Static and Dynamic Balance Assessment in Healthy and Concussed Adolescent Athletes
Objective:
The purpose of this study was to explore the utilization of the Y Balance Test (YBT) alongside the Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) during examination of healthy adolescent athletes (14-18 year old) as well as those with acute and chronic concussion.
Design:
A repeated-measures study of balance in a cross-sectional convenience sample of adolescents participating in high-school athletics.
Setting:
Data were collected on healthy athletes in their school setting for comparison purposes and on concussed athletes in the physical therapy rehabilitation center at the hospital.
Participants:
Participants were a convenience sample of male and female athletes between the ages of 14 to 18 year old [180 healthy (111 male, 69 female) and 44 (28 male, 16 female) with concussion].
Assessment of Risk Factors:
All participants were cleared for participation by preparticipation examination or by the treating sport medicine physician.
Main Outcome Measures:
Healthy athletes performed the YBT, a dynamic assessment of balance. Athletes with concussion also performed the BESS, a static assessment of balance.
Results:
Means for each YBT reach direction were statistically different for both healthy males and females (P
Source: Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Tags: Original Research Source Type: research
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