Stroke-related balance dysfunction affects 61-83% of patients, yet the quantitative relationship between sensory integration capacity and functional balance remains inadequately characterized. This study investigated the association between Sensory Organization Test (SOT) composite scores and Berg Balance Scale (BBS) performance in Chinese stroke patients.
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Discussion
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SOT-composite scores show independent association with Berg Balance Scale scores in stroke patients, supporting posturography as a useful adjunct balance assessment tool — but retrospective design limits causal inference and direct protocol change.
Validating objective posturography against a gold-standard clinical balance scale in stroke patients could strengthen the case for integrating computerized balance testing into neurorehabilitation workflows relevant to vestibular clinicians.
- 01SOT-composite (sensory organization test) scores were independently associated with Berg Balance Scale scores in stroke patients.
- 02Study population: Chinese stroke patients with balance dysfunction.
- 03Retrospective cross-sectional design limits ability to establish causality or temporal relationships.
- 04Findings support posturography as complementary to standard clinical balance assessment post-stroke.
- 05Published in Frontiers in Neurology — peer-reviewed open-access journal.
SOT-composite scores are independently associated with Berg Balance Scale scores in Chinese stroke patients.
studysupported- PMID
- 42922845
- DOI
- 10.3389/fneur.2026.1918753.
- Journal
- Frontiers in Neurology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Chinese stroke patients with balance dysfunction
- Intervention
- SOT-composite sensory organization test scoring
- Comparator
- Berg Balance Scale scores
Primary outcomes
Association between SOT-composite scores and Berg Balance Scale scores