Review On Balance Beam Models
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Balance beam apparatus are easy to assemble structures that require minimal tools. Test parameters usually include beam path time and leg displacement. Task performance allows assessment of balance-related motor skills, provides a functional indicator of differences in motor performance between young and old animals, and examines the therapeutic effects of age, disease, locomotion, coordination, and balance between groups, and comparison becomes possible. Balance tests are used to assess fine motor coordination and balance in rodents, especially motor skills (brain injury, genetic manipulation, and/or drug therapy). It helps scientists understand basic biological studies. It also shows why some diseases disrupt balance and coordination. Using the balance beam test is very practical and significance. This test is used to assess balance, anxiety, and stroke patterns, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, multiple sclerosis. Researchers use these tests not only to diagnose diseases and injuries, but also for possible treatments. If the treatment works, the number of walks should decrease and the survival time of the mice should increase. In this review we focus on balance beam model apparatus, procedure and its pharmacological applications.
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