Journal of TMJ Balancing Medicine (턱관절균형의학회지)

Association of TMJ Balancing Medicine (턱관절균형의학회)
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Review on Fukuda Stepping Test, Its Procedures and Criteria for the Evaluation of the Postural Balance Control

자세음양 균형검사로서 Fukuda Stepping Test에 대한 문헌적 고찰

  • Bae, Jin Yong (Acupuncture Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Jaemin (Acupuncture Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Gyeong Ran (Acupuncture Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Lee, Young Jun (Graduate School of Integrated Medicine, CHA University) ;
  • Yin, Chang Shik (Acupuncture Meridian Science Research Center, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 배진용 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 이재민 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 이경란 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터) ;
  • 이영준 (차의과학대학교 통합의학대학원) ;
  • 인창식 (경희대학교 한의과대학 침구경락과학연구센터)
  • Received : 2014.11.20
  • Accepted : 2014.12.17
  • Published : 2014.12.20
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Abstract

Objectives: Neurological examination on balance function is widely applied in clinical practice. Balance function may be clinically relevant to an assessment of yinyang balance in such therapies as temporomandibular joint balancing medicine. Fukuda stepping test is a relatively not-well-known method of balance function test. This study reviewed the procedures and criteria of Fukuda stepping test. Method: Recent articles on Fukuda stepping test were searched in public database (Pubmed, Proquest) and reviewed for its procedures and clinical implications. Results: Fukuda stepping test adopts 50 steps or 100 steps with subsequent assessment of the deviation or displacement of the subject. It may not be reliable during acute phase. Conclusion: Fukuda stepping test may be utilized and be further developed to assess balance function in the neurological management of functions.

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