoulders) in
those patients in which we want to slatentize the
balance disorder of central or peripheral origin that are borderline to the
other tests (stabilometry , physical examination),
quantifying and graphing the deficit according to the literature referring to Klaussen's craniocorpography.
Execution time: 1 minute with eyes open and 1 minute
with eyes closed.
Conclusions. Within 30 minutes the operator analyzes the data
(indicators), prints the graphs and concludes, delivering everything to the
patient in a sealed envelope.
The report written and signed by the doctor with the diagnostic
conclusions, prescriptions or therapeutic or clinical in-depth recommendations
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The instrumental examinations can then be repeated for
the normal follow-up on the basis of the indicators to be checked over time.
If, for control over time, the same doctor prescribes the exams to be repeated
on a company commitment.
