COMPUTER STABILOMETRICS IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT MONITORING OF POSTURAL VIOLATIONS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Postural violations (PV) is a topical issue for people of advanced age. Studying of features of postural control in elderly people by means of computer stabilometrics (CS) was the research objective. This technique also can serve as control of efficiency of performed therapy of PN. In literature, there are only single researches of change of the main rack in persons older than 60 years. Materials and methods. 138 patients, whose age fluctuated from 60 to 102 years (average 77.8+2.3 years) were examined and divided into three age groups with 46 people in each one: elderly, seniors and long-livers. Results of research testify to marked decrease in compensatory opportunities of maintenance of balance in people over 60; the growth in postural instability was also noted according to the increase in age. Prior to therapy, a significant increase in the area and length of statokineziograms, as well as in the speed of movement of the center of pressure was revealed; average value of the “average position of the center of pressure” parameter in the frontal and sagittal planes considerably differed from normal indicators. After carrying out a standard course of treatment, the average values of the Deviation, Way and Speed parameters decreased in comparison with similar values before treatment. The average value of the Area parameter proved to be the most sensitive to medical manipulations. Conclusion. The CS method allows specialists to carry out rather objective early diagnostics of PN in elderly patients and to evaluate their condition in dynamics.

postural violations, elderly, computer stabilometrics