balance test
Steadiness evaluation procedure
A balance test is an assessment of a person's ability to maintain physical equilibrium, used in medical exams, fitness evaluations, and roadside sobriety checks.
Common examples include standing on one foot or walking heel-to-toe.
In law, a balance test weighs competing interests or factors to reach a decision: The court applied a balance test to determine whether the search violated privacy rights.
- equilibriumState of balance
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- head rushMomentary dizziness upon rising
- wobbleUnsteady side-to-side motion
stability · vestibular · inner ear · sea legs · posture · sway · tightrope · walk a straight line · coordination · standing · one-legged · eyes closed · field sobriety · neurological · checkup · dizzy · spinning · tilting
- DUIdrunk tank, implied consent, breathalyzer, blood alcohol level, BAC limit
- PE teststimed run, mile run, shuttle run, rope climb, motor skills
- physical exampalpation, auscultation, percussion, vital signs, vitals
- sensory testseye exam, audiometry, audiogram, hearing threshold, depth perception
- ENT testsaudiometry, otoscopy, laryngoscopy, audiogram, throat culture
- motor testsfinger to nose, heel to toe, heel-to-toe walk, get up and go, finger tapping
balance testhearing test
Auditory acuity evaluation
audiometry · vision test · eye exam · visual acuity test · smell test
balance testcognitive test
Evaluation of thinking abilities
blood test · MRI · CT scan · genetic test · biopsy
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