Normative values for the romberg test in healthy young population in pune

Abstract

Balance impairments are very common finding among patients experiencing disease or trauma. Romberg is often included in the suite of tests used to assess balance in ataxia caused due to abnormal proprioception in many neurological conditions. Romberg test assesses static standing balance. A positive Romberg test suggests that the ataxia is sensory in nature that is fully depending on loss of sense (proprioception). The Romberg test is a test of the body’s sensation of positioning (proprioception), which need healthy functioning of the dorsal columns of the spinal cord. It is used as an indicator for neurological decompression sickness. Romberg test is used to assess ataxia caused due to abnormal proprioception in many neurological conditions but literature still lacks the norms through which the decision could be reached, hence there is a need to establish the normative values for the same.The aim of our study is to generate and establish normative values for the Romberg test standing balance on firm surface is healthy young population of the age group 18 to 35 years