Dorsal column of the spinal cord conveys proprioceptive information and can be deficient in variety of conditions (compression, contusion, infarction, demyelinated diseases (Multiple sclerosis, Tabes dorsalis etc.) and in variety of peripheral neuropathies.

Integrity of dorsum column can be tested clinically by asking the patient to close the eyes and asking the position of joints after passively moving them. It is quite time consuming and difficult to do in short clinical consultation. Doral column integrity can be screened by doing Romberg’s test where the patient becomes unstable after closing the eyes while standing. This test is for the lower limbs proprioception. There is no screening test for upper limbs and the author is proposing one.