02/09/2026
🧠 Movement pros! Want a quick way to peek inside your client’s nervous system? Meet the Romberg test.
Here’s the setup:
👉 Feet together, arms down, eyes open. Then, have them close their eyes. (Or water slide arms if that feels better for them.)
⚠️ Crucial: always be READY to spot or catch them. They may fall; your job is to keep them safe.
With vision gone, they’re left with just their vestibular system (inner ear) + proprioception (body sensors) to keep balance.
⏱ How long should they hold it?
A client should be able to maintain this position for ~20–30 seconds without major sway or stepping. Anything less tells you their system is working harder than it should.
✅ Good signs:
• Minimal, natural sway
• Even weight through both feet
• Client reports feeling steady & safe
👉 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: all 3 balance systems are 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹.
🚩 Red flags:
• Big sway or stepping to catch balance → vestibular or proprioceptive weakness
• Consistently falling to one side → possible asymmetry
• Stiff, rigid bracing → nervous system doesn’t trust the task
• Eyes flying open right away → brain panics without vision
👉 If they struggle, it usually means vision has been overcompensating, and other 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩.
Why does this matter? 𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 = 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦𝘵𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬.
This test is simple, fast, & gives you powerful insight into how your client’s nervous system is really functioning.
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🧠 𝗣𝗿𝗼 “𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘆” 𝗧𝗶𝗽:
Your clients don’t know what the eff Romberg’s Test means. 𝗜 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 “𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆?” They don’t care about fancy words. This video is for YOU and then you be a good human for THEM — ya feel me??
Normal Human English > jargon 🧠💪🏽
