Japanese standard for clinical stabilometry assessment: Current status and future directions. Issue 2 (April 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yamamoto, Masahiko; Ishikawa, Kazuo; Aoki, Mitsuhiro; Mizuta, Keisuke; Ito, Yatsuji; Asai, Masatsugu; Shojaku, Hideo; Yamanaka, Toshiaki; Fujimoto, Chisato; Murofushi, Toshihisa; Yoshida, Tomoe
• Is Part Of: Auris nasus larynx. Volume 45:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 201
• Page End: 206
• Publication Date: 2018-04
• Subjects: Analysis -- Clinical stabilometry -- Instrumentation -- International standards -- Japanese standards -- Recording conditions; Otolaryngology -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 616
• DOI: 10.1016/j.anl.2017.06.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0385-8146

Abstract

Abstract: Stabilometry is a useful tool for examining patients with functional disorders of the vestibular system. However, measurement techniques and devices vary by country. Therefore, international standardization of stabilometry is mandatory to validate the exchange of important findings. This was advocated at the 1983 Posturography Meeting in Kyoto but has not been adopted worldwide, and each country has continued to use unique regional measurement methods. In Japan, stabilometry has widespread application in medical practice in conjunction with research into its applications. With a goal of international standardization, we present details of stabilometry measurement methods and their application in Japan, together with a brief history and potential future directions of stabilometry.