Trial reportJournal of athletic training2018
Acute Sport-Related Concussion Screening for Collegiate Athletes Using an Instrumented Balance Assessment.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
- Validity and Reliability of Methods to Assess Movement Deficiencies Following Concussion: A COSMIN Systematic Review.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Wearable Inertial Sensors to Assess Standing Balance: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Pooled it
- Reliability, Validity and Utility of Inertial Sensor Systems for Postural Control Assessment in Sport Science and Medicine Applications: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Pooled it
- Increased attentional resources may be required to maintain standing balance under conditions of altered visual and somatosensory feedback among healthy adults.Experimental brain research · 2026Article
- Application of Commonly Used Physical Tests in a Virtual Environment in Patients With Concussion to Patients With Various Types and Severities of Acquired Brain Injury: Prospective Cohort Method Comparison Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Brainwave Activity Localization, Mood Symptoms, and Balance Impairment in a Male South African Rugby Player With Persisting Symptoms After Concussion: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Instrumented Static and Reactive Balance in Collegiate Athletes: Normative Values and Minimal Detectable Change.Journal of athletic training · 2024Article
- Investigation of Study Procedures to Estimate Sensitivity and Reliability of a Virtual Physical Assessment Developed for Workplace Concussions: Method-Comparison Feasibility Study.JMIR neurotechnology · 2024Article
- Inertial Sensor-Based Assessment of Static Balance in Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Article
- Do sensorimotor control properties mediate sway in people with chronic balance complaints following mTBI?Gait & posture · 2022Article
- Ability of Wearable Accelerometers-Based Measures to Assess the Stability of Working Postures.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Potential Mechanisms of Acute Standing Balance Deficits After Concussions and Subconcussive Head Impacts: A Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2021Review
- Internal Consistency of Sway Measures via Embedded Head-Mounted Accelerometers: Implications for Neuromotor Investigations.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Long-term impact of mild traumatic brain injury on postural stability and executive function.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2020Article
- Fifteen Years of Wireless Sensors for Balance Assessment in Neurological Disorders.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Single-Legged Hop and Single-Legged Squat Balance Performance in Recreational Athletes With a History of Concussion.Journal of athletic training · 2020Article
- Clinical and Device-based Metrics of Gait and Balance in Diagnosing Youth Concussion.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2020Article
- Psychometric Properties of Vestibular and Ocular Measures Used for Concussion Assessments: A Scoping Review.The Journal of head trauma rehabilitationArticle
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Abstract
contextWithout a true criterion standard assessment, the sport-related concussion (SRC) diagnosis remains subjective. Inertial balance sensors have been proposed to improve acute SRC assessment, but few researchers have studied their clinical utility.
objectiveTo determine if group differences exist when using objective measures of balance in a sample of collegiate athletes with recent SRCs and participants serving as the control group and to calculate sensitivity and specificity to determine the diagnostic utility of the inertial balance sensor for acute SRC injuries.
designCross-sectional cohort study.
settingMulticenter clinical trial. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsWe enrolled 48 participants with SRC (age = 20.62 ± 1.52 years, height = 179.76 ± 10.00 cm, mass = 83.92 ± 23.22 kg) and 45 control participants (age = 20.85 ± 1.42 years, height = 177.02 ± 9.59 cm, mass = 74.61 ± 14.92 kg) at 7 clinical sites in the United States. All were varsity or club collegiate athletes, and all participants with SRC were tested within 72 hours of SRC. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Balance performance was assessed using an inertial balance sensor. Two measures (root mean square sway and 95% ellipse sway area) were analyzed to represent a range of general balance measures. Balance assessments were conducted in double-legged, single-legged, and tandem stances.
resultsA main effect for group was associated with the root mean square sway measure ( F
conclusionsInertial balance sensors may be useful tools for objectively measuring balance during acute SRC evaluation. However, low sensitivity suggests that they may be best used in conjunction with other assessments to form a comprehensive screening that may improve sensitivity.
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