ArticleJournal of athletic training2019
Normative Data for the BTrackS Balance Test Concussion-Management Tool: Results From 10 045 Athletes Aged 8 to 21 Years.
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- Normative data for instrumented posturography: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- The Balance Tracking System (BTrackS) for Postural Control Assessment/Training - a Decade of Research.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Accuracy of Physical Function-based Fall Risk Assessments Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults: An ROC Analysis.Research in health and medicine · 2025Article
- Elbow Joint Position and Force Senses in Young and Adult Untrained People and Gymnasts.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Normative data for the Balance Tracking System modified Clinical Test of Sensory Integration and Balance protocol.Medical devices (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2019Article
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Abstract
contextBalance tests are a recommended assessment of motor function in concussion protocols. The BTrackS Balance Test (BBT) is a tool for concussion balance testing that uses low-cost force-plate technology to objectively measure postural sway.
objectiveTo provide normative data for the BBT in a large population of athletes.
designCross-sectional study.
settingConcussion baseline testing at multiple facilities. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsMale and female athletes (n = 10 045) ages 8 to 21 years. INTERVENTION(S): Athletes performed three 20-second trials of eyes-closed standing on the BTrackS Balance Plate with feet shoulder-width apart and hands on hips. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Postural sway was measured as the average total center-of-pressure path length over 3 testing trials.
resultsPostural sway was reduced (ie, balance improved) as athlete age increased and was less in female athletes than in male athletes. Percentile ranking tables were calculated based on sex and 2-year age groupings.
conclusionsOur findings (1) provide context for BBT results performed in the absence of a baseline test, (2) can help mitigate athlete malingering, and (3) might identify individuals with latent neuromuscular injuries during baseline tests.
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