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ArticleInternational journal of sports physical therapy2022

Normative Data for the NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test in United States Military Academy Boxers.

Nathan E Henry, Amy N Weart, Erin M Miller, Lisa D Feltner, Donald L Goss

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Article in International journal of sports physical therapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Somatosensory reweighting and visual strategies during three repeated trials of the sensory organization test in adults with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  4. Dynamic sensory integration and visual reliance modulation during postural control in older adults with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  6. Progressive sway excursion boundaries and stability thresholds during unilateral standing in adults with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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  7. Falls efficacy and directional postural sway responses during the sensory organization test in adults with nonspecific chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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  11. Implications for fall efficacy strategies on center of pressure and center of gravity sway distances in adults with chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
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  14. Postural control and trunk stability on sway parameters in adults with and without chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Nathan E HenryPhysical Therapist, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, CO, USA; Distance Lecturer, Indiana State University, Department of Physical Therapy, Terre Haute, IN, USA; Senior Instructor, American Academy of Manipulative Therapy, Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy, Montgomery, AL, USA.
Amy N WeartKeller Army Community Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, West Point, NY, USA.
Erin M MillerBaylor University - Keller Army Community Hospital Division I Sports Physical Therapy Fellowship, West Point, NY, USA.
Lisa D FeltnerKeller Army Community Hospital, Department of Physical Therapy, West Point, NY, USA.
Donald L GossPhysical Therapy, High Point University, Department of Physical Therapy, High Point, NC, USA.
Keller Army Community Hospital · USBaylor University · USHigh Point University · USIndiana State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Balance function is a key indicator in the identification of and recovery from concussion. The NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test (SOT) is used to objectively quantify balance using input from the visual, vestibular, and somatosensory systems. Baseline tests are necessary for comparison post-concussion. Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to establish baseline SOT measures for the population that will be useful in the concussion assessment, diagnosis, and return to duty decisions following a concussion. Secondary aims were to compare females and males as well as concussed versus non-concussed. To the knowledge of the authors these are the only published normative data for a highly-active military population ages 17-23. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Methods: Two hundred fifty-three (70 female and 183 male) cadets in a boxing course at a service academy were enrolled. The participants were evaluated on the SOT using the NeuroCom Balance Manager (Natus Medical Inc., Seattle, WA) and each condition, composite (COMP) score, and ratio score were recorded. Results: No significant differences were observed in SOT COMP scores between females (COMP = 76.67 ± 7.25) and males (COMP = 76.57 ± 7.77), nor between participants with history of concussion (COMP = 75.83 ± 7.90) versus those never concussed (COMP = 76.75 ± 7.57). Conclusion: This study provides SOT reference values for young, healthy, active individuals, which will assist in the interpretation of individual scores for concussion diagnosis and recovery, as well as serve as baseline data for future studies. These data on 17-23-year-olds will add to the currently available normative values of 14-15-year-olds and 20-59-year-olds. Level of Evidence: 4.

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balanceconcussionneurocomnormative datasensory organization test

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PMID35391868
PMCPMC8975572
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