Equilibrium Test

Sitting in a normal comfortable position Sitting, weight shifting in all directions Sitting, multidirectional functional reach Sitting, picking an object up off floor Standing in a normal comfortable posture Standing, feet together (narrow base of support) Standing on one foot Standing, with one foot directly in front of the other (tandem position) Standing: eyes open (EO) to eyes closed (EC) (Romberg Test) Standing in tandem position: EO to EC (Sharpened Romberg Test) Standing, multidirectional functional reach Walking, placing feet on floor markers Walk: sideways Walk: backwards Walk: cross-stepping Walk: in a circle, alternate directions Walk: on heels Walk: on toes March in place Walk with horizontal and vertical head turns Step over or around obstacles Stairclimbing with handrail Stairclimbing without handrail Stairclimbing: one step at a time Stairclimbing: step-over-step Please read how to write your results on Page 222 on Physical Rehabilitation by O'Sullivan