ArticleBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Does verbal encouragement change dynamic balance? The effect of verbal encouragement on Star Excursion Balance Test performance in chronic ankle Instability.
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- Mental Health Predictors of Dynamic Balance in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2026Observational
- Considerations in the selection of patient-reported outcome measures for assessing function related to chronic ankle instability.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Review
- The Reliability and Validity of Star Performer™ a Computerized tool for Quantifying the Star Excursion Balance Test.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2025Article
- Effect of Verbal Encouragement on Postural Balance in Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- The Effectiveness of External Verbal Feedback on Balance in Athletes with Chronic Ankle Instability.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
- Exploring the impact of verbal encouragement on strength, endurance, and psychophysiological responses: enhancing teaching strategies in sports science education.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2024Article
- Poor Mental Health Indicators in Individuals With Patellofemoral Pain.Journal of athletic training · 2023Article
- Predicting the success of multimodal rehabilitation in chronic ankle instability based on patient-reported outcomes.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Effects of Rhythm Step Training on Physical and Cognitive Functions in Adolescents: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Effects of Combined Verbal Encouragement and Technical Instruction on Technical Skills and Psychophysiological Responses During Small-Sided Handball Games Exercise in Physical Education.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Star Excursion Balance Test (SEBT) is commonly used for testing dynamic balance in chronic ankle instability (CAI) in both clinical and research settings. However, the effect of verbal encouragement (VE) on the SEBT performance is not known.
objectiveTo investigate the effects of VE on maximum reach distance performance between CAI and healthy participants on the SEBT.
methodThirty-four college-aged adults, 17 with CAI and 17 healthy controls, performed the SEBT in the anterior, posteromedial, and posterolateral reach directions. Independent variables (VE versus No-VE) and group (CAI versus healthy) were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine whether VE and group affected reach performance.
resultsThere was a significant group-by-condition interaction (p = 0.02) for the anterior as well as for the posteromedial reach (p = 0.04). There was no statistically significant interaction (p = 0.48) for the posterolateral reach. There were moderate to large effect sizes in the reach distances found in the No-VE condition between the CAI and healthy controls, but with VE, the range of effect sizes from No-VE to VE were diminished.
conclusionThere was a significant group by condition interaction for anterior and posteromedial reaches which shows that providing VE resulted in a greater increase in performance for participants with CAI compared to healthy controls. Psychological constraints need to be considered while performing and interpreting the results of the SEBT.
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