Body Tracking Test (BTT)·Galvanic Body Sway Test (GBST)

Abstract

There are many methods for performing a body balance function test. Body balance function tests can be divided into static body balance function tests and dynamic body balance evaluations. In recent years, the development of highly precise electrical devices has advanced body balance function tests. Regarding stabilometers for evaluating static body balance, many analysis methods have been improved as a result of progress in device accuracy and computer software. Moreover, a body tracking test (BTT) using visual stimulation has been developed as a new method for stimulus evaluation using a stabilometer for dynamic body balance evaluations. The Galvanic body sway test (GBST) can also be performed as a vestibular stimulus evaluation. These methods and evaluations as well as their associated problems are discussed.