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RESEARCH

The PROPRIO® Reactive Balance Systems are creating a lot of buzz in research circles. Here are some of the studies that are finished, in progress, and just starting. Warning: these studies are thought provoking.

You can access the full report and preliminary findings in the Members section of this website, or by contacting your local sales representative.

• This study evaluated how effective dynamic support-surface posturography could be as a diagnostic tool in patients with balance disorders (proprioceptive or vestibular deficits). Specifically, whether measures of trunk control and simple toe-up rotational perturbations, selected using statistical techniques, could provide a better diagnostic yield than either the analysis of lower-body movements or use of a "nulled" ankle input paradigm. The conclusion was that a simple toe-up rotation of the support surface provides a better differential diagnostic specificity than nulling the ankle input during a backward translation and that measurement of trunk movements provides a considerably better diagnostic yield than assessment of lower-leg postural responses. Allum J H; Bloem B R; Carpenter M G; Honegger F. Differential diagnosis of proprioceptive and vestibular deficits using dynamic support-surface posturography. Gait & Posture 2001; 14(3):217-26.
• The first 30 seconds of the PROPRIO® Test used by the PROPRIO® 5000 is significantly correlated with the overall score of the Neurocom SOT test. Broglio S P; Sosnoff J J; Rosengren K S; McShane K. A comparison of balance performance: computerized dynamic posturography and a random motion platform. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation 2009 Jan.; 90(1): 145-50.
• Based on clinical findings at Regis University that chronic vestibular patients showed significant improvement in their balance after training on the PROPRIO® 5000 Reactive Balance Systems, a Postural Control Test is being developed that will measure subjects’ center of gravity stability during perturbed surface conditions. Hedenberg. IRB Solutions. 2008.
• This study validated use of the PROPRIO® Reactive Balance Systems ultrasonic technology for measuring core movement and center of mass by comparing the measurements from the Proprio® 5000 to 3-D motion capture. Sims E L; Williams M W; Charnock B; Garrett W E; Queen R M. Proprio® 5000: A New Method for Assessing Dynamic Balance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. Volume 39 (S5): 2007.
• Chronic stroke patients who were no longer showing improvement with conventional training methods showed progression when training on the PROPRIO® Reactive Balance System. Karas-Reinthal. Cleveland State University. 2008.
• This study investigated the effects of massed practice postural perturbation training intervention on gross motor function in children with Down syndrome. The findings support the use of massed practice schedules for these children and suggest that postural perturbation training may be a promising intervention strategy to address gross motor delays in children with Down syndrome. Footer C B; Bender A; James H; Marx A; Passon A; Schulz R; Tracey S; Trimble T. Postural Perturbation Training for Children with Down Syndrome. 2008.
• Comparison research between dominant and non-dominant leg on a single let PROPRIO® Test to determine the parameters to start testing unilaterally. Also conducting a review of proprioception in total knee patients. Tippett S. Bradley University. 2009.
• Using the PROPRIO 5000®, research comparing proprioceptive response of pre- and post ACL surgery as compared to norms. Nunley R; Barracks R. Washington University. 2008. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between anticipatory postural control and reactive postural control. Generally this research suggests that in normal persons, measures in anticipatory balance control may not give insight into an individual’s ability in reactive postural control. Thus clinicians may need to find a way to objectively measure reactive postural control in order to fully assess an individual’s ability to balance under varied conditions. (Strubhar, AJ; Wagoner, S; Walk, A. The Relationship Between Anticipatory Postural Control and Reactive Postural Control in Young Individuals Between 18-26 Years-Old. 2009.