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SCOTTTRAK CONFIGURATION

Balance plate (20 x 20 x 2 ½ inches; 7 pounds)
Perturbed foam for assessment
Balance plate to computer USB cable
Training structure (80 pounds)
Perturbed surface for training
Laptop computer (with software installed)
Computer case
Printer and cable
Software on CD
User manual

Shipped in three boxes

VIDEO NYSTAGMOGRAPHY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING

Video Electronystagmography (VNG) is a non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical technology that provides an objective diagnosis of the cause of dizziness, unsteadiness, vertigo and other balance disorders using normative data. Because it provides an objective measurement of the patient’s progress, it can also be used to determine the effectiveness of treatments for balance disorders.

VNG analyzes the cause of a patient’s balance disorders by testing oculomotor response to visual, positional and caloric stimulus. The patient’s oculomotor response is measured against objective criteria, and the practitioner receives an objectively measured balance assessment that differentiates between peripheral and central vestibular pathology. Results appear on the screen and a printout of normative data and the patient’s results are generated for the patient’s medical record.

For the VNG test, goggles are placed on the patient while an infrared camera connected to a computer measures nystagmus (eye movement) during different types of stimulation (visual, positional and caloric). A pattern of eye movement is recorded, producing data from which the practitioner is able to determine whether the pathology is of central or vestibular origin, whether it is ocular-motor, or whether the patient has benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

SCOTTTRAK REHABILITATION TESTING AND TREATMENT

SCOTTTRAK Rehabilitation Testing and Treatment System (SRT) provides a physical performance test (PPT) which is non-invasive, non-pharmaceutical technology that provides an objective assessment of a patient’s balance disorder by utilizing force plate technology and normative data. Because it provides an objective measurement of the patient’s progress, it can also be used to determine the effectiveness of treatments for balance disorders.

SRT analyzes the patient’s balance disorder by testing the three systems of balance and equilibrium (Vision, Vestibular and Somatosensory). The patient’s responses are measured and compared to age matched normative data and the practitioner receives an objectively measured balance assessment differentiating between visual, vestibular and somatosensory pathology. Results appear on the screen and a printout of normative data and the patient’s results (to three standard deviations) are generated for the patient’s medical records.

For the PPT, the patient stands on a computerized force plate which then records the patient’s standing balance when all three balance systems are being utilized, when the visual system only is removed, when the somatosensory system only is removed and then when both the visual and somatosensory systems are removed. Utilizing the patient’s height and age, limits of stability and age matched norms are then measured, recorded and compared, producing graphs and data from which the practitioner can determine the patient’s weakest balance systems and the patient’s “risk for falling.” This assists the practitioner in determining an appropriate treatment plan for rehabilitation.

SRT is then utilized as one of the tools for rehabilitating individual patients. The patient can be run through a battery of individualized treatment programs designed specifically for each individual’s deficits which were found during the VNG test and PPT . These programs involve following patterns which challenge the patient’s balance and limits of stability while standing on the computerized force plate on stable and non-stable surfaces. Each patient’s treatment session is recorded and the practitioner can then monitor the progress of the patient from session to session.