NEUROCOM, A DIVISION OF NATUS FUNCTIONAL LIMITATION ASSESSMENTS
NeuroCom
®, a division of Natus®’ task specific functional limitation assessments quantify the patient’s ability to safely and efficiently perform mobility tasks common in daily life. The tasks are particularly sensitive to limitations in performance resulting from deficits in lower extremity weight distribution, range of motion and motor control. The data establish objective baselines against which treatment progress and outcomes can be documented.
| Test |
Functional Limitation |
Clinical Application | |
| Sit-To-Stand (STS) |
Strength, symmetry, and stability of rise |
Fall risk (elderly, mobility disorders) |
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| Unilateral Stance (US)* |
Stability differences between each leg |
Lower extremity injuries |
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| Walk Across (WA) |
Step width/stability
Stride length
Speed |
Fall risk (elderly, mobility disorders)
CNS movement disorders |
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| Tandem Walk (TW) |
Step width/stability
Speed |
Peripheral/central vestibular disorders |
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| Step/Quick Turn (SQT) |
Turn time and stability |
Fall risk (elderly, mobility disorders)
Peripheral/central vestibular disorders |
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| Step Up/Over (SUO) |
Concentric/eccentric strength and motor control
Symmetry of motor planning/control |
Lower extremity injuries |
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| Forward Lunge (FL) |
Strength
Symmetry of motor planning/control |
Lower extremity injuries | |
* The Unilateral Stance (US) is listed with other protocols for functional limitation assessment for convenience only. Experts in movement science do not consider the US as part of the functional limitation protocol.