Pankanin Ewelina, Miętkowska Paulina. Methods used to measure postural balance. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2018;8(7):214-220. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1299755 http://ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/5612 https://pbn.nauka.gov.pl/sedno-webapp/works/868893 The journal has had 7 points in Ministry of Science and Higher Education parametric evaluation. Part b item 1223 (26/01/2017). 1223 Journal of Education, Health and Sport eissn 2391-8306 7 © The Authors 2018; This article is published with open access at Licensee Open Journal Systems of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial License which permits any noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author (s) and source are credited. This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non commercial license Share alike. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) which permits unrestricted, non commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited. The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper. Received: 02.05.2018. Revised: 18.05.2018. Accepted: 28.06.2018. Methods used to measure postural balance Ewelina Pankanin, Paulina Miętkowska Scientific Circle at Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics. Division of Ergonomics and Exercise Physiology, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Poland Keywords: postural balance, research methods Abstract Balance is one of the basic motor skills of a man. It is essential for the proper functioning of a human being, and every deviation from the norm strictly affects the quality of life. For the maintenance of the vertical position of the body it is a responsible interaction: the organ of balance, the sense organ of deep feeling, the organ of vision. The complex structure of the balance system requires appropriate research tools. Research techniques can be divided into: balance tests, instrumental techniques and system / physiological assessment. There is no single, universal research technique, so choosing the right tool should be dictated by individual research needs.