The Fukuda Step Test is used by physical therapists to help assess dizziness.
It is a balance and vestibular test that may be performed during a vestibular and balance exam.
Your vestibular system is the sensory system that helps you maintain balance.
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The test is used to determine if there is vestibular system weakness on one side of your body.
you’ve got the option to also do the test at home.
Other tests that check your eye motion, head and neck motion, and balance may also be performed.
One study compared the Fukuda Stepping Test with another test called the Babinski-Weil Test.
Subjects were non-disabled adults.
Plus, it is a fun, simple test to do.
Summary
The Fukuda Stepping test may be done at home or by a physical therapist.
The test helps assess dizziness so your physical therapist can recommend the best treatment.
The direction you turn can indicate which side of your body has vestibular weakness.
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