@article{ref1,
title="Balance assessment in sports-related concussion: evaluating test-retest reliability of the Equilibrate System",
journal="Journal of surgical orthopaedic advances",
year="2016",
author="Odom, Mitchell J. and Lee, Young M. and Zuckerman, Scott L. and Apple, Rachel P. and Germanos, Theodore and Solomon, Gary S. and Sills, Allen K.",
volume="25",
number="2",
pages="93-98",
abstract="This study evaluated the test-retest reliability of a novel computer-based, portable balance assessment tool, the Equilibrate System (ES), used to diagnose sports-related concussion. Twenty-seven students participated in ES testing consisting of three sessions over 4 weeks. The modified Balance Error Scoring System was performed. For each participant, test-retest reliability was established using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). The ES test-retest reliability from baseline to week 2 produced an ICC value of 0.495 (95% CI, 0.123-0.745). Week 2 testing produced ICC values of 0.602 (95% CI, 0.279-0.803) and 0.610 (95% CI, 0.299-0.804), respectively. All other single measures test-retest reliability values produced poor ICC values. Same-day ES testing showed fair to good test-retest reliability while interweek measures displayed poor to fair test-retest reliability. Testing conditions should be controlled when using computerized balance assessment methods. ES testing should only be used as a part of a comprehensive assessment.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1548-825X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}