Stance foot alignment and hand positioning alter star excursion balance test scores in those with chronic ankle instability: What are we really assessing?

CONCLUSION: Different foot alignments and hand constraints significantly altered normalized reach distances and the composite score in individuals with CAI. These results do not suggest that any combination of foot alignments and/or hand constraints is superior. However, changing the toe/heel position, while maintaining hands on the hips, may provide the best standardization for clinicians and researchers. PMID: 28362143 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28362143?dopt=Abstract

Source: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice - March 31, 2017 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Cuğ M Tags: Physiother Theory Pract Source Type: research