ArticleGait & posture2023
Assessment of balance in people with mild traumatic brain injury using a balance systems model approach.
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- In People With Subacute Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Earlier Physical Therapy Improved Symptoms at a Faster Rate Than Later Physical Therapy: Randomized Controlled Trial.Physical therapy · 2025Trial
- Fall Risk and Physical/Occupational Therapy Referral Patterns in Older Adults with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury.Journal of neurotrauma · 2026Article
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purposeMeasuring persistent imbalance after mTBI is challenging and may include subjective symptom-reporting as well as clinical scales. Clinical assessments for quantifying balance following mTBI have focused on sensory orientation. It is theorized that balance control goes beyond sensory orientation and also includes subdomains of anticipatory postural adjustments, reactive postural control, and dynamic gait. The Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) is a validated balance test that measures balance according to these subdomains for a more comprehensive assessment. The purpose of this study was to compare Mini-BESTest total and subdomain scores after subacute mTBI with healthy controls.
methodsSymptomatic mTBI (n = 90, 20 % male, age=36.0 ± 12.0, 46.3.4 ± 22.1 days since injury) and healthy control (n = 45, 20 % male, age=35.4 ± 12.5) participants completed the Mini-BESTest for balance. Mini-BESTest between-group differences were evaluated using Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
resultsThe mTBI group (Median[minimum,maximum]) had a significantly worse Mini-BESTest total score than the healthy controls (24[18,28] vs 27[23-28], p < 0.001). The mTBI group performed significantly worse in 3 of the 4 subdomains compared to the healthy controls: reactive postural control: 5[2-6] vs 6[3-6], p = 0.003; sensory orientation: 6[5,6] vs 6[6], p = 0.005; dynamic gait: 8[5-10] vs 9[8-10], p < 0.001. There was no significance difference between groups in the anticipatory postural adjustments domain (5[3-6] vs 5[3-6], p = 0.12).
conclusionsThe Mini-BESTest identified deficits in people with subacute mTBI in the total score and 3 out of 4 subdomains, suggesting it may be helpful to use in the clinic to identify balance subdomain deficits in the subacute mTBI population. In combination with self-reported assessments, the mini-BESTest may identify balance domain deficits in the subacute mTBI population and help guide treatment for this population.
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