biodex BALANCE SYSTEM SD Operation & Service Manual page 40

CONTENTS
PERFORMNIG a POSTRuaL STaBILITY TEST
(See Figures 8.2 and 8.6.)
1. Position support handles as per patient protocol.
2. Position display height and tilt for patient comfort.
3. At the Main Menu, touch <Testing>. The Testing Menu screen should now be displayed.
4. Touch <Postural Stability>. The User Setup Information screen should now be displayed.
5. Touch the <Keypad> icon for "Name" and enter the patient's name. Touch <OK> to return
to the User Setup Information screen.
6. Touch the <Keypad> icon for "Age" and then enter the patient's age. Touch <OK> to return
to the User Setup Information screen.
7. Touch the appropriate <Height> key to highlight the patient height range setting desired.
Touch <Next> to advance to the Patient Position screen.
8. Position the patient on the system and explain the test protocol. Press <Start> on the display
to activate the cursor and have the patient move the cursor to the center point on the grid.
9. Touch <Record> to bring up the Position Patient Entry screen. Using the keypads, enter the
patient's left foot, left heel, right foot and right heel positions using the midline of the foot
and the platform grid as reference points. Touch <Next> to advance to the Postural Stability
Testing screen.
10. At the Postural Stability Testing screen, touch <Stance> to scroll through the three stance
positions provided: left, right or both.
11. Touch <Tracing> to toggle tracing ON or OFF as desired.
12. Touch <Clear Tracing> to clear any tracing that remains from previous tests.
13. Touch <More Options> to advance to the Postural Stability Test Options screen if desired.
Here you can set the Test Trial Time, enter initial and ending platform stability settings,
enter the number of trials, enter the Rest Countdown, or toggle bilateral comparison to "Yes"
or "No" and enter the Rest Countdown. You can also toggle the cursor ON/OFF. Touch
<OK> to confirm your selections and return to the Postural Stability Testing screen.
• Use the < > or <M> keys to set the total time in five-second increments
(during the routine the system will count down from the time setting selected).
NOte: Total time must be set before you can set beginning and ending platform stability.
• To set initial or ending platform stability (static, 12 is most stable, 1 is least stable,) touch
the appropriate key and then enter the setting from the keypad displayed. Touch <OK> to
return to the Postural Stability Testing Options screen and set the ending platform stability
in the same manner.
• To set the number of trials or rest countdown, touch the appropriate key and then enter
the setting from the keypad displayed.
• To turn the cursor ON/OFF, touch <Cursor> to toggle between choices.
• To toggle bilateral comparison "Yes" or "No," touch <Bilateral Comparison>.
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